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- BLOG – My 2019 Spending Plan. I WILL succeed, if I ditch 5 things. (2 minute read)
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- BLOG – What IF we ignore social pressures. What IF we do what’s right for us? (2 minute read)
21 January 2019 8:46 AM | No Comments - BLOG – How we Shop, Spend and Save – “To deal with deep pain and loss I shopped. My spending habits were out of control” Kim (2 minute read).
14 January 2019 7:09 AM | No Comments - Bluewater – My shopping reflection.
09 January 2019 12:48 PM | No Comments - BLOG – My 2019 Spending Plan. I WILL succeed, if I ditch 5 things. (2 minute read)
07 January 2019 8:43 AM | No Comments - What Britain bought in 2018
03 January 2019 10:05 PM | No Comments - 2019 The Year of Underspent Happiness
01 January 2019 8:15 PM | No Comments - BLOG – How much money will you spend in 2019? (2 minute read)
31 December 2018 8:47 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Overspent? Ask for help this ‘Crimbo Limbo’ (30 second read)
24 December 2018 10:48 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Is Christmas ‘Gift Swapping’ creating financial anxiety? (2 minute read)
17 December 2018 7:39 AM | No Comments - Underspent 2018. Thank YOU & YOUR successes.
14 December 2018 11:02 PM | No Comments - BLOG – Contentment NOT Comparing. The Debt-Free Christmas (1 minute read)
10 December 2018 7:37 AM | No Comments - BLOG – 3 Top-Tips for a Debt-Free December (1 minute read)
03 December 2018 8:19 AM | No Comments - BLOG – What’s possible for YOU in 2019? (2 minute read)
26 November 2018 7:39 AM | No Comments - Buy Nothing Day
24 November 2018 12:41 AM | No Comments - BLOG – 4 fairly simple ways to reduce your mortgage in 2019 (2 minute read)
18 November 2018 8:37 AM | No Comments - BLOG – What do women feel about money? Stress, Shame, Fear and Envy (2 minute read)
12 November 2018 9:29 AM | No Comments - BLOG – How can I help someone I know change their shopping and overspending habits? (2 minute read)
05 November 2018 10:00 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Should your boss help you manage your money? (2 minute read)
29 October 2018 7:31 AM | No Comments - October Challenge – Buy Nothing New Month
22 October 2018 9:59 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Normal is… Getting dressed in clothes you buy for work and driving a car you’re still paying for (2 minute read)
22 October 2018 9:55 AM | No Comments - Underspent media moments
20 October 2018 10:49 AM | No Comments - Underspent feedback
20 October 2018 10:45 AM | No Comments - Underspent at WOW Festival 2018
20 October 2018 10:39 AM | No Comments - Underspent speaking & book promos
20 October 2018 10:30 AM | No Comments - Underspent in the media
20 October 2018 10:23 AM | No Comments - What other people say about Underspent
20 October 2018 10:17 AM | No Comments - EVENT – Take control of your money and mortgage
19 October 2018 10:21 AM | No Comments - How we Shop, Spend and Save – “I was curious to see how much money I spend. Now I have ‘Play’ Money” Thea (2 minute read)
15 October 2018 9:44 AM | No Comments - Underspent on Mornings with Mel
14 October 2018 11:08 AM | No Comments - MyDeal – Stop hoarding. Top Tips to declutter
14 October 2018 10:53 AM | No Comments - Change starts with beliefs and values
14 October 2018 10:37 AM | No Comments - Rachel on the Smart Cities Podcast – Underspent and Smart Communities
14 October 2018 10:13 AM | No Comments - How we Shop, Spend and Save – “I’ve realised you need a big compelling reason to change your spending habits” Caroline (2 minute read)
08 October 2018 10:42 AM | No Comments - How we Shop, Spend and Save – “I think people need to feel inspired to save rather than spend” Louise (2 minute read)
01 October 2018 8:00 AM | No Comments - Rachel talks paying off her mortgage on Channel 9 TV
23 September 2018 10:23 AM | No Comments - Ashgrove The Gaps Mens Shed
22 September 2018 12:33 PM | No Comments - QSuper – Don’t work until you are 100
22 September 2018 12:31 PM | No Comments - She’s Empowered – How to save 2 years salary
22 September 2018 12:29 PM | No Comments - VIDEO Pay off your mortgage in 7 years
22 September 2018 12:24 PM | No Comments - BLOG – I’m Underspent. I’m NOT deprived. I DON’T go without. I’ve got ‘fun’ and ‘luxuries’ bank accounts (2 minute read)
17 September 2018 11:07 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Concious Consuming… “Stop, Wait, Want THEN Buy” (2 minute read)
10 September 2018 9:40 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Underspent Book Club Guide (1 minute read)
03 September 2018 11:23 AM | No Comments - The Underspent Book Club Guide (download)
03 September 2018 10:45 AM | No Comments - BLOG – P is for Priorities. What are yours? (2 minute read)
27 August 2018 11:03 AM | No Comments - Underspent Priorities Workbook (download)
27 August 2018 10:35 AM | No Comments - BLOG – What’s on your Passion List? (2 minute read)
20 August 2018 9:02 AM | No Comments - Underspent Passions Workbook (download)
20 August 2018 8:23 AM | No Comments - Mortgage free – Earn, Learn, Yearn and Return
17 August 2018 12:02 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Last week my Underspent passions and priorities were challenged (1 minute read)
13 August 2018 7:18 AM | No Comments - PODCAST – A near death experience and a year of no buying
11 August 2018 10:46 PM | No Comments - Status Shopping is shaping our cities
11 August 2018 10:43 PM | No Comments - BLOG – Happiness, Expectations, Reality and Awareness. Change your financial life in 30 minutes (2 minute read)
06 August 2018 10:32 AM | No Comments - Underspent Challenge – August – Waiting Game
31 July 2018 10:55 PM | No Comments - AUDIO Spending less and saving more on LAFM
30 July 2018 11:32 AM | No Comments - Underspent in Body+Soul
30 July 2018 11:21 AM | No Comments - Now to love features Underspent
30 July 2018 11:18 AM | No Comments - Underspent featured on News.com
30 July 2018 11:15 AM | No Comments - Underspent the #2 story in the New Zealand Herald
30 July 2018 11:09 AM | No Comments - BLOG – OMG! Where’s my money gone? My spending leakages and how I fixed them (1 minute read)
30 July 2018 10:22 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Afterpay. Helping, Hindering, their $110million pay day and my new PJ’s (1 minute read + FREE gift)
23 July 2018 9:30 AM | No Comments - BLOG – I paid off my mortgage in 7 years. How? Earn, Learn, Yearn & Return (2 minute read)
16 July 2018 9:06 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Bags, Bans, Banks and Blindspots. Why we all need to ditch False Hope, spend less and act NOW (2 minute read)
09 July 2018 10:06 AM | No Comments - Underspent in Cazinc
05 July 2018 10:33 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Sh!t happens. Life changes – Money, Marriage, Moon Boots and Meltdowns (2 minute read)
02 July 2018 9:45 AM | No Comments - BLOG – If quitting buying for the sake of buying and saving money is SO easy, why isn’t everyone doing it? (2 minute read)
25 June 2018 10:17 AM | No Comments - BLOG – We’re all spending to keep up with people who are not worth keeping up with (2 minute read)
18 June 2018 11:04 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Shopping, Suicide, Status & Stigma (2 minute read)
11 June 2018 10:18 AM | No Comments - BLOG – I go shopping and ask you “What are your Desert Island Items?” (2 minute read)
04 June 2018 10:36 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Why we’re buying things we don’t really need (2 minute read)
21 May 2018 7:38 AM | No Comments - GUEST BLOG – 15 Side Income idea from The Frugal Mrs Jones
20 May 2018 10:34 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Why won’t your friends do what YOU do? 4 steps to create change.
14 May 2018 10:26 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Are we buying for compliments, to impress or out of real need?
07 May 2018 9:58 AM | No Comments - On Sunrise Breakfast TV
30 April 2018 11:03 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Silent Spending – It’s so silent YOU may not know it’s happening to you.
