Episode 001 Show Notes
How quickly can you start saving money? What do first time buyers need to know about daily spending? And what shopping habits do you need if you’re trying to save for a big goal like a house deposit?
Or perhaps you just want the financial freedom to choose between a buying home, or anything else on your bucket list like starting a business. Maybe you’d like to work less in a mainstream job to grow a side hustle, or spend more time with family.
If you want to save money and still do the things you really want to do that cost money, I’ll show you some simple shopping habits you can implement right away that will help you to achieve both. These tips should change the way you think about how you spend, so that you can spend better on the essentials you were going to buy anyway.
This episode also includes a recommendation for a podcast you need in your life.
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Next Episode: 3 Food Myths That Make Us Overspend
Previous Episode: How To Save Like A Bear (In September & Beyond)
About The Show
How To Save Like A Bear helps first-time buyers and savers with big goals make the changes they need to succeed. Use these strategies to spend better on essentials, make more money, and think outside the box so that you can improve your future rocket fast.
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Today’s Questions
What’s a trick that branded vs unbranded challenges miss?
Are skincare wipes bad?
What does half the chat on brand labels really mean?
Ask Bear: How do you make money between jobs, or on the side depending on your specific skillset?
Are survey sites or matched betting worth it?
When should you start investing?
And most importantly:
When’s the last time you bartered with a block of cheese?
What’s Your Answer To These?
Let me know in the comments your answer to these, so that I can make sure future episodes are relevant to you:
What represents financial independence to you?
Is it buying a house because you feel renting or living with family is trapping you instead?
Or do you have something else in mind? Is it related to a side business, or something else entirely?
How did you find out about Save Like A Bear?
Quiz! Comment if you know the answer to these ahead of episode two also!
What’s the difference between use by dates and best before dates?
What does “traditionally made” mean on a brand label?
Listen to find out how email subscribers can submit money and side hustle questions to the podcast… Subscribe in the form at the bottom of this page to get a bonus ebook too
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Recommended Resources In This Episode
Comment or get in touch if have questions about any of these resources.
Get advance free tickets to The Allergy & Free From Show in London, Birmingham, or Glasgow.
Rev to earn extra money, or if you need a transcript/subtitles/translation for a project
The accountant with the zero hour sideline in the Ask Bear answer is Panda Boss. She talks about it in her YouTube video How To Make Money On The Side With a Full Time Job. Why not leave her a comment letting her know you came from the podcast? Let us know if you decide to do any of mine or her suggestions to earn more money.
Clarity for offering coaching or consulting charged per minute
TubeBuddy if you want to start or own a YouTube channel and have any chance of succeeding against the competition
Fit & Fearless on Radio 5 Live
The quote at the end comes from cult TV classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Seasons 1-7 of Buffy on DVD are great value IMHO (i.e. over 100 hours of entertainment!), or it’s available to Prime members. If you want to watch before you buy, get a free trial of Amazon Prime Video.
P.S. The monsters are a metaphor for life. You got that, right?
Further Reading And Resources
Zanna is a personal trainer and founder of sustainable swimwear brand Stay Wild Swim, but she also has a nutrition and workout book:
STRONG: Over 80 Exercises and 40 Recipes For Achieving A Fit, Healthy and Balanced Body
Nutritionist Pixie Turner and Dr Nikki Stamp also have a podcast about dodgy health documentaries: In Bad Taste.
I’ve covered Pixie’s different books before in The Truth About Carbs. Her main myth buster is The Wellness Rebel.
Her newest is The Insta-Food Diet: How Social Media Has Shaped The Way We Eat.
You can listen to the book for free with a free trial of Audible.
Or if you prefer to read, it’s also included in a free trial of Kindle Unlimited.
Swap your supermarket delivery charges for free AmazonFresh delivery in selected postcodes. You can get a free trial of AmazonFresh if you’re already a member of Prime.
Try Prime for free for 30 days first if needed.
Students can get a six month free trial of Prime.
Nadiya Hussain discusses living with anxiety in her memoir Finding My Voice which is also available as a free audiobook.
Grace Victory’s No Filter delves into mental health too, and true to her style, no topic is off limits otherwise!
I design notebooks for fun if you need to commit your plans to paper
Side hustlers and full-time entrepreneurs can get a free Amazon Business Account, so that you can order all your best value supplies in one place.
Recommended Tools
If you need a microphone whatever your profession or hobby, I use the Samson Q2U.
If you’re interested in podcasting, I use Spreaker for my hosting.
The mailing list functions thanks to email service provider ConvertKit (affiliate link).
I invested in the annual plan (which nets a discount on paying monthly). This is because when I start a project, I like to commit to seeing my goal through, so paying upfront ensured I wouldn’t quit emailing blog readers after a week!
You can start with a free plan though if you’re really not sure where you’re headed, or you’re technology shy (affiliate link). I find ConvertKit very easy to use though despite setting up automations and sequences and all that fancy jazz.
Let me know if you want to know what else I use to run the blog besides what’s mentioned on the Bear Resources page, or if you have questions. What do you need help with in your side hustle or business?
If you’re serious about investing in podcasting equipment to sound as professional as possible, this page has recommendations for every budget:
Go forth.
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