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Friday Q&A on Finances with Money Mum Gemma Bird

Friday Q&A on Finances with Money Mum Gemma Bird

Made by Mammas: The Podcast
Apr 18, 2025 41 min
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<p>Zoe &amp; Georgia are joined by the financial guru Gemma Bird aka Money Mum.&nbsp;</p><p>They answer your questions on budgeting for a family shop, should those in need save for a ‘runaway fund’ and how to teach your kids about saving.</p><br><p>As part of her wider partnership with Freely, Gemma shares her top tips for saving money as a family. </p><p>Backed by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5, Freely enables audiences to stream live TV alongside on demand content for free via their smart TVs for the first time, removing the need for a dish or aerial. Featuring world-first innovations for free TV, viewers can switch seamlessly between live and on demand content from the UK’s leading broadcasters and other free-to-air content providers.&nbsp;Freely offers&nbsp;more than&nbsp;55 live channels over Wi-Fi, alongside 70,000+ hours of on demand content, more than&nbsp;that provided by&nbsp;any streaming service in the UK<em>. </em></p><p>Visit <a href="Freely.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Freely</a> – which allows audiences to stream live TV and on demand content for free via their smart TVs.</p><br><p>Gemma’s favourite products:</p><p><a href="https://www.vanguardinvestor.co.uk/investing-explained/stocks-shares-junior-isa?s_kwcid=AL!11156!3!715584706074!e!!g!!vanguard%20junior%20isa&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwzYLABhD4ARIsALySuCRlec_6i3xLBjlEtSbmfI8Fnqf_vg4uUnlGNxanHq14PbJmGpHLSDkaAqsDEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vanguard Junior ISA</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gohenry.com/uk/?promotion=GBUKMA2515&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_source=google&amp;utm_campaign=brand&amp;utm_term=go%20henry%20card&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwzYLABhD4ARIsALySuCRol7xT6O7_PCO7kyuRR5rQx1kIVOImQXPseBR_h4xDqofQt5E48YYaAl5oEALw_wcB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Go Henry</a></p><br><p>Listen by clicking ‘Play’, subscribe or follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Acast, and please do rate and review to help others find the podcast.</p><p>Find a new episode every Tuesday &amp; Friday and in the meantime check out Made By Mammas on Instagram: @madebymammas.</p><p>Made By Mammas®, this has been an Insanity Studios production.</p><p>Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p><p>Emma Spring Bank Holiday Sale is live! Get up to 25% off plus extra 5% using the code MAYSLEEP at <a href="https://www.emma-sleep.co.uk/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=influencer&amp;utm_campaign=MadeByMammas&amp;utm_code=MAYSLEEP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Emma Sleep</a>.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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