30 April 2018 11:01 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Are YOU too scared to start?
23 April 2018 9:54 AM | No Comments - Speaking at WOW Festival
22 April 2018 4:45 AM | No Comments - Coffee Chat in New Idea magazine
22 April 2018 4:41 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Are we spending money on ridiculous things? (1 minute read)
16 April 2018 10:09 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Why don’t we talk about our finances?
09 April 2018 3:13 AM | No Comments - Does social media make you spend?
05 April 2018 3:50 AM | No Comments - How to make the most of your family budget
05 April 2018 3:48 AM | No Comments - Underspent in the Busy Mums Magazine
05 April 2018 3:45 AM | No Comments - 30 days of Money Saving Top Tips
05 April 2018 3:38 AM | No Comments - BLOG – To Spend or Not To Spend, that’s the question #NoSpendChallenge
02 April 2018 12:53 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Sh!t happens. Resilience, bouncing back and quitting comparisons
26 March 2018 10:37 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Disasters, Money and Rats in the Roof.
19 March 2018 11:05 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Will YOU delay purchases and have March Money Miracles
12 March 2018 12:05 PM | No Comments - Underspent book review by TheEconoMiss
11 March 2018 12:30 PM | No Comments - WOW Festival 2018
11 March 2018 12:26 PM | No Comments - I’ve teamed up with Mums Delivery. 10 days of tips.
05 March 2018 11:55 AM | No Comments - BLOG – How to get the things on your holiday ‘Trip Notes’ without spending a cent
05 March 2018 11:52 AM | No Comments - Underspent in the Daily Mail
26 February 2018 12:44 PM | No Comments - My CoffeeChat with Matt Collins (read & listen)
26 February 2018 12:42 PM | No Comments - BLOG – Budgets alone don’t work. You also need multiple bank accounts
26 February 2018 12:10 PM | No Comments - Guest blog at The Frugal Mrs Jones
22 February 2018 11:12 PM | No Comments - BLOG Instagram and Impulse Shopping
19 February 2018 11:57 AM | No Comments - Underspent Coffee Chat with Matt
17 February 2018 10:44 AM | No Comments - On LAFM talking not buying for the sake of buying
15 February 2018 7:22 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Fees are foul. That’s why it’s Fee Free February
11 February 2018 11:25 AM | No Comments - People in your city can be as happy as the Danes
06 February 2018 11:12 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Kate Middleton sparks change. There’s now no shame in not buying new.
05 February 2018 12:02 PM | No Comments - Underspent 2018 Challenge No.2
01 February 2018 9:02 AM | No Comments - We got everything we wanted for Christmas. But, we’re all back at the shops buying more.
29 January 2018 10:03 AM | No Comments - BLOG – New Year, New Gear. We’re being told to buy things just for the sake of buying
22 January 2018 9:48 AM | No Comments - Underspent 2018 Challenge No. 1
18 January 2018 8:26 AM | No Comments - BLOG – The joy of experiences and security, not shopping
15 January 2018 10:03 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Change is hard but you CAN do it
03 January 2018 8:42 PM | No Comments - 12 Underspent challenges in 2018
03 January 2018 7:56 PM | No Comments - From shopping & surviving TO absolutely thriving!
18 December 2017 7:27 AM | No Comments - Turn your financial life around in 2018. 7 simple steps
18 December 2017 2:52 AM | No Comments - There’s no such thing as a perfect Christmas
14 December 2017 8:59 AM | No Comments - 5 financial wisdoms for you in 2018
12 December 2017 7:21 AM | No Comments - BLOG – The joy of debt-free
11 December 2017 7:55 AM | No Comments - I share savvy money habits for financial freedom with CASHMASTER
09 December 2017 9:24 AM | No Comments - My 6 ways to have a savvier Christmas
09 December 2017 9:22 AM | No Comments - You’ve only been taught how to spend money. Of course you’re in debt.
04 December 2017 9:26 AM | No Comments - Your debts are costing your boss. 82% of workers are worrying about money during work hours.
27 November 2017 10:46 AM | No Comments - Where does all my money go?
21 November 2017 10:25 AM | No Comments - People say saving money is “dull, boring & stupid”… Until..
20 November 2017 10:19 AM | No Comments - Top tips to get rid of credit card debts
19 November 2017 4:15 AM | No Comments - The end of car ownership. Ready?
19 November 2017 4:13 AM | No Comments - What IF… Do you need it? Can you afford it? Spending, status and the ‘Me’ economy.
13 November 2017 8:04 AM | No Comments - Borrow to Buy. The Great Australian, American and British ‘Debt-Stress’ Dream
06 November 2017 8:19 AM | No Comments - Realistic Financial Advice for Millennials
06 November 2017 8:16 AM | No Comments - Break the habit and save your money
04 November 2017 1:31 AM | No Comments - I talk to Fairsy on the Big Breakfast
31 October 2017 11:09 AM | No Comments - I talk to Tim and Dee Dee – Talking Lifestyle
31 October 2017 11:06 AM | No Comments - There’s a little bit of hoarder in all of us. Here’s what you can do right NOW!
30 October 2017 11:40 AM | No Comments - We are all Impulse Shoppers. All of us. 3 solutions to break the habit.
23 October 2017 12:27 PM | No Comments - 10 ways to save $ at home
20 October 2017 12:18 AM | No Comments - Letting go of the Middle Class Portfolio facade
16 October 2017 12:15 PM | No Comments - Life’s Unwritten Ground Rule… Spend, Spend, Spend and then spend some more.
09 October 2017 12:01 PM | No Comments - Pay off mortgage in 13 not 30 years!
08 October 2017 1:55 AM | No Comments - 10 item wardrobe “no longer a slave to shopping”
08 October 2017 1:28 AM | No Comments - 1 in 3 of us is financially stressed. 10 solutions to financially thrive, not just survive.
