Today I am joined by repeat guest and financial planning legend, Chris Budd. He has a new book called the Four Cornerstones of Financial Wellbeing and it’s a very helpful read for anyone struggling to keep money in its place, or with the effects that money can have on our mental health.

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Today we’re rounding off Season 27 by covering the last of our big ideas - and it’s one of the raisons d’etre of Meaningful Money, that most people don’t need advice. Shownotes: https://meaningfulmoney.tv/BI10 

Today we’re covering the ideal order of financial priorities, something Pete and Rog learned early on in their financial planning training. The order was summarised by the acronym PIPSIO

Protection Income Protection Pensions Savings Investments Other PIPSIO is nothing more than a useful mnemonic, but it really does serve a purpose. I still remind the advisers at Jacksons of it now and again.

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Today we’re covering a classic piece of financial advice - definitely a Big Idea of investing: Time IN the market, not timing the market!

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Planning is - or should be - the framework for all financial decisions, but it is misunderstood by many. Hopefully this episode will explain a little about what planning is, how it works and how to go about it.

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Today we’re going to be talking about the importance of prioritising today in your finances. That might sound counterintuitive to some, but we’ll put some nuance on it and try and give you some practical things you can do when faced with the dilemma of whether to use your money today or put it away for the future.

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Today we’re talking about Behaviour and why really, it’s ALL about that when it comes to being financially successful.

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We’re continuing our Big Ideas season, talking about the overarching concepts that govern our understanding of money and how to use it. Today’s subject is: Looking after Number 1.

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This week’s Big Idea is Simplicity - it’s so important to keep your finances as simple as possible for the reasons that we’ll cover today!

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Today we’re going to look at arguably the biggest of big ideas - the magic of compounding. Einstein said: “Compound interest is the eight wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it; he who doesn’t pays it” - We reckon that makes it an important subject!

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Today we kick off a new season which we’re calling Big Ideas. The thinking is that we’ll deal with some of the big, overarching principles of personal finance, and show you how to put them into practice.

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