Thrift

Thrift is back with a new season of helpful hacks! We find out just how much money we can save with loyalty cards (or how little!) and look at how to trim our petcare costs. Also, are you paying a lazy tax by not shopping around for your power or internet? We learn about negotiating better deals and how to prepare for a comfortable retirement. Then we meet some of the many New Zealanders turning to share trading apps to grow a nest egg.
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Owning a home has long been part of the Kiwi dream. But these days people are having to get a bit more creative to stake their claim on the property ladder. Katy Gosset meets two friends who've pooled resources to co-own a property.

Guests: Claudia Gray, Co-homeowner
Scarlet Bennett, Co-homeowner
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Now for something different: Normally we're telling you how you can trim your costs but, in this episode, what can't, or won't you give up? Katy Gosset takes a look at that one indulgence that remains a priority and asks, what are you sacrificing to keep it?

Guests: Sharon
Terrie
Linda Smith, Financial Mentor
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Te Oraka is a secondhand shop and social enterprise run by students, for students and it operates a circular economy where all profits are fed back into the business. Katy Gosset visits the thriving hub at the University of Otago.
Guests:
Jes Triscott, Project Manager for Student Engagement, University of Otago Sustainability Office
Maggie Craw, Student Lead, Te Oraka
Emerson Kane, Volunteer, Te Oraka
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As food bills rise, how do we keep meat on the menu? Katy Gosset visits one of Christchurch's oldest butcheries and talks cheap cuts and thrifty options.
Guest: Lisa Willert, Christchurch Butcher
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