Squanderlust with Martha Lawton: understanding our emotions and money through psychology and personal stories
Squanderlust and Wardour Studios
Squanderlust with Martha Lawton: understanding our emotions and money through psychology and personal stories
Squanderlust and Wardour Studios
A light-hearted exploration of the emotional side of money. Why do we intend to get on top of our financial admin, budget better, and save more, yet find making good choices is not always so easy? Money coach, Martha Lawton talks to expert guests about how we can understand our financial behaviour and use that knowledge to manage money in ways that work for us.
Tuesday 15 June 2021 : Do you love your work? What do you want to do long term? How can you build a future career you will not only succeed in, but also enjoy? Dr...
Tuesday 01 June 2021 : Does it matter if you don't tell your partner everything about your finances? What about actively keeping secrets about your spending,...
Tuesday 18 May 2021 : Losing a job means a loss of identity, routine, status, social connections, and purpose as well as income. Coach Patrick Hill, founder of...
Tuesday 04 May 2021 : Ever wondered what happens to the money in your pension or ISA. How is it being invested? What do those investments do? Do they fit with...
Tuesday 15 September 2020 : In the UK, banks and essential services must offer support to their vulnerable customers, but who even counts as vulnerable? And what...
Thursday 30 April 2020 : Journalist and activist Emily Reynolds talks to Martha and Alex about the complex relationship between mental health and money, and about...
Thursday 21 November 2019 : Feel like your money situation never seems to change? Then you might have the wrong financial set point. Martha and Alex explain what that...
Wednesday 13 November 2019 : Anyone in the UK can get free, expert debt advice. But not enough people know, and most who do, only ask for help when they've hit crisis....
Wednesday 06 November 2019 : The amount of choice in our lives can feel overwhelming, so how do we get to answers that work for us and our money? Martha and Alex tackle...
Wednesday 30 October 2019 : Modern life in the West means near unlimited choice, but is this actually a good thing? Or is it making us poorer and eroding our happiness....
Wednesday 23 October 2019 : Jasper Lyons has founded and mentored numerous startups, so Martha and Alex asked him to share what he's learned about how to put a...
Thursday 17 October 2019 : Shame is a horrible feeling we all want to avoid. But not learning how to deal with it can cost us both emotionally and financially. Alex...
Thursday 10 October 2019 : Drama is no good for you or your money. Martha and Alex discuss the dramatic traps we can all fall into, and how to avoid them –...
Thursday 03 October 2019 : People often ask us: has making Squanderlust changed how you handle money? Martha and Alex answer that very question, discuss their series 1...
Wednesday 31 July 2019 : Believing you're bad with money can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's an area of life where it really pays to be positive. Martha and Alex...
Wednesday 24 July 2019 : Wish you'd learned about money as a kid? MyBnk empowers young people through fun financial know-how. Sharan Jaswal explains how her own...
Wednesday 17 July 2019 : What's gone is gone, whether it's money, time or effort. But we often let "get your money's worth" drive us to illogical decisions. Why do...
Tuesday 09 July 2019 : No one likes to think they're a stereotype, but we're all swayed by them more than we realise – and marketers know this. So what can we do...
Tuesday 02 July 2019 : Procrastinating costs you, in missed opportunities, late fees, self-criticism… But you're not just being lazy! Martha and Alex discuss why...
Tuesday 25 June 2019 : Good advice comes from empathy, and that goes for finances too. Greg Ashby and Jerry During founded Money A+E to give BAME and excluded...
Tuesday 18 June 2019 : Think you're just "bad with money" and there's nothing you can do about it? We're here to help you change your mind – by changing your...
Tuesday 11 June 2019 : Struggling to improve your financial habits? You might be stuck halfway around the change cycle. Martha and Alex talk about what goes into...
Friday 31 May 2019 : Most people can be irrational about money sometimes, even the professionals. Knowing the ‘right’ thing to do doesn’t always help when...
Tuesday 09 April 2019 : Self-care is a bit of a buzzword, conjuring up images of scented candles and duvet days. So what does self-care have to do with money? As it...
