Show Notes
In today's episode of the podcast I chat to George Agan. George is a Chartered Financial Planner. He runs Principles Personal Finance which is a financial education site. He also has his own YouTube channel.
I often get questions about finances from people who contact me and I didn't used to feel properly equipped to answer in depth enough, and this episode helps to provide some further clarity.
In todays episode we covered:
- The cost estimate of having children - How to bring clarity to your own financial situation - Adopting a renting methodology to save money (and the environment) - What amount of savings you might need to feel secure - What levers you have available to help manage your budget - How you can get creative to help your budget - Why planning is everything - How to plan for the worst case scenario - The importance of Power of Attorney and having a will - The 3 golden rules of personal finance
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Some of the useful links we covered in the podcast are below:
General Support and Advice https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
Benefit Entitlement Contacts https://www.gov.uk/benefits-calculators https://www.entitledto.co.uk/ https://www.turn2us.org.uk/
Charities for Housing Concerns https://www.shelter.org.uk/
Charities for Debt Management https://www.stepchange.org/ https://capuk.org/
List of some benefits single parents should be aware of https://www.singleparents.org.uk/information/benefits/financial-support-for-single-parents https://www.gov.uk/get-tax-free-childcare https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/child-benefit/ https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/family/tax-credit-child-working-overpayment/
Study referred to in the conversation https://cpag.org.uk/sites/default/files/files/policypost/CostofaChild2020_web.pdf
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