02 October 2017 12:08 PM | No Comments - A Home Finances fireside chat with Ben Walker of Inspire CA
02 October 2017 10:27 AM | No Comments - I’m heading to Emerald to deliver Underspent workshops
02 October 2017 10:25 AM | No Comments - In the Honestly Woman Magazine
28 September 2017 1:22 PM | No Comments - Want to look younger? Cut debts. Money worries put years on your face
25 September 2017 11:12 AM | No Comments - Impulse shopping – Do you have $5400 worth of unwanted stuff
25 September 2017 10:18 AM | No Comments - SUCCESS – It’s NOT about going without, it’s about what’s important for you
22 September 2017 8:08 AM | No Comments - Underspent success “Eat for 2 months for free”
21 September 2017 10:43 AM | No Comments - Underspent success “I found my passions”
21 September 2017 10:41 AM | No Comments - Underspent success “So simple, so successful”
21 September 2017 10:38 AM | No Comments - Success “I have more than enough”
21 September 2017 10:37 AM | No Comments - Splurge vs. Save: Financial Advice For Raising Kids
18 September 2017 12:56 AM | No Comments - The Underspent Playbook is here!
17 September 2017 9:03 AM | No Comments - What’s on your ‘why we’re not shopping’ list?
14 September 2017 12:14 PM | No Comments - Brink of financial disaster, but no lifestyle change
14 September 2017 12:13 PM | No Comments - Mortgages ‘Drive til you qualify’
08 September 2017 10:05 AM | No Comments - 3 things business women should love about ditching consumerism
06 September 2017 12:19 PM | No Comments - I’m in MyDeal.com.au “7 bad habits to drop in your 20s”
06 September 2017 11:44 AM | No Comments - How Georgia saves $10,000 a year on a $45,000 income
06 September 2017 11:36 AM | No Comments - The psychological reasons you can’t save money
06 September 2017 11:35 AM | No Comments - Road Safety: Let’s Get Tough and Get Training
31 August 2017 11:43 PM | No Comments - From husbands, homes and holidays to homelessness
28 August 2017 12:01 PM | No Comments - Self worth and stuff
27 August 2017 4:45 AM | No Comments - What triggers (many) women to spend and save?
26 August 2017 12:10 AM | No Comments - When do men & women change their spending and save money?
26 August 2017 12:07 AM | No Comments - Why don’t women save money?
26 August 2017 12:00 AM | No Comments - Santa & money
19 August 2017 5:25 AM | No Comments - What did your parents teach you about money?
19 August 2017 5:17 AM | No Comments - 5 language changes to alter your beliefs about money
19 August 2017 5:15 AM | No Comments - Is Afterpay really just ‘before broke’?
02 August 2017 8:39 AM | No Comments - After pay. Is the new trend just ‘Before Broke’?
28 July 2017 1:02 PM | No Comments - FREE GIFT Underspent Cash Savings Book (instant download)
25 July 2017 9:06 AM | No Comments - I talk to the Daily Mail about 7 ways to save cash
24 July 2017 11:13 AM | No Comments - Adult debt – result of childhood influences
19 July 2017 11:42 AM | No Comments - Household debt – our spending is the real issue
19 July 2017 11:41 AM | No Comments - Credit card debt – it’s about childhood issues
19 July 2017 11:40 AM | No Comments - Allowances in relationships – Adult pocket money
19 July 2017 11:38 AM | No Comments - We’re spending 20% of our income on transport
19 July 2017 11:37 AM | No Comments - Bargains & debt. Would you wait 3 months?
19 July 2017 11:36 AM | No Comments - Top Tips to save money when energy prices rise
19 July 2017 11:35 AM | No Comments - Listen Now! I talk “Money Habits’ on 6PR Radio
12 July 2017 10:21 AM | No Comments - Next 5-day program starts 31st July – BUY NOW for $5
24 June 2017 1:57 AM | No Comments - TOP TIPS – POWER BILLS ARE RISING 20% or $600 a year.
24 June 2017 1:55 AM | No Comments - Top Tips to save money when energy prices rise next month by 20% or $600 a year
21 June 2017 10:45 PM | No Comments - Day 30 Top Tip – Check what automatic payments you have.
05 June 2017 11:54 PM | No Comments - Day 29 Top Tip – Check your insurance policies.
05 June 2017 12:23 AM | No Comments - Day 28 Top Tip – Convenience Stores.
03 June 2017 11:47 PM | No Comments - Day 27 Top Tip – Give up one habit
02 June 2017 11:09 PM | No Comments - Day 26 Top Tip – Pay bills on time
02 June 2017 12:35 AM | No Comments - Day 25 Top Tip – Embrace second-hand
31 May 2017 8:56 PM | No Comments - Day 24 Top Tip – If you are a two-income family try living on just one income.
30 May 2017 8:21 PM | No Comments - Let’s not blame car drivers for traffic congestion….
29 May 2017 9:10 PM | No Comments - Day 23 Top Tip – Save money for your retirement and old age
29 May 2017 9:05 PM | No Comments - Day 22 Top Tip – Save for Christmas throughout the year.
28 May 2017 8:57 PM | No Comments - Day 21 Top Tip – Go camping
28 May 2017 12:15 AM | No Comments - Day 20 Top Tip – Take your own snacks and water everywhere.
27 May 2017 12:54 AM | No Comments - Day 19 Top Tip – Insource your chores
25 May 2017 9:04 PM | No Comments - I’m on Talking Lifestyle “Tips on how to save on transport costs”
25 May 2017 9:04 AM | No Comments - Day 18 Top Tip – Use your lunch hour to make money.
24 May 2017 9:27 PM | No Comments - Day 17 Top Tip – Stop trying to keep up with the Joneses!!!.
23 May 2017 9:35 PM | No Comments - Day 16 Top Tip – How much are you spending on transport and car loan?.
22 May 2017 8:47 PM | No Comments - Day 15 Top Tip – Don’t pay yourself first
21 May 2017 8:24 PM | No Comments - FEEDBACK!! Beautiful message & great feedback
20 May 2017 10:27 PM | No Comments - Day 13 Top Tip – Join your local library.
19 May 2017 10:08 PM | No Comments - Day 12 Top Tip – Commit 5 minutes a day to your financial goals
18 May 2017 8:23 PM | No Comments - Day 11 Top Tip – Just say ‘No’!
17 May 2017 9:54 PM | No Comments - Day 10 Top Tip – Turn off the TV
16 May 2017 9:23 PM | No Comments - Day 9 Top Tip – Save money
15 May 2017 9:14 PM | No Comments - Day 8 Top Tip – Take your own lunch to work
14 May 2017 10:02 PM | No Comments - Day 6 Top Tip – Sell your junk
12 May 2017 11:52 PM | No Comments - Day 5 Top Tip – Cut food costs. + Video Tutorial
11 May 2017 9:59 PM | No Comments - Day 4 Top Tip – Pay off your credit cards. + Video Tutorial
10 May 2017 10:02 PM | No Comments - Day 3 Top Tip – Spend Less, Buy Less. +Video Tutorial
09 May 2017 10:00 PM | No Comments - Day 2 Top Tip – Avoid spending BIG. + Video Tutorial
09 May 2017 10:00 PM | No Comments - Day 1 Top Tip – Keep track of all you spend+save. +Video Tutorial
09 May 2017 10:00 PM | No Comments - “Simple household budgeting tips” with John & Garry on @talklifestyleau
09 May 2017 12:00 PM | No Comments - 30 days of money saving tips – T&C’s and Disclaimer
07 May 2017 10:03 AM | No Comments - Why I’m so passionate about being Underspent and Ready for the Future
24 April 2017 12:11 PM | No Comments - Me and fantatical savers in Sydney Morning Herald
23 April 2017 12:01 AM | No Comments - Talking money on Channel 9 Today Show
22 April 2017 11:57 PM | No Comments - I talk to George and Paul on Talking Lifestyle
22 April 2017 11:39 PM | No Comments - VIDEO I talk to the ANZ Bank about my financial journey
28 March 2017 10:17 PM | No Comments - Rachel talks saving money on Sunrise with Kochie & Sam
01 March 2017 10:04 AM | No Comments - Rachel talks Underspent on Channel 7 News
28 February 2017 10:53 AM | No Comments - Tourism Without Traffic – FREE guides & information
26 February 2017 8:38 AM | No Comments - Are you an Accidental or a Deliberate spender?
24 February 2017 12:59 AM | No Comments - I’m in ELLE magazine
24 February 2017 12:57 AM | No Comments - We Know the Answer on Transport. Let’s Just Do It
19 December 2016 3:37 AM | No Comments - Redundancy 1 year on – Success, speaking at the House of Lords, daytime TV, 2 books & a fab new job!
06 December 2016 9:52 PM | No Comments - FREE 10 week Underspent Online program
06 December 2016 9:46 PM | No Comments - 10 principles Underspent men & women love and live by!
27 November 2016 11:17 PM | No Comments - I talk to the West Australian newspaper about car pooling
20 November 2016 8:26 AM | No Comments - 3 habits we need to master to sell transport
17 October 2016 2:04 AM | No Comments - Meet Aspirational Annie
20 September 2016 11:02 AM | No Comments - City Planning for Modern Lifestyles Solution #7 Be Ready. The future is NOW!
20 September 2016 11:00 AM | No Comments - City Planning for Modern Lifestyles Solution #6 Swap Borrow Share
20 September 2016 10:57 AM | No Comments - City Planning for Modern Lifestyles Solution #5 Underspent
20 September 2016 10:55 AM | No Comments - City Planning for Modern Lifestyles Solution #4 Car Free Tourism & Car Free Days Out
12 September 2016 10:26 PM | No Comments - City Planning for Modern Lifestyles Solution #3 Cycling Super Highways
11 September 2016 5:41 AM | No Comments - City Planning for Modern Lifestyles Solution #2 Active Communities
06 September 2016 9:46 AM | No Comments - City Planning for Modern Lifestyles Solution #1 Decongestion
05 September 2016 10:17 AM | No Comments - 7 ways to plan Cities for Modern Lifestyles
05 September 2016 9:52 AM | No Comments - Divorce and the City – Why we need to plan our cities for women like Lynne
05 September 2016 9:48 AM | No Comments - Why we need City Planning for Modern Lifestyles
01 September 2016 11:36 AM | No Comments - An introduction to ‘City Planning for Modern Lifestyles’
30 August 2016 11:45 AM | No Comments - LAUNCHING ‘City Planning for Modern Lifestyles’
30 August 2016 11:36 AM | No Comments - I talk about a “A Great Recipe for Life”
16 August 2016 10:58 AM | No Comments - FREE e-book Overspent by Rachel Smith
01 August 2016 4:20 AM | No Comments - FREE e-book SPENT by Rachel Smith
13 July 2016 9:00 AM | No Comments - FREE e-book Swap Borrow Share by Rachel Smith
05 July 2016 10:37 PM | No Comments - Four Secrets for Getting Big Impacts from Small Spending
25 June 2016 9:07 AM | No Comments - Brexit & uncertainty. What I’m doing right NOW & you can too.
25 June 2016 1:58 AM | No Comments - We’re going for $5 a day (daytime) challenge and saving $5,000 by cutting food waste. Could you?
24 May 2016 9:42 PM | No Comments - Boosting tourism. Let’s boost our tourism industry through cycling, instead of with cars
11 May 2016 11:30 AM | No Comments - 10 signs you’re Overspent not Underspent
10 May 2016 10:46 AM | No Comments - Dreaming of an early retirement? 10 top tips to make it a reality.
11 April 2016 12:26 PM | No Comments - 7 things to love about quitting
11 April 2016 11:15 AM | No Comments - 7 reasons why I’m in favour of buying mobility rather than buying car metal.
11 April 2016 11:13 AM | 2 Comments - How the Transport Industry Can Learn from Hotel Disruption
11 April 2016 11:11 AM | No Comments - ID or no ID, that’s not the real cycling question
21 February 2016 9:09 AM | No Comments - Rachel in the Sunday Mail
21 February 2016 9:07 AM | No Comments - Bikes Vs Cars. Confronting but not Confrontational (and why, in reality, Facebook is a fake recruiter)
04 February 2016 10:10 AM | No Comments - Bike, Eat, Love.
30 January 2016 9:40 AM | 1 Comment - The 7 most common mistakes we make when trying to cut traffic congestion
27 January 2016 8:19 AM | No Comments - How our greatest dream became our biggest nightmare
19 January 2016 11:50 AM | No Comments - Houston, we have a traffic congestion problem
12 January 2016 9:36 AM | No Comments - Throw Buddha On The Barbie – Decongesting our cities and Underspending our lives
12 December 2015 3:41 AM | No Comments - I’m on ABC Radio – Living more with less at a time of spending
12 December 2015 3:31 AM | No Comments - Traffic Congestion Solutions To Transform City Living
10 December 2015 3:15 AM | No Comments - MEDIA RELEASE – When it comes to traffic I would rather eat hospital food.
08 December 2015 2:54 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to cut traffic and parking chaos at hospitals ‘cos patients need to arrive on time
02 December 2015 4:32 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to make your city lucrative, liveable and lovable with Car Free Days Out.
