The Pineapple Project
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The Pineapple Project
Money. Death. Loneliness. Horrible bosses. Cluttered houses. This is the podcast that takes life's prickly bits and makes them sweeter, and easier to deal with.
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79 episodiS1 01 | The psychology of money
What are you like with money? Reckless? Ignorant? Somewhere in between? This might be why.
S1 02 | The life changing magic of a budget
With a little look at your daily habits and a bit of negotiation, you can slash your spending in big ways.
S1 03 | How to earn more
Are side-hustles worth it? And how can you ask for a pay rise and actually get one?
S1 04 | Love and money
Financial worries are one of the biggest causes of relationship problems. So what's best practice when two people come together? And what happens if y...
S1 05 | Demolish your debt
When it comes to getting on top of your debt, the most important thing is to just start.
S1 06 | Cracking the housing market
Deposits, mortgages, auctions, oh my. Want to get your foot into the housing market? Start here.
S1 07 | Yes, you need an emergency fund
How much money will you need in an emergency? This is a plan for when the shit hits the fan.
S1 09 | Time to become a superhuman
It's hard to care about superannuation. But when the sun sets on your work life, what's next?
S1 10 | Teaching kids about money
What’s the going rate for pocket money? And in a cashless generation, how do you teach kids the value of money?
INTRODUCING – The Original Pineapple Project
Are you a bit crap with money? Need to get it together but don't know where to start?
We're going back in time to bring you the massively popula...
S7 08 | Dating – how to (not) be a cheap date
No one wants to be called a cheap date. But finding love can cost a lot – there are dating apps, pre-date outfits, grooming, and then the date itself....
S7 07 | Our entertainment addiction
The market is swamped with streaming services and so are you.
How many do you have? When we think about where our money goes, we often think of...
S7 06 | Beauty on a Budget
From snail cream and collagen mascara to mugwort masks and peptide shampoo. Do we really need it all? And if we do, how do we get it for cheap?
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S7 05 | The Ill Side of Health Insurance
The Ill Side of Health Insurance
How do you put a price on peace of mind?
Well, the health insurance companies seem to know. Is it all jus...
S7 04 | Big Home Energy
With Australians spending 90 per cent of their time indoors, we need heaps of electricity to power that lifestyle.
Should you boil just enough w...
S7 03 | Oh, Baby
How much stuff do babies need? It's probably less than you think. We tend to spend big on our little ones, hoping to give them the best start in life....
S7 02 | Meal prepping — The freezer is your friend
Costs of living got you down? Get on board the meal prep train. It'll save you time and money, even if you're the most amateur of cooks.
Nazeem...
S7 01 | The circular economy — How to buy and sell online
How do you get savvy at buying and selling pre-loved? Buying other people's stuff is not only better for the planet, but it can save you huge amounts...
INTRODUCING — Series 7: Even more frugal
Last season, we just got going on how to reduce your spending, without missing out on the good things in life. This season, we're getting even more fr...
S6 08 | Holidays
Work hard, save up, get tired, have a relaxing holiday to get over all that, and then repeat.
But the holiday costs so much you have to work m...
S6 07 | Pets
Pets bring us great joy, but ever had an unexpected vet bill? They can tear a hole in your budget.
A growing pet industry tells us to buy spec...
S6 06 | Fitness
Our health and wellbeing is priceless, right?!
Keeping fit can cost so much: gym memberships, active wear, sports equipment, shakes and supplem...
S6 05 | Cars
Cars are the most expensive things we buy, unless you have a mortgage.
The average price of a new car in Australia is about $40,000, which dro...
S6 04 | Food
We cannot live without food, but perhaps we can live without three coffees,
a $25 brunch and a takeaway pizza because we couldn’t be arsed cook...
S6 03 | Fashion
Every year Australians on average throw out or recycle 27 kgs of clothes.
Not pieces, kilograms. And here’s another shocking stat, they replace...
S6 02 | Phones
Smartphones have become essential in a very short space of time. But do we really need that 64 Megapixel camera, 5G or that must-have upgrade?
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S6 01 | Break free
Do you live paycheck to paycheck? Do you keep buying new clothes, or upgrading your phone, or blowing your budget on a holiday?
Today we start r...
S5 05 | A little less lonely
An astonishing among of Australians are lonely, and it's not who you think. In this special live show, we hear from loneliness expert Dr Michelle Lim,...
S5 04 | The life changing benefits of hobbies
Good news for introverts: connection doesn't always have to be with people, it can be with things! And those things have a name; hobbies. Jan Fran red...
S5 03 | I screen, you screen, we all screen
It’s the thing that promises to connect us more than anything; the wonderful majestical phone! But it’s not all good news. Jan Fran learns about a tin...
S5 02 | Howdy, neighbour
Who are the people in your neighbourhood? A staggering amount of Australians don’t know. But turns out, sticking your head over the fence is hugely be...
S5 01 | The holy grail of connection
If you are going to futureproof yourself against some shitty things, there's one thing you need to invest in. It's not money, or the share market, or...
S5 00 | INTRODUCING: The C Word
Remember the time you thought "yay!" when someone cancelled on you? When we all joked about being too busy and wanting to stay indoors and do nothing?...
S4 08 | Let's talk about death, baby
It's the last episode and yeah, we reckon we've gotten pretty good at planning for this whole death malarkey. But, as Jan realises when she tries to t...
S4 07 | Death in the workplace
How do you balance the death of someone close to you with going into work? Can you show emotion? What if a colleague loses someone? Is it okay to talk...
S4 06 | Social media – your life and death in likes
You might have died, but your fb profile hasn't. Our online selves live on after we’ve died, so what are the big decisions we need to make about socia...
S4 05 | Tough decisions in the ICU
Your sick or ageing loved one is lying in a hospital bed. The doctors are asking for a decision: "What would they want?". What about the advance care...
S4 04 | Will power — does it count if you write it on a post-it?
So, who gets your kids if you die? And have they actually agreed to take them? SPOILER ALERT: A will written on the back of a coaster isn't necessaril...
S4 03 | Dead men tell no tales (about their assets)
When someone dies, it's up to the people left behind to piece their lives together using only the clues left behind. What if the person who died was t...