PODCAST · society
The Pineapple Project
by ABC Australia
Money. Death. Loneliness. Horrible bosses. Cluttered houses. This is the podcast that takes life's prickly bits and makes them sweeter, and easier to deal with.
Episodes
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S1 01 | The psychology of money
What are you like with money? Reckless? Ignorant? Somewhere in between? This might be why.
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S1 02 | The life changing magic of a budget
With a little look at your daily habits and a bit of negotiation, you can slash your spending in big ways.
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S1 03 | How to earn more
Are side-hustles worth it? And how can you ask for a pay rise and actually get one?
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S1 04 | Love and money
Financial worries are one of the biggest causes of relationship problems. So what's best practice when two people come together? And what happens if you have really different ideas about money?
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S1 05 | Demolish your debt
When it comes to getting on top of your debt, the most important thing is to just start.
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S1 06 | Cracking the housing market
Deposits, mortgages, auctions, oh my. Want to get your foot into the housing market? Start here.
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S1 07 | Yes, you need an emergency fund
How much money will you need in an emergency? This is a plan for when the shit hits the fan.
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S1 08 | How to plan a wedding without going broke
Hint: you don't need chair covers.
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S1 09 | Time to become a superhuman
It's hard to care about superannuation. But when the sun sets on your work life, what's next?
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S1 10 | Teaching kids about money
What’s the going rate for pocket money? And in a cashless generation, how do you teach kids the value of money?
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INTRODUCING – The Original Pineapple Project
Are you a bit crap with money? Need to get it together but don't know where to start? We're going back in time to bring you the massively popular first season of The Pineapple Project. Let comedian Claire Hooper guide you through all the money lessons you wish you'd learnt at school. From how to...
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S7 08 | Dating – how to (not) be a cheap date
No one wants to be called a cheap date. But finding love can cost a lot – there are dating apps, pre-date outfits, grooming, and then the date itself. So how can we spend a lot less, impress a lot more and reinvent the concept of the "cheap date"? Guests Elspeth Blunt, writer and producer, Big...
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S7 07 | Our entertainment addiction
The market is swamped with streaming services and so are you. How many do you have? When we think about where our money goes, we often think of big-ticket purchases like furniture and holidays. Here's how to take charge and stop TV and music streaming services quietly siphoning your hard-earned...
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S7 06 | Beauty on a Budget
From snail cream and collagen mascara to mugwort masks and peptide shampoo. Do we really need it all? And if we do, how do we get it for cheap? Join Nazeem Hussein to unearth all the beauty secrets from a chemist, beauty influencer, and frugal mum. No, it's not a bad pub joke, but it is a reveal…
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S7 05 | The Ill Side of Health Insurance
The Ill Side of Health Insurance How do you put a price on peace of mind? Well, the health insurance companies seem to know. Is it all just a big waste of money or is it possible to DIY your own health expenses? Could that leave you worse off? Everything about health insurance, if you actually…
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S7 04 | Big Home Energy
With Australians spending 90 per cent of their time indoors, we need heaps of electricity to power that lifestyle. Should you boil just enough water for your morning cup? Do you still switch off all your electrical outlets? And how do you keep your place warm or cool for cheap? From insulating…
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S7 03 | Oh, Baby
How much stuff do babies need? It's probably less than you think. We tend to spend big on our little ones, hoping to give them the best start in life. And those tiny socks are just so cute! But what's the stuff we actually need versus what's nice to have? And are we just trying to buy the "best"...
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S7 02 | Meal prepping — The freezer is your friend
Costs of living got you down? Get on board the meal prep train. It'll save you time and money, even if you're the most amateur of cooks. Nazeem Hussein unearths all the best tips, advice and foodie suggestions all in one. And he won't charge an arm and a lettuce for it. All aboard! Guests Alice...
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S7 01 | The circular economy — How to buy and sell online
How do you get savvy at buying and selling pre-loved? Buying other people's stuff is not only better for the planet, but it can save you huge amounts of cash. And it's a triple win if you score stuff originally out of your budget. But in the land of no rules, you need some tricks up your sleeve....
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INTRODUCING — Series 7: Even more frugal
Last season, we just got going on how to reduce your spending, without missing out on the good things in life. This season, we're getting even more frugal. Join Nazeem Hussain for sweet tips and hacks on all the spiky parts of life including meal prepping, babies, dating, and home energy.