24 November 2015 2:12 AM | No Comments - “Christmas: It’s about Brussel Sprouts not buying & spending”
24 November 2015 12:04 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to improve road safety and cut school traffic congestion
16 November 2015 3:29 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to survive unexpected expenses and avoid ‘debt-lag’
12 November 2015 7:29 AM | No Comments - 10 reasons why we need to talk
30 October 2015 2:45 AM | No Comments - How much is enough?
30 October 2015 12:53 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to save $10,000 and survive mortgage rate rises
26 October 2015 1:25 AM | No Comments - Jam Packed – The 7 most common mistakes and challenges we face when trying to cut traffic congestion
23 October 2015 6:02 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to save $3,250 ($60 a week) and cut your food waste
22 October 2015 1:55 AM | No Comments - Open Forum – 7 things to love about buying nothing
20 October 2015 12:12 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to create a new normal
19 October 2015 1:34 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to cut school gate traffic congestion
16 October 2015 5:23 AM | No Comments - CAN YOU HELP? Redundancy. Interviewees needed
13 October 2015 3:17 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to survive & save in an era of mass redundancies
09 October 2015 3:20 AM | 2 Comments - 10 top tips to survive buying nothing new month
09 October 2015 3:19 AM | No Comments - Could you go 1 month without buying anything but bare necessities?
29 September 2015 4:08 AM | No Comments - I’m in the Mercury – Push for less city traffic
23 September 2015 12:47 AM | No Comments - Great review of my book Decongestion by Bike Tasmania
22 September 2015 4:57 AM | 1 Comment - Thank you to my sponsors and supporters
21 September 2015 1:41 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to save money in your home
10 September 2015 11:44 PM | No Comments - Australia Won’t Ever be Like Copenhagen, so Why Force it?
08 September 2015 7:34 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to save money this Fathers Day
02 September 2015 11:40 PM | No Comments - Question & PRIZE for everyone
11 August 2015 12:45 AM | 2 Comments - The New PPP for Transport: Priorities, Purpose & Pleasure
13 July 2015 2:02 AM | No Comments - I’m a guest on The Teahouse Talks podcast
29 May 2015 4:51 AM | No Comments - Can Working from Home Solve Our Transit Woes?
14 May 2015 2:34 AM | No Comments - Redundancy isn’t failure. Callum – He’s an inspiration to us all
12 May 2015 2:50 AM | No Comments - Engineers Australia – Avoid negativity for success
07 May 2015 12:39 AM | 2 Comments - How to Quit Stuff: Brisbane woman’s lifestyle experiment
28 April 2015 10:53 PM | No Comments - Car sharing could cut congestion woes
22 April 2015 2:09 AM | No Comments - The West Australian “Bold leadership needed on traffic”
22 April 2015 2:02 AM | No Comments - Bicycle friendly homes
09 April 2015 2:31 AM | No Comments - I talk the future of shopping centres
02 February 2015 11:45 PM | No Comments - Tomorrow we have a choice
30 January 2015 12:07 AM | No Comments - @openforum_au shares my list of the 7 biggest challenges when cutting traffic congestion
21 January 2015 6:46 AM | No Comments - AECOM’s No Excuse Zone maps
06 December 2014 4:17 AM | No Comments - Worlds best urban bike infrastructures
04 December 2014 8:15 AM | No Comments - Christmas: It’s about the Brussel Sprouts not the buying & spending
01 December 2014 4:18 AM | 1 Comment - Is this the WORST website in Australia?
28 November 2014 6:49 AM | No Comments - Is buying a sign of loneliness?
05 November 2014 1:24 AM | 2 Comments - Our City Leaders’ 7 biggest challenges when cutting traffic congestion
23 October 2014 7:52 AM | No Comments - Turning idleness into action: 7 steps to help create healthy & active communities across Queensland
21 October 2014 12:18 AM | No Comments - How to buy nothing and save more. What, why and how.
01 October 2014 3:56 AM | No Comments - Seeking Expressions of Interest for The Decongestion Project
28 September 2014 8:00 PM | No Comments - “Slip & Slide”…and cycle? Let’s consider a new image for cycling
16 June 2014 11:57 PM | 1 Comment - Cycling Super Highways: What, Where, When & $$$. VCG14 Paper
02 June 2014 1:05 AM | No Comments - Who should lead cycling?
31 May 2014 8:46 AM | No Comments - My Buying Nothing for 1 Year. My journey so far
14 May 2014 1:01 AM | 1 Comment - SBS Cycling Central guest post another of my blogs! #gratitude
16 April 2014 1:15 AM | No Comments - Do bicycle advocates need to act like Hollywood?
10 April 2014 6:53 AM | 1 Comment - Steve agrees. Cyclists & car drivers need to respect each other.
25 March 2014 5:42 AM | No Comments - SBS Cycling Central guest post my blog!
25 March 2014 4:24 AM | 2 Comments - Is Australia cycling against the Law of Attraction?
25 March 2014 4:22 AM | 4 Comments - I’m listed number 10! Women of AECOM: Celebrating Inspiration
06 March 2014 1:22 AM | No Comments - Can you dream a New Australian Dream?
03 March 2014 3:38 AM | No Comments - @AECOM’s Big Idea for Spring Hill – A vertical Swimming Pool
26 February 2014 7:03 AM | No Comments - Shower Power. Will day spas increase cycling in our cities?
26 February 2014 12:30 AM | No Comments - Can my buying nothing transform our cities?
19 February 2014 12:07 AM | 2 Comments - #newaustraliandream
03 February 2014 1:11 AM | No Comments - Are ‘not shops’ the future in our cities?
27 January 2014 11:23 PM | No Comments - What women want
16 January 2014 1:05 AM | No Comments - Are we overthinking cycling in Australia?
09 December 2013 6:21 AM | 2 Comments - Chitwan – the ‘Copenhagen’ of Nepal
09 December 2013 6:21 AM | 1 Comment - My TEDxQUT Talk is now free to watch!
19 September 2013 2:13 AM | No Comments - Thank you everyone from schools across Kathmandu in Nepal
07 September 2013 11:30 AM | No Comments - Thank you everyone from Chaukot school in Nepal
07 September 2013 11:29 AM | No Comments - Thank you Brisbane for your generous donations for schools in Nepal
07 September 2013 11:28 AM | No Comments - Rachel’s work profiled in The Weekend Edition
15 August 2013 4:41 AM | No Comments - Rachel talks cycling, cricket & citizenship with 4bc radio
13 August 2013 9:26 AM | No Comments - Rachel’s bike map reviewed by Katherine Feeney in the Brisbane Times
12 August 2013 11:09 PM | No Comments - Happy Cycle – Rachel’s Bike Map profiled in Mx Newspaper
10 August 2013 4:09 AM | No Comments - Rachel’s Bike Map profiled in Eco-Business
10 August 2013 4:02 AM | No Comments - Rate streets where YOU live on how good or bad they are for cycling
20 July 2013 6:55 AM | 1 Comment - Yesterday I tried a Yike Bike!
30 May 2013 3:32 AM | 2 Comments - Teenagers
21 May 2013 2:26 AM | No Comments - Dear Campbell Newman & the Queensland Plan. Cooking up a recipe for success…
17 May 2013 12:44 AM | 14 Comments - Reality Bites. Time 4 Action. #2 Wishing on a Wish List
13 May 2013 6:05 AM | 5 Comments - My Brave Idea for Brisbane @BrisbaneInst
10 May 2013 6:44 AM | 8 Comments - MX newspaper reports Rachel’s “Pukka Plan for Cycling”
10 May 2013 6:24 AM | 2 Comments - “We need bold ideas for Brisbane” @AECOM Rachel Smith tells @katherinefeeney @brisbanetimes
10 May 2013 6:02 AM | 1 Comment - Reality Bites. Time 4 Action. #1 Bicycle Harvesting
30 April 2013 3:14 AM | 5 Comments - America’s best cycling advocacy ideas for Australia
11 April 2013 3:50 AM | 2 Comments - ‘Reality Bites – Bike Week special’ – Cycling: Where to from here?
22 March 2013 2:05 AM | 13 Comments - ‘Reality Bites – Bike Week special’ – Cycling: Are we pedalling or connecting?
21 March 2013 1:41 AM | 5 Comments - ‘Reality Bites – Bike Week special’ – We need a cycling hero
20 March 2013 2:22 AM | 16 Comments - ‘Reality Bites – Bike Week special’ – Can just 6 people transform Australian cities into ‘cycling cities’?