Tuesday 02 April 2019 : A better budget is as much about fitting your personality and lifestyle as setting limits. Martha and Alex talk through five different ways...
Squanderlust with Martha Lawton: understanding our emotions and money through psychology and personal stories
Squanderlust and Wardour Studios
30: Interview: Dr Grace Lordan says "Think Big" for career success
Do you love your work? What do you want to do long term? How can you build a future career you will not only succeed in, but also enjoy? Dr...
29: Interview: Dr Jane Major - Money secrets and intimate relationships
Does it matter if you don't tell your partner everything about your finances? What about actively keeping secrets about your spending,...
28: Interview: Patrick Hill - Recovering from job loss
Losing a job means a loss of identity, routine, status, social connections, and purpose as well as income. Coach Patrick Hill, founder of...
27: Ethical Investing with Georgia Stewart and Tom Morris
Ever wondered what happens to the money in your pension or ISA. How is it being invested? What do those investments do? Do they fit with...
26: Who are you calling vulnerable? Interview with Chris Fitch
In the UK, banks and essential services must offer support to their vulnerable customers, but who even counts as vulnerable? And what...
25: Money and mental health: Interview with Emily Reynolds
Journalist and activist Emily Reynolds talks to Martha and Alex about the complex relationship between mental health and money, and about...
24: Find your financial set point
Feel like your money situation never seems to change? Then you might have the wrong financial set point. Martha and Alex explain what that...
23: Debt advice avoidance
Anyone in the UK can get free, expert debt advice. But not enough people know, and most who do, only ask for help when they've hit crisis....
22. Big choice, bad decisions 2: The solutions
The amount of choice in our lives can feel overwhelming, so how do we get to answers that work for us and our money? Martha and Alex tackle...
21. Big choice, bad decisions 1: The problem
Modern life in the West means near unlimited choice, but is this actually a good thing? Or is it making us poorer and eroding our happiness....
20. Interview: Jasper Lyons puts a price on your head
Jasper Lyons has founded and mentored numerous startups, so Martha and Alex asked him to share what he's learned about how to put a...
19. Money shame
Shame is a horrible feeling we all want to avoid. But not learning how to deal with it can cost us both emotionally and financially. Alex...
18. All up in the drama
Drama is no good for you or your money. Martha and Alex discuss the dramatic traps we can all fall into, and how to avoid them –...
17. Where are we now?
People often ask us: has making Squanderlust changed how you handle money? Martha and Alex answer that very question, discuss their series 1...
16. Mind Over Money
Believing you're bad with money can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's an area of life where it really pays to be positive. Martha and Alex...
15. Interview: MyBnk money know-how
Wish you'd learned about money as a kid? MyBnk empowers young people through fun financial know-how. Sharan Jaswal explains how her own...
14. What's Gone is Gone
What's gone is gone, whether it's money, time or effort. But we often let "get your money's worth" drive us to illogical decisions. Why do...
13. Stereotypes Sell
No one likes to think they're a stereotype, but we're all swayed by them more than we realise – and marketers know this. So what can we do...
12. The Price of Procrastination
Procrastinating costs you, in missed opportunities, late fees, self-criticism… But you're not just being lazy! Martha and Alex discuss why...
11. Interview: Money A+E
Good advice comes from empathy, and that goes for finances too. Greg Ashby and Jerry During founded Money A+E to give BAME and excluded...
10. Money Mindsets
Think you're just "bad with money" and there's nothing you can do about it? We're here to help you change your mind – by changing your...
09. Ch- ch- changes!
Struggling to improve your financial habits? You might be stuck halfway around the change cycle. Martha and Alex talk about what goes into...
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Most people can be irrational about money sometimes, even the professionals. Knowing the ‘right’ thing to do doesn’t always help when...
08. Financial Self-Care
Self-care is a bit of a buzzword, conjuring up images of scented candles and duvet days. So what does self-care have to do with money? As it...
07. Budget Pick 'n' Mix
A better budget is as much about fitting your personality and lifestyle as setting limits. Martha and Alex talk through five different ways...
