How Being a Woman Changes Your Insurance (and Why We End Up Claiming More)

What would actually happen if you couldn’t work tomorrow… and your income just stopped? Because here’s the uncomfortable truth: Insurance isn’t gender neutral. Women experience more time out of the workforce, more chronic and reproductive health conditions, more mental health claims, and we live lo…

The $110-a-Month Decision That Saved Her When the Worst Happened

If you've ever asked yourself if personal insurance is really worth it... you need to listen to the episode! This week’s Money Diarist always considered herself a finance girl. She was working, studying finance on the side, investing, and saving for her first home. The kind of person who had an eme…

High Pay vs Flexibility: What’s the Best Career Choice?

International Women’s Day is this weekend, and while we love celebrating incredible women, it also felt like the perfect time to talk about some of the very real career trade-offs a lot of us are still navigating *and this episode comes with a content warning below*. So if one job offers a higher …

Equity Explained: Is It Really the Shortcut to Getting Rich?

Everyone keeps saying “just use your equity” like it’s some kind of cheat code to getting rich… but what does that actually mean? To break it all down properly, Victoria sits down with Mortgage Broking queen Jaclyn Walsh to breaking down equity properly. We're talking what it is, how much you can r…

She Bought Her First Home With a 2% Deposit on an $86k Salary

If you’ve ruled out owning property because you don’t have a 20% deposit… or you’re single… or your salary isn’t over $100k, well this week’s Money Diary is here to show you it’s possible without any of that. This time last year our diarist was in a share house that wasn’t great for her mental heal…

Why Owning Property Isn’t Always the Safety Net You Think... And the Relationship Red Flag That Has Us Concerned

Property is supposed to be the ultimate safety net… so why does it sometimes just feel like stress (and a second full-time job you never applied for)? Today we’re getting into the accidental landlord era. AKA what happens when your old home becomes an investment property, but you actually hate bein…

The Questions Everyone Has About Investing in the Share Market, Finally Answered

You’ve got investing questions… because wanting to build wealth and still being confused is completely normal. And instead of pretending we all have it figured out, we handed the show over to you, and let you pick Victoria’s brain on everything you’ve been wondering about shares. Does $10 a week ac…

Investing Diaries: How She Turned Early Investing Mistakes Into a $100k Portfolio

Have you been waiting to start investing because you’re scared you’ll get it wrong? This week’s Money Diarist started with a hot stock tip from her Dad and then it… didn’t perform. Instead of spiralling, she levelled up. She stopped chasing individual shares and started understanding what she was a…

Does Your HECS debt Really Matter? How to Set Money Boundaries at Work

You know that moment where you  see your HECS balance, and immediately reconsider every life choice you made at 18? This week we’re unpacking that HECS regret spiral. We chat through what banks actually care about (and what they don’t), whether HECS is really the villain in your home ownership stor…

Nailing Your Finances in Your Single Era (and Beyond)

Being single isn’t a money downgrade… it’s just a different rulebook. One where you’re covering the full cost of life, making every decision solo, and are somehow expected to hold it all together. So this ep is all about ditching the idea that life (and finances) only get easier once you’re partner…