19 March 2013 6:22 AM | 10 Comments - ‘Reality Bites – Bike Week special’ – We can’t sell cycling how we’d sell soap
18 March 2013 4:17 AM | 1 Comment - Was cycling the winner? London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games
14 March 2013 12:29 PM | 2 Comments - It doesn’t have to be perfect it just needs to be a start.
14 March 2013 6:48 AM | 1 Comment - #APCC Think Tank creates 3 Cycling Social Media Campaigns for 2013
13 March 2013 7:39 AM | 2 Comments - Gut instincts & immediate intuition. Rating the success of good ideas. #APCC Think Tank.
13 March 2013 7:00 AM | 1 Comment - #APCC Think Tank. The popularity contest and ‘Our better ideas’
13 March 2013 6:22 AM | No Comments - “What would Richard Branson do to get more people cycling?” #APCC Think Tank
12 March 2013 4:30 AM | 6 Comments - #APCC Think Tank “What will cycling success look like 10 years from now?”
12 March 2013 3:41 AM | 7 Comments - “What would Shell, BP & Caltex do/think about more people cycling?” #APCC Think Tank
12 March 2013 2:15 AM | 4 Comments - A Beach BBQ – not riding a bike – that’s the perfect Australian Sunday arvo! #APCC Think Tank
12 March 2013 1:25 AM | 1 Comment - #APCC Think Tank “Why don’t people in Australia ride bicycles?”
12 March 2013 12:46 AM | 3 Comments - Citizen Cities – Recommendations for cities of the future from the BMW Guggenheim Lab
27 February 2013 3:29 AM | No Comments - New York City: If you can make it work there, you can make it work anywhere
04 February 2013 7:51 AM | 6 Comments - ‘Wheels of delight’ – Profile in Sunday Mail U Magazine
29 January 2013 11:03 PM | 22 Comments - #cyclecitychat Tweet Chat ‘Cycling, Streets & Safety’
24 January 2013 8:08 AM | 1 Comment - Bold questions seek inspiring answers. Highlights from the Australian Cycling Conference
23 January 2013 3:12 AM | 7 Comments - Photo e-book – Barclays Cycle Superhighways, London
21 January 2013 5:03 AM | 1 Comment - **NEW ** Brisbane Bicycle Lunch – Starts Thursday 17 January 12 noon
14 January 2013 1:04 AM | No Comments - Live! From Mumbai. Skywalks. Are these the future in our cities?
11 January 2013 6:42 AM | 5 Comments - Live! from Mumbai. Active streets – Dharavi Slum
24 December 2012 2:41 PM | 3 Comments - Live! from Mumbai. White painted lines and Russian Spies
18 December 2012 5:08 PM | 6 Comments - Live! From Mumbai. ‘Educating Engineers’
18 December 2012 3:53 AM | 1 Comment - Live! from Mumbai. Is the future ‘Infraspace’?
17 December 2012 3:38 AM | 3 Comments - Goodbye Brisbane, Hello Mumbai
15 December 2012 1:07 AM | 3 Comments - Results – BMW Guggenheim Lab – ‘Dynamic Connections’ Bike Map
12 December 2012 7:15 AM | No Comments - Photo e-book – The Paris Velib Revolution
05 December 2012 1:18 AM | 2 Comments - Photo e-book – Bicycling along the Santa Monica Boulevard
03 December 2012 2:05 AM | No Comments - Rachel on ABC National Radio with Phil Smith & Andrew Demack talking all things bicycles
02 December 2012 1:22 AM | No Comments - Dr Rod Tolley – Why walking (and cycling) is good for busine$$
23 November 2012 6:44 AM | No Comments - Yesterday’s #cyclecitychat Tweet Chat – What you Tweeted
20 November 2012 7:18 AM | No Comments - Photo e-book – Bjark Ingles Bicycle 8-House, Copenhagen
06 November 2012 12:50 AM | No Comments - Photo e-book – Norrebrogade bicycle infrastructure, Copenhagen
06 November 2012 12:48 AM | No Comments - Photo e-book – C99 Albertslund Ruten Copenhagen’s Bicycle Super Highways
05 November 2012 7:19 AM | 1 Comment - Rachel’s Live! tweets from Bike Futures 2012
21 October 2012 2:05 AM | No Comments - Unlocking Future Bicycle Networks with the World’s First Crowdsourced Bicycle Map
15 October 2012 6:12 AM | No Comments - Rachel’s live tweets from AITPM 2012 in Sydney
11 October 2012 3:45 AM | No Comments - Rachel’s crowd-solving bike map features in Fast Co.Exist
25 September 2012 7:29 AM | No Comments - Reality Bites: Mass redundancies & sharing. 5 easy steps to ‘spend less + have more’
24 September 2012 3:26 AM | 12 Comments - Rachel’s Dynamic Connections bike map features in Springwise
22 September 2012 5:01 AM | No Comments - Solving the big-picture problems of the built environment is a group activity. Architecture Australia interviews Rachel Smith
20 September 2012 1:05 AM | No Comments - Reality Bites: Mass redundancies & tourism. Five easy immediate steps that we can all take for success
