In this final episode of the season, Sarah shares her story about her experience being stranded in Peru, 12 months on. You don't want to miss this wild tale, and everything it taught her.

Understanding a profit and loss statement and a balance sheet is an essential part of owning a business. In this episode Trudi and Sarah break down just how to read and understand your financial statements and how you can use this information in your business.

Today's episode of Financial Fofu talks directly to the IWD theme this year of #choosingtochallenge.

Choosing to challenge our own preconceived notions around money and the guilt or shame we may have, but also choosing to challenge the concept of solving this issue for women, but also generations to come. Tune in to hear Trudi and Sarah discuss and uncover some of the reasons you may be suffering from Financial Fofu and what you can do about it. 

Running your own business can an amazing thing! However it also can be stressful, time consuming, complicated and frankly exhausting.

Sometimes it's really hard to know whether you should be pushing on through, or calling it quits and in this episode, Sarah and Trudi unpack that. They actually talk about the things most business owners just don’t want to talk about!

Starting a business can be one of the most rewarding and challenging life experiences you have! In this episode Sarah and Trudi give you the run down on some of the things you need to know when starting your business. If you have ever considered starting a business this podcast will give you a roadmap of how to stop dreaming and get started.

While an asset purchase can be a great way to harness growth within a business and sometimes it is needed to propel the growth, many business owners don't really think through the long term implications of that particular purchase.

In this episode, Trudi and Sarah discuss many of the things that should be taken into consideration when looking to purchase a new business asset to help you decide....do you NEED that asset?

Ever been confused about whether you needed an accountant, financial planner, bookkeeper or broker? This is the episode for you! Sarah and Trudi take a deep dive into exactly what each of these advisors do and when you might need to seek their advice.

The fanta-bulous Paris Young of Pascal Satori joins us again to explain some of the marketing jargon used last time she joined us. We get a little off track (oopps don't mind us) but squeeze out of Paris some really helpful tips and tricks that should take the confusion out of the Marketing process for you.

This episode is so important if you’re investing your hard-earned bucks into a marketing strategy. Paris from Pascal Satori also talks about what to do when your business just isn’t getting the results you wanted. This episode is a must for those thinking about starting a business AND those already in business.

It's the 64 million dollar question- How much can I borrow!?! In this episode of Financial Fofu, special guest Paul Kusli from Kudos Money (www.kudosmoney.com.au), is back to talk about borrowing capacity!

A fun and short episode to help you start the year with flying colours. Sarah and Trudi take you through their top 10 tips to start the year right! They share their words of the year and the reasons why they each chose them, talk through tips on reflecting on the past year, as well as their tips on budgeting, planning and and setting boundaries for the new year.

Do you have a will? Sarah and Trudi both strongly believe in having a will in place and the benefits it provides to your family and estate planning. In this episode they are again joined by Amanda Weir of Bayberry & Weir this time to talk all things Wills and Estate Planning.

Today's episode helps you get set for 2021! Can you believe the year is almost done?

We have special guest Paul Kusli of Kudos Money with us today talking all things home loans in preparation for next year.

Together with our resident Tax and Accounting Expert Trudi of TCK Accountants, Paul and Trudi discuss lending and tax tips to get you going earlier in 2021.

One of the first things a new business owner needs to consider is how are they going to structure their business. In this episode Trudi and Sarah discuss the various types of business entities: Sole Trader, Trust, Partnership and Company. They walk through the differences between these entity types and what factors you should take into consideration in deciding what structure is right for you (and your business).

Marriage inevitably involves a mingling of finances, so what happens when you divorce? In this episode Trudi and Sarah are joined by the amazing Amanda Weir of Bayberry & Weir to talk through the legal aspect of what divorce and property settlement are and well, just how to get divorced.

Nothing is certain in life, but death and taxes. In this episode we have a dive into why some take joy in paying as little tax as possible. Sarah and Trudi discuss the positives (yes positives!!) in paying more tax (spoiler alert: it usually means you’re making more money!) as well as exploring the reasons why we pay tax in the first place.

It's a simple fact that home loans can appear convoluted and complicated to most people. Home loans made easy breaks down the different types of loans, the biggest issues or problems she see when clients first approach her for lending, and Sarah offers some general advice for those wanting to buy a house.

Savings is such a contentious topics as we all think we need it, and then feel guilty when we do no save money, so Sarah and Trudi really break down some of the key focus points on why you may not be saving money and how to make savings a priority in your life. They also offer some really useful money tips and share some of the tech they use for their own savings.

Let’s talk about the “Fear of F-cking Up” or FOFU. Sarah & Trudi dive into how behaviour and past learnings and experiences impact the choices we make. They look at how shame surrounding finances and financial knowledge plays its part in this and sabotages you.

Welcome to the first episode of Financial Fofu. Sarah and Trudi decided to start this podcast as two industry experts that believe that knowledge is valuable and powerful. Whilst having a friendly chat and sharing our knowledge they aim to raise your knowledge base and dis-spell any myths surrounding finance, tax and a range of other financial topics.