If you’ve maxed out your credit cards just paying for the basics, we have an expert with some suggestions on how to get back on track. 

And there’s a great new resource easily available from Good Shepherd – a new No-Interest Loan “Household Relief” which involves no credit check and could help you minimise those fast-growing debts. 

If you’ve found, like many city dwellers, that you can work from home, have you considered moving to a regional area?  Managing COVID seems easier outside the cities and you could save money and have a healthier lifestyle. We discuss the real cost, pros and cons of life in the country.

Guests:  

• Taylor Blackburn – financial expert at Finder.com
• Megan McAlpine – GM Economic Wellbeing & Enterprises at Good Shepherd
• Simon Kuestenmacher – Director of Research at The Demographic Group.

Credits:

• Presenter: Jeff Sparrow
• Producer: Anita Gibson
• Editing and Sound Design: Alex Smith
• Production Management Team: Vicky Rouse and Abe Killian

The Consumer Coach, your pandemic financial survival guide is brought to you by the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, supported by the Ecstra Foundation and heard across Australia on the Community Radio Network.

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