11 September 2012 10:19 PM | 11 Comments - Rachel talks cycling and crowd-funding to ABC National Radio
23 August 2012 4:13 AM | No Comments - Rachel talks transport on 4BC Radio
17 August 2012 6:39 AM | 1 Comment - Is Brisbane’s next big project a bicycle superhighway
10 August 2012 9:49 AM | 2 Comments - Rachel’s work profiled in the Economist
10 August 2012 6:10 AM | No Comments - Cycling – Don’t waste your money on “nice to have’s” be bold with “must have’s”
08 August 2012 2:30 AM | No Comments - It’s about starting a conversation and talking about cities
04 August 2012 1:07 AM | No Comments - Crowd-sourcing cycling
01 August 2012 4:39 PM | 5 Comments - Conclusions: ‘Infrastructure Revolution’ & ‘Igniting Fuses’
29 July 2012 2:44 PM | No Comments - Will technology lead to ‘Open Governance’ in our cities?
26 July 2012 10:26 PM | No Comments - What can you learn about your city by mapping its food?
25 July 2012 9:25 PM | 2 Comments - The future is new. We’ve made ‘wild speculations’ about future cities!
22 July 2012 6:11 AM | No Comments - Turning people on… the principles of positive communication.
21 July 2012 7:23 PM | 1 Comment - What does ‘Open Source’ mean for Architecture?
21 July 2012 8:52 AM | No Comments - Tourism. It can warm our homes or burn down our house
20 July 2012 2:28 PM | No Comments - Carlo Ratti asks “Can make cities through crowd-sourcing?”
19 July 2012 9:15 PM | No Comments - Copenhagen Bike Highways – “But we want to be better” says Traffic Chief
19 July 2012 3:30 PM | 1 Comment - Is your city selling off land? Case study: Free Space Berlin
19 July 2012 11:16 AM | 3 Comments - Want to make your city happy? The answer: Live near your office!
18 July 2012 6:40 PM | 2 Comments - Please discuss: How will technology & sharing change shopping in our cities?
17 July 2012 7:52 PM | 2 Comments - Governments: Are potholes the gateway drug to civic engagement?
16 July 2012 7:23 PM | 2 Comments - Should city planners trust their gut feelings?
14 July 2012 9:57 PM | 4 Comments - We Heart Cycling
12 July 2012 7:22 PM | 2 Comments - Rachel talks Cycling Super Highways on German TV
10 July 2012 7:15 PM | 1 Comment - Are ‘Bubble Parties’ the future for community involvement?
08 July 2012 4:20 PM | 2 Comments - Perception in the city. What is reality in your city?
08 July 2012 11:03 AM | No Comments - Can we rethink & redesign our Addiction to Plastic? Stories from Plastiki
08 July 2012 9:40 AM | No Comments - No Excuse Zone Cycling Map. Berliners: What’s Your Excuse?
08 July 2012 7:34 AM | 4 Comments - How would you transform your city? Our highlights
07 July 2012 1:13 PM | No Comments - Could you live without money?
04 July 2012 10:06 PM | 1 Comment - e-mobility: How will we all cope at 7pm?
03 July 2012 10:30 AM | 2 Comments - ‘Making’ with people. Week 2: We’re sharing, caring and very daring!
02 July 2012 4:46 PM | No Comments - Can surfers transform our cities? What’s your inflatable?
01 July 2012 5:35 PM | No Comments - City Transformation Marathon – My day in Tweets!
30 June 2012 4:39 PM | No Comments - Will future road signs say “Do anything you like”?
29 June 2012 4:52 PM | No Comments - Labplatz: In the future will we picnic on a highway?
29 June 2012 3:34 PM | 2 Comments - Criteria for ‘dream’ bicycle infrastructure
28 June 2012 10:25 AM | No Comments - Why your bicycle is like your vacuum cleaner. Just add kids!
27 June 2012 8:16 PM | 1 Comment - Cycling: What would you say in 6 minutes 40 seconds?
26 June 2012 6:10 AM | No Comments - This week I’m launching ‘Making’ cities with people. #BGLab
25 June 2012 11:54 AM | 1 Comment - Lab Theme 1 – Rachel’s Conclusions – ‘Making’ cities for the future
24 June 2012 6:14 PM | No Comments - Product Design – Tigers are great because they make soufflé…
23 June 2012 7:28 PM | No Comments - Can play and humour innovate our cities?
23 June 2012 2:04 PM | No Comments - Shake your hips to pollinate your strips! G’day Hollywood
23 June 2012 9:44 AM | 4 Comments - What would YOU grow in a urban AGBAG?
21 June 2012 8:12 PM | No Comments - Are YOU and me the future of city maps?
20 June 2012 6:23 PM | No Comments - Mass redundancies: Are ‘shops that are not shops’ the future?
20 June 2012 11:54 AM | 4 Comments - Bike lanes 2.0: Now or soon in a city near you
19 June 2012 9:43 AM | No Comments - Can drinking orange juice help cities in the future?
18 June 2012 5:23 PM | No Comments - Do YOU think streets can be used as communication platforms?
17 June 2012 6:25 PM | 1 Comment - Lab Day 3: Making Things Digital & Launch of MUB (Mobile University Berlin)
17 June 2012 8:53 AM | No Comments - Lab day 2: Making Things Move, Dale Dougherty & fabulous Imke
16 June 2012 4:55 PM | No Comments - 3 minute movie: Brisbane Bicycling “Style Over Speed”!
16 June 2012 10:28 AM | 2 Comments - The Lab is now open! The Maker Marathon in photos
15 June 2012 5:34 PM | No Comments - My day road-testing solar powered cargo bikes
14 June 2012 3:09 PM | No Comments - Launching “Fab in the Lab”
13 June 2012 11:53 AM | No Comments - Don’t Just Stand Up and Spout Theory—Do Something
12 June 2012 4:17 PM | No Comments - The best social networking is face-to-face
12 June 2012 3:26 PM | No Comments - Why I’ve got the best job in the world!
11 June 2012 7:06 PM | No Comments - At the Lab: Berlin’s ‘hot topics’ and who’s talking
10 June 2012 6:56 AM | No Comments - A tale of two cities. Brisbane vs. Berlin
09 June 2012 5:31 AM | 3 Comments - AECOM, BMW, the Guggenheim and Me! My Story.
07 June 2012 7:28 AM | 4 Comments - Bye Bye Brisbane, Guten Morgen Berlin!
06 June 2012 7:11 AM | 1 Comment - Auckland to get a Cycling Super Highway
31 May 2012 6:53 AM | No Comments - Today I cycled to work in my best black party dress and sparkly shoes!
24 May 2012 11:41 PM | No Comments - What would YOU do to make Brisbane a cycling city?
24 May 2012 3:44 AM | No Comments - Calling all bicycle/cycling professionals and researchers
10 May 2012 1:04 AM | No Comments - Lazy Sunday Cycle seeks Events Manager, Graphic Designer, Social Media Manager, Ride Leader’s
12 April 2012 6:52 AM | No Comments - Rachel on ABC National Radio
19 March 2012 4:53 AM | No Comments - Can cupcakes mainstream sharing in our cities?
07 March 2012 8:06 AM | 1 Comment - Can Karaoke transform public spaces?
12 January 2012 3:54 AM | No Comments - Interview – Rachel Smith talks Dynamic Connections
14 December 2011 10:56 PM | No Comments - Rachel joins BMW Guggenheim Lab
10 December 2011 12:43 AM | No Comments - More people cycling more of the time…
10 December 2011 12:08 AM | No Comments - Cycling – Undeniably an integral part of life in the Big Apple.
23 August 2011 8:11 AM | 5 Comments - Can cycling help boost the tourism industry?
23 August 2011 8:10 AM | 2 Comments - Local bike paths mean higher house prices
02 August 2011 5:14 AM | No Comments - On her bike: why women won’t ride
02 August 2011 12:50 AM | 3 Comments
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21 January 2019 8:46 AM | No Comments - BLOG – How we Shop, Spend and Save – “To deal with deep pain and loss I shopped. My spending habits were out of control” Kim (2 minute read).
14 January 2019 7:09 AM | No Comments - Bluewater – My shopping reflection.
09 January 2019 12:48 PM | No Comments - BLOG – My 2019 Spending Plan. I WILL succeed, if I ditch 5 things. (2 minute read)
07 January 2019 8:43 AM | No Comments - What Britain bought in 2018
03 January 2019 10:05 PM | No Comments - 2019 The Year of Underspent Happiness
01 January 2019 8:15 PM | No Comments - BLOG – How much money will you spend in 2019? (2 minute read)
31 December 2018 8:47 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Overspent? Ask for help this ‘Crimbo Limbo’ (30 second read)
24 December 2018 10:48 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Is Christmas ‘Gift Swapping’ creating financial anxiety? (2 minute read)
17 December 2018 7:39 AM | No Comments - Underspent 2018. Thank YOU & YOUR successes.
14 December 2018 11:02 PM | No Comments - BLOG – Contentment NOT Comparing. The Debt-Free Christmas (1 minute read)
10 December 2018 7:37 AM | No Comments - BLOG – 3 Top-Tips for a Debt-Free December (1 minute read)
03 December 2018 8:19 AM | No Comments - BLOG – What’s possible for YOU in 2019? (2 minute read)
26 November 2018 7:39 AM | No Comments - Buy Nothing Day
24 November 2018 12:41 AM | No Comments - BLOG – 4 fairly simple ways to reduce your mortgage in 2019 (2 minute read)
18 November 2018 8:37 AM | No Comments - BLOG – What do women feel about money? Stress, Shame, Fear and Envy (2 minute read)
12 November 2018 9:29 AM | No Comments - BLOG – How can I help someone I know change their shopping and overspending habits? (2 minute read)
05 November 2018 10:00 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Should your boss help you manage your money? (2 minute read)
29 October 2018 7:31 AM | No Comments - October Challenge – Buy Nothing New Month
22 October 2018 9:59 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Normal is… Getting dressed in clothes you buy for work and driving a car you’re still paying for (2 minute read)
22 October 2018 9:55 AM | No Comments - Underspent media moments
20 October 2018 10:49 AM | No Comments - Underspent feedback
20 October 2018 10:45 AM | No Comments - Underspent at WOW Festival 2018
20 October 2018 10:39 AM | No Comments - Underspent speaking & book promos
20 October 2018 10:30 AM | No Comments - Underspent in the media
20 October 2018 10:23 AM | No Comments - What other people say about Underspent
20 October 2018 10:17 AM | No Comments - EVENT – Take control of your money and mortgage
19 October 2018 10:21 AM | No Comments - How we Shop, Spend and Save – “I was curious to see how much money I spend. Now I have ‘Play’ Money” Thea (2 minute read)
15 October 2018 9:44 AM | No Comments - Underspent on Mornings with Mel
14 October 2018 11:08 AM | No Comments - MyDeal – Stop hoarding. Top Tips to declutter
14 October 2018 10:53 AM | No Comments - Change starts with beliefs and values
14 October 2018 10:37 AM | No Comments - Rachel on the Smart Cities Podcast – Underspent and Smart Communities
14 October 2018 10:13 AM | No Comments - How we Shop, Spend and Save – “I’ve realised you need a big compelling reason to change your spending habits” Caroline (2 minute read)
