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Ricardo Gonçalves and Peggy Giakoumelos explore one area where consumers can make savings with an expert in the field. From supermarkets to rents, nutrition to petrol and so much more, learn about the strategies used to get you to spend more, and more importantly, what you can do, to spend less.

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    • Apr 23, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 22m AVG DURATION
    • 13 EPISODES


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    Cost of Living Secrets: How to ask for a pay rise

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 22:29


    What is the best way to start a discussion with your employer about getting a pay rise? In this episode we break down how to approach your boss, what type of industries are more likely to get a pay rise now, and negotiating more money when you start a new job. Dave Cawley from Hays recruitment looks at what strategies work and what strategies do not.

    Cost of Living Secrets: Subscriptions

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 22:53


    Streaming services, meal plans, product deliveries, gym memberships just some of the subscription services on offer. What are the ways some companies encourage you to subscribe and to what extent do they make it hard to unsubscribe?

    Cost of Living Secrets: Insurance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 32:38


    With so many different types of insurance - car, home, health and travel - it can be difficult to know what's needed and what's not. How essential is insurance and how can you negotiate a better price? Jodi Bird is the insurance expert from CHOICE and helps us look at the current market.

    Cost of Living Secrets: Housing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 26:59


    The average new home loan size hit a record high in December 2024. According to the bureau of statistics that is now $666,000, making it difficult for first time buyers to enter the market. Curtin University's Professor Rachel Ong ViforJ looks closely at the pros and cons of housing entry schemes such as the first homebuyers grant and shared equity schemes.

    Cost of Living Secrets: Financial Planning

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 28:13


    What kind of financial planners are out there, and do you even need one? This episode looks closely at financial planning, the costs, what to do if you cannot afford one and how to spot a reputable financial planner. Ben Nash from Pivot Wealth also explains what kind of financial planning you need at different life stages.

    Cost of Living Secrets: Side Hustles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2025 19:33


    Thinking of a side hustle or a second job? ABS data in September 2024 showed 986,400 people had multiple jobs. From mowing lawns, supplying digital services, to becoming a delivery driver, Amanda Rose from Western Sydney Women talks tax implications, promoting your services and how to charge appropriately.

    Cost of Living Secrets: Petrol

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 21:42


    Petrol is one of the biggest weekly expenses for households and while prices have come down from their recent records, they're still historically high.

    Cost of Living Secrets: Nutrition

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 24:45


    With food prices continuing to bite at the checkout, more and more Australians are on the lookout for ways to save on one of life's most basic and essential necessities: food.

    Cost of Living Secrets: Renting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 19:39


    Rents have reached a record high in Australia as demand outstrips supply in some areas, elevating cost of living pressures for tenants. So what can be done about it?

    Cost of Living Secrets: Mortgages

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 25:50


    Interest rates are increasing likely to stay high for longer because inflation is still a problem, meaning borrowers expecting a rate cut will have to wait even longer. But there are things that can be done to help reduce your mortgage rate in the meantime.

    Cost of Living Secrets: Visiting your doctor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 22:04


    In this episode of Cost of Living Secrets with Ricardo Goncalves and Peggy Giakoumelos, we talk about saving when visiting your doctor. New South Wales and ACT chair of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Dr Rebekah Hoffman shares her tips on:

    Cost of Living Secrets: Supermarkets

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 23:32


    In the first episode of Cost of Living Secrets with Ricardo Gonçalves and Peggy Giakoumelos, we talk about saving at the supermarket.

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    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 1:29


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