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S6 08 | Holidays
Work hard, save up, get tired, have a relaxing holiday to get over all that, and then repeat. But the holiday costs so much you have to work more to pay it off. Sound familiar? We meet someone whose jet-setting got her into major debt and we give you some travel tips that should make your next…
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S6 07 | Pets
Pets bring us great joy, but ever had an unexpected vet bill? They can tear a hole in your budget. A growing pet industry tells us to buy special expensive pet food and toys and services. Is our love for our pets being used against us?
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S6 06 | Fitness
Our health and wellbeing is priceless, right?! Keeping fit can cost so much: gym memberships, active wear, sports equipment, shakes and supplements. Are we being conned into spending too much on stuff that doesn’t make us healthier or happier?
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S6 05 | Cars
Cars are the most expensive things we buy, unless you have a mortgage. The average price of a new car in Australia is about $40,000, which drops by a third the minute you leave the dealer. We'll meet Ravi who bought a new car hoping to impress his girlfriend and get lots of tips for how to save…
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S6 04 | Food
We cannot live without food, but perhaps we can live without three coffees, a $25 brunch and a takeaway pizza because we couldn’t be arsed cooking. We’re going to save you money on eating out, takeaway and on food at the supermarket.
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S6 03 | Fashion
Every year Australians on average throw out or recycle 27 kgs of clothes. Not pieces, kilograms. And here’s another shocking stat, they replace it with 24 kgs! The whole fashion industry is based on buying new cheap clothes, so what’s the alternative?
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S6 02 | Phones
Smartphones have become essential in a very short space of time. But do we really need that 64 Megapixel camera, 5G or that must-have upgrade? Won’t that be last year’s model soon enough? We talk about saving you potentially thousands of dollars on the device that’s most likely in your hand right...
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S6 01 | Break free
Do you live paycheck to paycheck? Do you keep buying new clothes, or upgrading your phone, or blowing your budget on a holiday? Today we start reclaiming control and ignoring that urge to keep spending. But how do we begin to do that in a world where we are told constantly to 'buy now, pay later'...
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S5 05 | A little less lonely
An astonishing among of Australians are lonely, and it's not who you think. In this special live show, we hear from loneliness expert Dr Michelle Lim, meet Vicky Jacobs who forged connection in the most wonderful way, and get a lesson in cancel culture from comedian Kirsty Webeck.
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S5 04 | The life changing benefits of hobbies
Good news for introverts: connection doesn't always have to be with people, it can be with things! And those things have a name; hobbies. Jan Fran rediscovers the humble pleasure of doing things for the sheer joy of doing it, learns the mental benefits of being crap at something, and connects…
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S5 03 | I screen, you screen, we all screen
It’s the thing that promises to connect us more than anything; the wonderful majestical phone! But it’s not all good news. Jan Fran learns about a tiny but insidious phone habit that can destroy relationships, and meets an influencer whose enormous online following left her feeling empty. So, is...
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S5 02 | Howdy, neighbour
Who are the people in your neighbourhood? A staggering amount of Australians don’t know. But turns out, sticking your head over the fence is hugely beneficial. Jan Fran tracks down social psychologist Hugh Mackay for a lesson in how to be a good neighbour, and we meet people whose connection with...
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S5 01 | The holy grail of connection
If you are going to futureproof yourself against some shitty things, there's one thing you need to invest in. It's not money, or the share market, or burying a stash of canned goods and three-ply. It's much, much closer to home. Jan uncovers a key finding from the world's largest study on...
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S5 00 | INTRODUCING: The C Word
Remember the time you thought "yay!" when someone cancelled on you? When we all joked about being too busy and wanting to stay indoors and do nothing? Now, we're socially isolating, distancing ourselves, and longing to connect. If deep human connection is critical to our survival, what do we do...
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S4 08 | Let's talk about death, baby
It's the last episode and yeah, we reckon we've gotten pretty good at planning for this whole death malarkey. But, as Jan realises when she tries to talk to her sister about her own wishes, the people who love you can get a bit funny when you ambush them to talk about your inevitable death. We'll...
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S4 07 | Death in the workplace
How do you balance the death of someone close to you with going into work? Can you show emotion? What if a colleague loses someone? Is it okay to talk about it? And what are your leave rights? Butcher Leanne tells the story about a customer literally dying to make a point about lamb chops....