08 October 2018 10:42 AM | No Comments - How we Shop, Spend and Save – “I think people need to feel inspired to save rather than spend” Louise (2 minute read)
01 October 2018 8:00 AM | No Comments - Rachel talks paying off her mortgage on Channel 9 TV
23 September 2018 10:23 AM | No Comments - Ashgrove The Gaps Mens Shed
22 September 2018 12:33 PM | No Comments - QSuper – Don’t work until you are 100
22 September 2018 12:31 PM | No Comments - She’s Empowered – How to save 2 years salary
22 September 2018 12:29 PM | No Comments - VIDEO Pay off your mortgage in 7 years
22 September 2018 12:24 PM | No Comments - BLOG – I’m Underspent. I’m NOT deprived. I DON’T go without. I’ve got ‘fun’ and ‘luxuries’ bank accounts (2 minute read)
17 September 2018 11:07 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Concious Consuming… “Stop, Wait, Want THEN Buy” (2 minute read)
10 September 2018 9:40 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Underspent Book Club Guide (1 minute read)
03 September 2018 11:23 AM | No Comments - The Underspent Book Club Guide (download)
03 September 2018 10:45 AM | No Comments - BLOG – P is for Priorities. What are yours? (2 minute read)
27 August 2018 11:03 AM | No Comments - Underspent Priorities Workbook (download)
27 August 2018 10:35 AM | No Comments - BLOG – What’s on your Passion List? (2 minute read)
20 August 2018 9:02 AM | No Comments - Underspent Passions Workbook (download)
20 August 2018 8:23 AM | No Comments - Mortgage free – Earn, Learn, Yearn and Return
17 August 2018 12:02 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Last week my Underspent passions and priorities were challenged (1 minute read)
13 August 2018 7:18 AM | No Comments - PODCAST – A near death experience and a year of no buying
11 August 2018 10:46 PM | No Comments - Status Shopping is shaping our cities
11 August 2018 10:43 PM | No Comments - BLOG – Happiness, Expectations, Reality and Awareness. Change your financial life in 30 minutes (2 minute read)
06 August 2018 10:32 AM | No Comments - Underspent Challenge – August – Waiting Game
31 July 2018 10:55 PM | No Comments - AUDIO Spending less and saving more on LAFM
30 July 2018 11:32 AM | No Comments - Underspent in Body+Soul
30 July 2018 11:21 AM | No Comments - Now to love features Underspent
30 July 2018 11:18 AM | No Comments - Underspent featured on News.com
30 July 2018 11:15 AM | No Comments - Underspent the #2 story in the New Zealand Herald
30 July 2018 11:09 AM | No Comments - BLOG – OMG! Where’s my money gone? My spending leakages and how I fixed them (1 minute read)
30 July 2018 10:22 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Afterpay. Helping, Hindering, their $110million pay day and my new PJ’s (1 minute read + FREE gift)
23 July 2018 9:30 AM | No Comments - BLOG – I paid off my mortgage in 7 years. How? Earn, Learn, Yearn & Return (2 minute read)
16 July 2018 9:06 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Bags, Bans, Banks and Blindspots. Why we all need to ditch False Hope, spend less and act NOW (2 minute read)
09 July 2018 10:06 AM | No Comments - Underspent in Cazinc
05 July 2018 10:33 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Sh!t happens. Life changes – Money, Marriage, Moon Boots and Meltdowns (2 minute read)
02 July 2018 9:45 AM | No Comments - BLOG – If quitting buying for the sake of buying and saving money is SO easy, why isn’t everyone doing it? (2 minute read)
25 June 2018 10:17 AM | No Comments - BLOG – We’re all spending to keep up with people who are not worth keeping up with (2 minute read)
18 June 2018 11:04 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Shopping, Suicide, Status & Stigma (2 minute read)
11 June 2018 10:18 AM | No Comments - BLOG – I go shopping and ask you “What are your Desert Island Items?” (2 minute read)
04 June 2018 10:36 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Why we’re buying things we don’t really need (2 minute read)
21 May 2018 7:38 AM | No Comments - GUEST BLOG – 15 Side Income idea from The Frugal Mrs Jones
20 May 2018 10:34 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Why won’t your friends do what YOU do? 4 steps to create change.
14 May 2018 10:26 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Are we buying for compliments, to impress or out of real need?
07 May 2018 9:58 AM | No Comments - On Sunrise Breakfast TV
30 April 2018 11:03 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Silent Spending – It’s so silent YOU may not know it’s happening to you.
30 April 2018 11:01 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Are YOU too scared to start?
23 April 2018 9:54 AM | No Comments - Speaking at WOW Festival
22 April 2018 4:45 AM | No Comments - Coffee Chat in New Idea magazine
22 April 2018 4:41 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Are we spending money on ridiculous things? (1 minute read)
16 April 2018 10:09 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Why don’t we talk about our finances?
09 April 2018 3:13 AM | No Comments - Does social media make you spend?
05 April 2018 3:50 AM | No Comments - How to make the most of your family budget
05 April 2018 3:48 AM | No Comments - Underspent in the Busy Mums Magazine
05 April 2018 3:45 AM | No Comments - 30 days of Money Saving Top Tips
05 April 2018 3:38 AM | No Comments - BLOG – To Spend or Not To Spend, that’s the question #NoSpendChallenge
02 April 2018 12:53 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Sh!t happens. Resilience, bouncing back and quitting comparisons
26 March 2018 10:37 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Disasters, Money and Rats in the Roof.
19 March 2018 11:05 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Will YOU delay purchases and have March Money Miracles
12 March 2018 12:05 PM | No Comments - Underspent book review by TheEconoMiss
11 March 2018 12:30 PM | No Comments - WOW Festival 2018
11 March 2018 12:26 PM | No Comments - I’ve teamed up with Mums Delivery. 10 days of tips.
05 March 2018 11:55 AM | No Comments - BLOG – How to get the things on your holiday ‘Trip Notes’ without spending a cent
05 March 2018 11:52 AM | No Comments - Underspent in the Daily Mail
26 February 2018 12:44 PM | No Comments - My CoffeeChat with Matt Collins (read & listen)
26 February 2018 12:42 PM | No Comments - BLOG – Budgets alone don’t work. You also need multiple bank accounts
26 February 2018 12:10 PM | No Comments - Guest blog at The Frugal Mrs Jones
22 February 2018 11:12 PM | No Comments - BLOG Instagram and Impulse Shopping
19 February 2018 11:57 AM | No Comments - Underspent Coffee Chat with Matt
17 February 2018 10:44 AM | No Comments - On LAFM talking not buying for the sake of buying
15 February 2018 7:22 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Fees are foul. That’s why it’s Fee Free February
11 February 2018 11:25 AM | No Comments - People in your city can be as happy as the Danes
06 February 2018 11:12 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Kate Middleton sparks change. There’s now no shame in not buying new.
05 February 2018 12:02 PM | No Comments - Underspent 2018 Challenge No.2
01 February 2018 9:02 AM | No Comments - We got everything we wanted for Christmas. But, we’re all back at the shops buying more.
29 January 2018 10:03 AM | No Comments - BLOG – New Year, New Gear. We’re being told to buy things just for the sake of buying
22 January 2018 9:48 AM | No Comments - Underspent 2018 Challenge No. 1
18 January 2018 8:26 AM | No Comments - BLOG – The joy of experiences and security, not shopping
15 January 2018 10:03 AM | No Comments - BLOG – Change is hard but you CAN do it
03 January 2018 8:42 PM | No Comments - 12 Underspent challenges in 2018
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18 December 2017 7:27 AM | No Comments - Turn your financial life around in 2018. 7 simple steps
18 December 2017 2:52 AM | No Comments - There’s no such thing as a perfect Christmas
14 December 2017 8:59 AM | No Comments - 5 financial wisdoms for you in 2018
12 December 2017 7:21 AM | No Comments - BLOG – The joy of debt-free
11 December 2017 7:55 AM | No Comments - I share savvy money habits for financial freedom with CASHMASTER
09 December 2017 9:24 AM | No Comments - My 6 ways to have a savvier Christmas
09 December 2017 9:22 AM | No Comments - You’ve only been taught how to spend money. Of course you’re in debt.
04 December 2017 9:26 AM | No Comments - Your debts are costing your boss. 82% of workers are worrying about money during work hours.
27 November 2017 10:46 AM | No Comments - Where does all my money go?
21 November 2017 10:25 AM | No Comments - People say saving money is “dull, boring & stupid”… Until..
20 November 2017 10:19 AM | No Comments - Top tips to get rid of credit card debts
19 November 2017 4:15 AM | No Comments - The end of car ownership. Ready?
19 November 2017 4:13 AM | No Comments - What IF… Do you need it? Can you afford it? Spending, status and the ‘Me’ economy.
13 November 2017 8:04 AM | No Comments - Borrow to Buy. The Great Australian, American and British ‘Debt-Stress’ Dream
06 November 2017 8:19 AM | No Comments - Realistic Financial Advice for Millennials
06 November 2017 8:16 AM | No Comments - Break the habit and save your money
04 November 2017 1:31 AM | No Comments - I talk to Fairsy on the Big Breakfast
31 October 2017 11:09 AM | No Comments - I talk to Tim and Dee Dee – Talking Lifestyle
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30 October 2017 11:40 AM | No Comments - We are all Impulse Shoppers. All of us. 3 solutions to break the habit.
23 October 2017 12:27 PM | No Comments - 10 ways to save $ at home
20 October 2017 12:18 AM | No Comments - Letting go of the Middle Class Portfolio facade
16 October 2017 12:15 PM | No Comments - Life’s Unwritten Ground Rule… Spend, Spend, Spend and then spend some more.
09 October 2017 12:01 PM | No Comments - Pay off mortgage in 13 not 30 years!
08 October 2017 1:55 AM | No Comments - 10 item wardrobe “no longer a slave to shopping”
08 October 2017 1:28 AM | No Comments - 1 in 3 of us is financially stressed. 10 solutions to financially thrive, not just survive.
