Melissa Browne: Ex-accountant, Ex-Financial Advisor & Ex-Working till I dro
Join me, Melissa Browne, ex-financial advisor, ex-accountant, ex-working till I drop. Now serial entrepreneur, best selling author and financial educator as I ...
What’s your number? Let’s get financially specific.
It’s a new season and we’re heading back to the basics to help you reduce your financial overwhelm and start (or keep) doing money better. Today Lawsie & Mel as the question: have you ever asked the question – how much should I be saving? How much should I be investing? Just… how much? By the end of the episode you’re going to understand why these are the wrong questions to ask, why most people think 20% is the right amount to invest (and why that’s wrong for most of us) and how to figure the right number out for yourself. For more tips and resources, visit us at melissabrowne.com.au, on Facebook, Instagram or TikTok @MelBrowne.Money or send us an email at [email protected]. Books and resources mentioned in this episode My Financial Adulting Plan The link for our HIIT new year money challenge is here Freebie 25+ Ways to find 10K in 12 months Finally, if you love this episode please make sure you subscribe, share it with a friend and leave us a review.
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Money Snapshot: Where you are, and where are you going
It’s a new season and we’re heading back to the basics to help you reduce your financial overwhelm and start (or keep) doing money better. Today we’re talking about your money snapshot – where you are now and where you’re going. And no, we’re not going to tell you to go and start a budget – in fact we’re going to talk about why they don’t work. But we are going to stop some of you from driving off that financial cliff you’re headed towards. As always, Mel & Lawsie share their experiences but also talk about the importance of a money snapshot, how detailed you need to get and give you some tools and tips to help you go and create your own money snapshot too. For more tips and resources, visit us at melissabrowne.com.au, on Facebook, Instagram or TikTok @MelBrowne.Money or send us an email at [email protected]. The link for the My Financial Adulting Plan is here: https://www.melissabrowne.com.au/financialadulting The link for our HIIT new year money challenge is here: https://www.melissabrowne.com.au/hiit Finally, if you love this episode please make sure you subscribe, share it with a friend and leave us a review.
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Let’s take the fear out of money and start growing in confidence.
It’s a new season and we’re heading back to the basics to help you reduce your financial overwhelm and start (or keep) doing money better. Our question today is how do you remove the remove the fear out of money and to start (or for some of you, to continue) growing in confidence?  Mel and Lawsie talk you through why women particularly feel fearful or have low money confidence, we’ll share stories and give you some simple practical things you can do to help you remove that fear and grow in confidence in 2025. Whether you’re super fearful, you have low confidence or you just want your financial cup refilled, this will help you step into 2025 with financial confidence. For more tips and resources, visit us at melissabrowne.com.au, on Facebook, Instagram or TikTok @MelBrowne.Money or send us an email at [email protected]. The link for the My Financial Adulting Plan is here: https://www.melissabrowne.com.au/financialadulting The link for our HIIT new year money challenge is here: https://www.melissabrowne.com.au/hiit Finally, if you love this episode please make sure you subscribe, share it with a friend and leave us a review. Â
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Do You Have Money Dysmorphia?
Chances are, most of us know and understand the term body dysmorphia, but have you heard of money dysmorphia? Now money dysmorphia isn’t a clinically diagnosed medical illness, but it’s a phrase coined by the internet to describe having a warped sense or understanding of your finances, which then in turn leads to irrational money decision-making. Sound familiar? In this episode of Uncensored Money, Mel and Lawsie discuss the concept of money dysmorphia, from the types there are, to what to do if you have it. Books and resources mentioned in this episode My Financial Adulting Plan If you're on insta, come play over at @MelBrowne.Money and make sure you’re signed up to Mel's Money Musings for more tips, tricks and ideas on how to best work with your money. Finally, if you love this episode please make sure you subscribe and leave us a review.
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Mel talks Wellness with Jennifer Benfield
What dragons have you had to slay in your life? Each of us have faced different dragons, big and small, that we've come up against in our lives. Talking health, wellness, and thriving, Jennifer Benfield joins Mel this week to discuss the dragon that entered her life and forced her to reassess everything about the way she was living. Tune into this episode of Uncensored Money for a discussion on health and wellness, and the impact every choice you make can have on your physical, mental, and financial health. Books and resources mentioned in this episode Wiser & Well Wiser & Well Instagram Jennifer Benfield LinkedIn My Financial Adulting Plan If you're on insta, come play over at @MelBrowne.Money and make sure you’re signed up to Mel's Money Musings for more tips, tricks and ideas on how to best work with your money. Finally, if you love this episode please make sure you subscribe and leave us a review.
Join me, Melissa Browne, ex-financial advisor, ex-accountant, ex-working till I drop. Now serial entrepreneur, best selling author and financial educator as I talk all things money.
Why a podcast about money? That's because as women we're choosing not to talk about it and when it comes to dealing with money - we’re kind of sucking at it. There is a wage gap that exists not simply in the corporate world but in the world of small and medium business owners where women should be on par with men. There is a gap between men and women that we’ve tossed in the too hard basket for the moment in our superannuation funds. And there’s a widening gap between those who own property and those who do not.
And let’s not even talk about the role money and power holds in our society.
That’s why ladies I believe finance is a feminist issue. It’s time we started to uncensor money.
Here you'll find chats about money where we throw off the notion that money is crass or uncomfortable. It's all about becoming comfortable bringing money into our everyday conversations and through it, figuring out what our own money story is and whether we might want to change it.
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