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S4 06 | Social media – your life and death in likes
You might have died, but your fb profile hasn't. Our online selves live on after we’ve died, so what are the big decisions we need to make about social media before we face death? Tech journalist Claire Reilly talks us through the digital breadcrumbs of Tinder, Twitter, Tumbler, Bumble, Hinge,...
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S4 05 | Tough decisions in the ICU
Your sick or ageing loved one is lying in a hospital bed. The doctors are asking for a decision: "What would they want?". What about the advance care directive? Wait, what is that? And how do I make a decision about someone that's not me? Get your wishes in order, and make sure the people around...
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S4 04 | Will power — does it count if you write it on a post-it?
So, who gets your kids if you die? And have they actually agreed to take them? SPOILER ALERT: A will written on the back of a coaster isn't necessarily legit. Here's an easy guide to making a will and keeping it updated. We'll cover all the basics, from the assets you can't forget about, to...
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S4 03 | Dead men tell no tales (about their assets)
When someone dies, it's up to the people left behind to piece their lives together using only the clues left behind. What if the person who died was the one who paid the bills? Or, what if you haven't spoken to them in a really long time? Jan Fran meets Kate, who's in her forties and at a…
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S4 02 | Funeral planning for amateurs
Chances are, you'll have to arrange a funeral at least once. When a loved one dies, and suddenly it falls to you to organise things, where do you even start? It's time to learn all the things most funeral directors don't want you to know. Like: is it gauche to ask how much something costs at a...
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S4 01 | There's a body, what next?
Here's what you need to know immediately after someone has died, because a tsunami of decisions is about to hit. How the heck do you get a death certificate? Will there be an autopsy? Um, literally, who are you supposed to call first? That's the quandary Emma Gray found herself in, when she woke...
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INTRODUCING — Series 4: Death
If you died tomorrow, would the people around you know what to do? Nah, of course they wouldn't! We get it. It's heaps easier to keep the dinner table convo flowing re: your latest TV binge than having an in-depth discussion about which sister inherits your RAV4 after you die. It might be hard…
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S3 07 | Take that, kitchen! Claire's pain point
It's the heart of the home. It's where you eat, cook, plan holidays, store things, stick things on the fridge. And everyone in the house uses it slightly differently. Like Claire Hooper, the kitchen might be your clutter pain point. But yippee ki-yay mutha clutters, that changes today. Claire and...
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S3 06 | Goodbye secret garage shame
Garages, sheds, junk rooms, this is the space of the house that stores everything ELSE. Don't just shut the door and hope one day it spontaneously combusts; even this place can be a haven for order! Join Claire Hooper and organiser Anita Birges as they help Carly quickly sort through years of…
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S3 05 | How to organise your paperwork
Bills, fines, statements, invitations, newsletters and report cards. Each one comes with a new list of decisions for you to make. Blerrgh! If you're drowning in life admin, Claire Hooper's meeting with decluttering goddess Carol Martyn will help you breathe again. You'll learn what to do with…
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S3 04 | Getting smart (systems) in the bathroom and laundry
Everyone needs clean bodies and clean clothes, but without a game plan in place, bathrooms and laundries can quickly become the grossest rooms in your home. Say goodbye to wet towels, mould and never being able to find an ear bud when you need one! Organiser Susanne Thiebe prefers practical over...
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S3 03 | Start really livin' in your living room
Walk in. Have a look around. Now take a seat on the couch. Does it feel like your stuff is closing in on you? Books, dishes, bags, shoes, argh! The living room is for living, so here's how to make it worth living in. Claire Hooper takes professional organiser Helen Stanley to the home of Deb…
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S3 02 | Messy bedroom, messy head
It should be your sanctuary. The place you go to recharge. So why are we dumping all our stuff in our bedrooms? If you have a floor-drobe (or a chair-drobe) if you're sleeping next to white goods, or you can't remember the last time you made your bed, welcome to your new happy place. Claire…
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S3 01 | Does my stuff own me?
"Do I feel like have control of the stuff in my life? Why is letting go of things so darn hard? And is clutter basically a dark wizard exercising secret control over my moods and mind?" If you answered no, I don't know, and yes to the above — then welcome aboard! It turns out (surprise) that most...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Money. Death. Loneliness. Horrible bosses. Cluttered houses. This is the podcast that takes life's prickly bits and makes them sweeter, and easier to deal with.
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Money. Death. Loneliness. Horrible bosses. Cluttered houses. This is the podcast that takes life's prickly bits and makes them sweeter, and easier to deal with.
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