It’s a sad day. The most riotous, educational and ridiculous financial podcast is coming to an end, and we’re seeing it off with a bang (of corks popping)! You can listen in as Cathi and Jo reminisce about their favourite moments from the past three years and realise that the verbal Will that Jo made in a past episode still remains as her only legal wishes on record…  

See the look of surprise on Marks (big boss producer) face as he is interviewed on camera about what he has learnt from three years of doing the podcast and discover why he wants a Viking funeral. 

And we end, as always with an exciting entry in the Quid Game hall of fame – this time titled “Out of Context Jo”, where we learn the important advice: don’t stick a frozen potato up your bum and why Cathi would make the best Chancellor of the Exchequer. 

Join Cathi and Jo for their penultimate TMP meander through finance for this series. In this episode: 

• Tips on free activities to do in the sunshine (please read this with Liam Gallagher’s pronunciation: sunsheeeeeeinnnnne), you’ll be surprised with the amount of activities Jo will partake in as long as it has a 90s brit pop soundtrack… 
• A discussion on how much of your monthly income could be taken up by childcare (HINT – it’s a lot more than you think) 
• The trauma of current petrol prices 
• A detailed look at flexible working, how it has given more choice to working people, especially women. Also considered the point of view of a company and how they can weigh the needs of their employees with the needs of the business 
• For quotes such as “I don’t know what type of tree that is, but I know it’s not a bush” 
• Some thoughts on finance decisions for the 45-55 age range, should they be starting a pension now? Listen to find out. 

There is also a lovely chat with Emilie Bellet, founder of Vestpod - a thriving community with a mission to help people, and in particular women, achieve financial independence.  

So, listen in to find out whether Cathi and Jo make it back to the office after their walk to the unknown and see if Nat can find them after their random series of directions. Enjoy the sunshine! 

In this episode, Cathi and Jo consider if “middler” age is a thing, if people in the 35-45 age group really have their lives together (or is it all fake for social media posts?) and what they will be doing when they are 65. When Jo was 23, she thought her 60s would be all fish and chips and bus passes (books and libraries with added wine is the plan now) and Cathi has always looked forward to being an embarrassing elderly woman wandering around in heels with a martini in hand. It’s all about growing old disgracefully, but with a sound financial foundation! Just remember that if you want to see someone, you have to use your eyes…

In a brilliant interview with our guest Phil Zeidler from life insurance provider, DeadHappy, we take a turn into ‘The Venn Diagram of Tabooness’ (thanks Jo) – namely death and money.  It’s a hard subject to talk about, but DeadHappy has turned insurance on its head by talking about ‘Death Wishes’ instead of insuring a life, making the concept simple, tangible and straightforward. Who doesn’t want to have a bronze statue of themselves in the front garden after they die?

We’re talking all things tech in this edition of the podcast – particularly how ubiquitous tech has become in our daily lives. Cathi and Jo (referred to collectively as the Benjamin Buttons of finance) have a look at the explosion of finance apps and how they have changed consumer behaviours, for example using Klarna for a banana (or is it a bunch, Cathi?) or using a Freetrade account app to invest directly into companies. Does this mean more gamification of financial responsibility and is it worrying that Jo hasn’t seen her bank card for months? Listen in to find out.

In 2021, we hosted our very first conference, Evolution. Our guest speaker was the amazing Steven Bartlett. Steven is the author of 'Happy Sexy Millionaire', creator of 'Diary of a CEO' podcast and the newest Dragon on Dragon's Den - and these are just a few of his achievements!

In this special episode of That Mint Podcast, we listen back to Steven's session from Evolution. It's full of surprises and important questions from Cathi - such as 'is a hotdog a sandwich?'.

Welcome to episode 27!

In this episode, we learn all about Jo’s year of experiences and Cathi finds an article saying 2/3 of people’s Covid savings have been spent, which starts a conversation about what saving is actually for - or what spending is good for.

Listen out for a voice usually behind the scenes, as our producer, Mark, checks in with Naina and her house-buying journey and find out why she was left feeling gazumped... oh the drama!

Our guest in this episode is Graham Taylor from Hudson Rose, who tells us all about he 'fell into finance' and his quest of changing the perception of the mortgage advisory industry one colourful mohawk at a time.

To finish up, Jo and Cathi play the alphabet game in a marathon Quid Game.

In this episode, we're joined by Hannah Phillips, a 25 year old freelancer in television and media. Cathi and Jo talk to Hannah about the difficulties in budgeting when a freelancer – and how it can affect getting a mortgage. A discussion about the differences between working on Geordie Shore and a documentary about the Duchess of Northumberland leads to Jo wondering if the Duchess is single… There is also a very interesting story about [REDACTED] who ended up [REDACTED]!!

The news that babies born in 2022 will have an average life expectancy of around 90 odd years has Cathi and Jo thinking. What age do they think they will make it to? What will they be doing? How much will a Freddo cost by then?! Listen as they brainstorm some ideas for creating recurring income to top up their pensions – how hard is it to write a Christmas song anyway?

Inflation is a hot topic right now, as this episode was released it had just jumped up to 5.1% - but what does that actually mean for you? Cathi and Jo delve into inflation and the impact it has on everyone. They also cover 'skimpflation' (yeah we hadn't heard of it either!).

Plus, we hear from Naina, who's recently embarked on the journey to buying her first home. Cathi and Jo go through the process with Naina and ask her for top tips when it comes to purchasing your first home, whilst asking the question: is renting a waste of money?