Thrift

Thrift is an upbeat podcast that offers wise ways to beat the cost of living crisis and get the best from your money

Hosted and produced by Katy Gosset

The name of the podcast - Thrift, decorated with stack of coins and a plant

Follow this podcast

RSS
Apple PodcastsSpotifyIHeartRadioYouTube Podcasts

Get this podcast straight from the source in the free RNZ app: Apple App Store or Google Play

Starting to Save

Season 1 / Episode 6
How can we start to put money aside? And once we have, can we avoid dipping back into it? First time saver, Charlene, explains how she financed her children's Christmas presents and paid off a car. Her financial mentor, Linda Smith of Christchurch's Methodist Mission, tells Katy about the Incentive Saver Scheme that's making a difference.
Episode thumbnail featuring the expert from an episode

Energy Efficiency (Part 2)

Season 1 / Episode 5
Which side of the house should you sleep in? And are the beers in your garage fridge costing you more than you think? Senior Energy Advisor at Community Energy Action, Michael Begg, returns to discuss small appliances, home layouts and tells Katy where to hang her wet washing.
Episode thumbnail featuring the expert from an episode

Energy Efficiency (Part 1)

Season 1 / Episode 4
How can we control the humidity in our homes? And what's the best type of heating for each room? With power shortages already on the horizon, we need to make the most of what we've got. Senior Energy Advisor at Community Energy Action, Michael Begg, assesses Katy's home and helps her to finally use her bathroom extractor fan properly.
Episode thumbnail featuring the expert from an episode

Fighting Food Waste

Season 1 / Episode 3
Why are Kiwi households throwing away 130,000 tonnes of food each year ? Supermarkets rotate stock - why can't we? Kaitlin Dawson of NZ Food Waste Champions reveals the contents of her fridge and talks to Katy about food storage, compost and the bigger picture.
Episode thumbnail featuring the expert from an episode

Meal Planning

Season 1 / Episode 2
Could you eat and survive on just $40 a week per person? And how can you fit ice cream into that budget? In Episode Two student nurse and blogger, Jordyn Hammond, talks about how she does it, why she's helping others on a low-income and gives Katy a crash course in meal planning.
Episode thumbnail featuring the expert from an episode

Supermarket Strategies

Season 1 / Episode 1
Why shouldn't we choose a wine for its label? And what are "heuristics"? We all know there are techniques supermarkets use to get us spending money so this episode we take a deep dive into "loss-leading products" and the "compromise effect". Marketing professor and ''professional people watcher'', Ekant Veer, explains what it all means and teaches Katy how to buy a jar of artichoke hearts.
Episode thumbnail featuring the expert from an episode

Introducing: Thrift

Trailer
Need some ways to shrink your supermarket spend? Can't figure out which lightbulb burns the brightest but for the lowest cost? Want to know how to bulk up your meals and save time cooking? RNZ's new weekly podcast Thrift is here to help find ways to beat the cost-of-living crisis and get the best from your money. Hosted by award winning journalist Katy Gosset, Thrift is the place to get positive tips to trim costs and to share your own.
a stack of coins and a plant

Other podcasts
like this one

More podcasts with similar themes or ideas that you might enjoy.

  • Image of a smiling woman with her hands raised in the air in a "praising" style. The words "The Lodge" appear above her hands. Her eyes are covered with a teared page rip across her face and across the image below. There are mountains in the distance behind her. The image is in a purple wash.

    The Lodge

    In a world obsessed with wellness, would you trust a cult to make you better?

  • Image of Kura Turuwhenua, Brett Graham and Ngahuia Te Awekotuku smiling with te reo Maori word "Tukua" in neon blue behind them.

    Tukua

    Exploring an intergenerational response to arts and cultural events.

  • Hand-drawn doodles on a light background. The title is written in a blue, playful font in the center. Around the title are various doodles, including children, a house, a kiwi bird, and an elderly couple. There is also a red heart, a blue car, and stars scattered around the cover.

    It Takes A Village

    Practical, expert advice on how to tackle the challenges of modern parenting.

  • A woman with long dark hair and a neutral expression stands in front of a circular RNZ logo divided into green and red sections with 'HEALTHY' on the green side, 'HOAX' on the red side, and 'OR' in the middle. The woman is wearing a peach-colored blouse and a beige jacket.

    Healthy or Hoax

    We test the latest food & fitness trends. Are they good or gobbledygook?