Saving Money but not on Chocolate
Money Box
BBC
4.2 • 825 Ratings
🗓️ 14 May 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Energy bills, the big food shop, the price of filling up the car - everything costs more just now and there’s no sign it’s going to change soon.
Felicity Hannah and guests ask where can you look for cheaper options, to make our money go further, but still have some fun?
She is joined in the studio by expert deal hunters who promise not to suggest cutting back on Easter eggs.
Bukiie Smart, accountant and the creator of the Save Spend Invest. Claire Walsh, a chartered financial planner. And journalist & money saver extraordinaire Mike Powell.
Producer Smita Patel Editor Emma Rippon
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | You are about to listen to a BBC podcast and I'd like to tell you a bit about what goes into making one. |
| 0:06.5 | I'm Sadata Sese, an assistant commissioner of podcasts for BBC Sounds. |
| 0:11.2 | I pull a lot of levers to support a diverse range of podcasts on all sorts of subjects, |
| 0:16.0 | relationships, identity, comedy, even one that mixes poetry, music and inner city life. |
| 0:22.4 | So one day I'll be helping host develop their ideas, the next fact-checking, a feature, |
| 0:28.3 | and the next looking at how a podcast connects with its audience, and maybe that's you. |
| 0:33.6 | So if you like this podcast, check out some others on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:39.5 | BBC Sounds, music, radio podcasts. |
| 0:43.6 | Hello, a lot of us might be feeling the squeeze this weekend after one too many chocolate |
| 0:48.1 | eggs. But of course, many of us are also feeling the financial squeeze. Energy bills are |
| 0:52.8 | soaring, fuel costs are rocketing, food |
| 0:55.4 | prices are climbing, and there's no sign that this is going to slow down any time soon. |
| 1:00.7 | So today on Moneybox, we have a bit of an Easter treat. We're going to ask how we can all do more |
| 1:05.5 | with less. How can we ease the squeeze and still have some fun? And to help me with this is journalist and money saver extraordinaire Mike Powell. |
| 1:14.6 | Mike, hello. |
| 1:15.5 | Hello. |
| 1:16.0 | So we actually set you a challenge, didn't we, to see how much you could save in a week. |
| 1:20.5 | How did you get on? |
| 1:21.6 | You did. |
| 1:22.1 | It may sound unbelievable, but I've managed to get freebies and save around the total |
| 1:27.2 | of just over £300 in a week. |
| 1:30.6 | 300 quid. |
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