Making Cents
Hosted by Frances Cook · Frances Cook
4.9from 202 ratings
- 320
- Episodes
- 287
- Transcribed
- 202
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2024
- First episode
- 136K
- YouTube views
About Making Cents
The podcast for people who want financial freedom, without giving up their coffee. That means it's time to make the money world make cents. Join Frances Cook, best-selling author and award-winning journalist, to talk about the proven ways to invest your way to financial independence, buy your first home, or just get your spending under control. Every Monday we have the week's feature interview, with someone who's done something interesting with their money. From paying off a mountain of debt, or investing for financial independence, or starting a new business, these are the ordinary people making the extraordinary possible. On Thursday we have Ask the Experts, where industry insiders answer your questions on the money world. From earning more in your career, to investing, or sticking to a budget, they'll help make money simple. Every now and then you'll get a bonus episode too, but the fun of those is that you never know when they're coming!
- Publisher
- Frances Cook
- Category
- business · business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 26 Aug 2024
- Latest episode
- 5 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
287 of 320 episodes have a transcript.
5 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Nobody Is Talking About Property This Election. Here Is Why That Is Actually Good News
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Want a Promotion? Make or Save Your Boss Money (A CEO Explains)
1 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Is The Worst Over For NZ? Simplicity’s Sam Stubbs on Housing, NZ Super & More
Inside a recent episode
Nobody Is Talking About Property This Election. Here Is Why That Is Actually Good News
Published 5 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The most common complaint I hear from people is, why wasn't this taught in schools? And so finally, we're seeing efforts to actually get to kids when they're young. KiwiSaver, this incredible, really trusted brand, really highly regulated financial product, is this opportunity to get kids getting more skin in the game. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Making Cents
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Sarah Wood
- Sam Stubbs
- Claire Matthews
- Michael Gorin
- Dean Anderson
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 136,079
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 202 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 88 / 100
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- Quality
- 96
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 67
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Who hosts Making Cents?
Frances Cook host the show. Published by Frances Cook.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Making Cents take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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