02 October 2017 12:08 PM | No Comments - A Home Finances fireside chat with Ben Walker of Inspire CA
02 October 2017 10:27 AM | No Comments - I’m heading to Emerald to deliver Underspent workshops
02 October 2017 10:25 AM | No Comments - In the Honestly Woman Magazine
28 September 2017 1:22 PM | No Comments - Want to look younger? Cut debts. Money worries put years on your face
25 September 2017 11:12 AM | No Comments - Impulse shopping – Do you have $5400 worth of unwanted stuff
25 September 2017 10:18 AM | No Comments - SUCCESS – It’s NOT about going without, it’s about what’s important for you
22 September 2017 8:08 AM | No Comments - Underspent success “Eat for 2 months for free”
21 September 2017 10:43 AM | No Comments - Underspent success “I found my passions”
21 September 2017 10:41 AM | No Comments - Underspent success “So simple, so successful”
21 September 2017 10:38 AM | No Comments - Success “I have more than enough”
21 September 2017 10:37 AM | No Comments - Splurge vs. Save: Financial Advice For Raising Kids
18 September 2017 12:56 AM | No Comments - The Underspent Playbook is here!
17 September 2017 9:03 AM | No Comments - What’s on your ‘why we’re not shopping’ list?
14 September 2017 12:14 PM | No Comments - Brink of financial disaster, but no lifestyle change
14 September 2017 12:13 PM | No Comments - Mortgages ‘Drive til you qualify’
08 September 2017 10:05 AM | No Comments - 3 things business women should love about ditching consumerism
06 September 2017 12:19 PM | No Comments - I’m in MyDeal.com.au “7 bad habits to drop in your 20s”
06 September 2017 11:44 AM | No Comments - How Georgia saves $10,000 a year on a $45,000 income
06 September 2017 11:36 AM | No Comments - The psychological reasons you can’t save money
06 September 2017 11:35 AM | No Comments - Road Safety: Let’s Get Tough and Get Training
31 August 2017 11:43 PM | No Comments - From husbands, homes and holidays to homelessness
28 August 2017 12:01 PM | No Comments - Self worth and stuff
27 August 2017 4:45 AM | No Comments - What triggers (many) women to spend and save?
26 August 2017 12:10 AM | No Comments - When do men & women change their spending and save money?
26 August 2017 12:07 AM | No Comments - Why don’t women save money?
26 August 2017 12:00 AM | No Comments - Santa & money
19 August 2017 5:25 AM | No Comments - What did your parents teach you about money?
19 August 2017 5:17 AM | No Comments - 5 language changes to alter your beliefs about money
19 August 2017 5:15 AM | No Comments - Is Afterpay really just ‘before broke’?
02 August 2017 8:39 AM | No Comments - After pay. Is the new trend just ‘Before Broke’?
28 July 2017 1:02 PM | No Comments - FREE GIFT Underspent Cash Savings Book (instant download)
25 July 2017 9:06 AM | No Comments - I talk to the Daily Mail about 7 ways to save cash
24 July 2017 11:13 AM | No Comments - Adult debt – result of childhood influences
19 July 2017 11:42 AM | No Comments - Household debt – our spending is the real issue
19 July 2017 11:41 AM | No Comments - Credit card debt – it’s about childhood issues
19 July 2017 11:40 AM | No Comments - Allowances in relationships – Adult pocket money
19 July 2017 11:38 AM | No Comments - We’re spending 20% of our income on transport
19 July 2017 11:37 AM | No Comments - Bargains & debt. Would you wait 3 months?
19 July 2017 11:36 AM | No Comments - Top Tips to save money when energy prices rise
19 July 2017 11:35 AM | No Comments - Listen Now! I talk “Money Habits’ on 6PR Radio
12 July 2017 10:21 AM | No Comments - Next 5-day program starts 31st July – BUY NOW for $5
24 June 2017 1:57 AM | No Comments - TOP TIPS – POWER BILLS ARE RISING 20% or $600 a year.
24 June 2017 1:55 AM | No Comments - Top Tips to save money when energy prices rise next month by 20% or $600 a year
21 June 2017 10:45 PM | No Comments - Day 30 Top Tip – Check what automatic payments you have.
05 June 2017 11:54 PM | No Comments - Day 29 Top Tip – Check your insurance policies.
05 June 2017 12:23 AM | No Comments - Day 28 Top Tip – Convenience Stores.
03 June 2017 11:47 PM | No Comments - Day 27 Top Tip – Give up one habit
02 June 2017 11:09 PM | No Comments - Day 26 Top Tip – Pay bills on time
02 June 2017 12:35 AM | No Comments - Day 25 Top Tip – Embrace second-hand
31 May 2017 8:56 PM | No Comments - Day 24 Top Tip – If you are a two-income family try living on just one income.
30 May 2017 8:21 PM | No Comments - Let’s not blame car drivers for traffic congestion….
29 May 2017 9:10 PM | No Comments - Day 23 Top Tip – Save money for your retirement and old age
29 May 2017 9:05 PM | No Comments - Day 22 Top Tip – Save for Christmas throughout the year.
28 May 2017 8:57 PM | No Comments - Day 21 Top Tip – Go camping
28 May 2017 12:15 AM | No Comments - Day 20 Top Tip – Take your own snacks and water everywhere.
27 May 2017 12:54 AM | No Comments - Day 19 Top Tip – Insource your chores
25 May 2017 9:04 PM | No Comments - I’m on Talking Lifestyle “Tips on how to save on transport costs”
25 May 2017 9:04 AM | No Comments - Day 18 Top Tip – Use your lunch hour to make money.
24 May 2017 9:27 PM | No Comments - Day 17 Top Tip – Stop trying to keep up with the Joneses!!!.
23 May 2017 9:35 PM | No Comments - Day 16 Top Tip – How much are you spending on transport and car loan?.
22 May 2017 8:47 PM | No Comments - Day 15 Top Tip – Don’t pay yourself first
21 May 2017 8:24 PM | No Comments - FEEDBACK!! Beautiful message & great feedback
20 May 2017 10:27 PM | No Comments - Day 13 Top Tip – Join your local library.
19 May 2017 10:08 PM | No Comments - Day 12 Top Tip – Commit 5 minutes a day to your financial goals
18 May 2017 8:23 PM | No Comments - Day 11 Top Tip – Just say ‘No’!
17 May 2017 9:54 PM | No Comments - Day 10 Top Tip – Turn off the TV
16 May 2017 9:23 PM | No Comments - Day 9 Top Tip – Save money
15 May 2017 9:14 PM | No Comments - Day 8 Top Tip – Take your own lunch to work
14 May 2017 10:02 PM | No Comments - Day 6 Top Tip – Sell your junk
12 May 2017 11:52 PM | No Comments - Day 5 Top Tip – Cut food costs. + Video Tutorial
11 May 2017 9:59 PM | No Comments - Day 4 Top Tip – Pay off your credit cards. + Video Tutorial
10 May 2017 10:02 PM | No Comments - Day 3 Top Tip – Spend Less, Buy Less. +Video Tutorial
09 May 2017 10:00 PM | No Comments - Day 2 Top Tip – Avoid spending BIG. + Video Tutorial
09 May 2017 10:00 PM | No Comments - Day 1 Top Tip – Keep track of all you spend+save. +Video Tutorial
09 May 2017 10:00 PM | No Comments - “Simple household budgeting tips” with John & Garry on @talklifestyleau
09 May 2017 12:00 PM | No Comments - 30 days of money saving tips – T&C’s and Disclaimer
07 May 2017 10:03 AM | No Comments - Why I’m so passionate about being Underspent and Ready for the Future
24 April 2017 12:11 PM | No Comments - Me and fantatical savers in Sydney Morning Herald
23 April 2017 12:01 AM | No Comments - Talking money on Channel 9 Today Show
22 April 2017 11:57 PM | No Comments - I talk to George and Paul on Talking Lifestyle
22 April 2017 11:39 PM | No Comments - VIDEO I talk to the ANZ Bank about my financial journey
28 March 2017 10:17 PM | No Comments - Rachel talks saving money on Sunrise with Kochie & Sam
01 March 2017 10:04 AM | No Comments - Rachel talks Underspent on Channel 7 News
28 February 2017 10:53 AM | No Comments - Tourism Without Traffic – FREE guides & information
26 February 2017 8:38 AM | No Comments - Are you an Accidental or a Deliberate spender?
24 February 2017 12:59 AM | No Comments - I’m in ELLE magazine
24 February 2017 12:57 AM | No Comments - We Know the Answer on Transport. Let’s Just Do It
19 December 2016 3:37 AM | No Comments - Redundancy 1 year on – Success, speaking at the House of Lords, daytime TV, 2 books & a fab new job!
06 December 2016 9:52 PM | No Comments - FREE 10 week Underspent Online program
06 December 2016 9:46 PM | No Comments - 10 principles Underspent men & women love and live by!
27 November 2016 11:17 PM | No Comments - I talk to the West Australian newspaper about car pooling
20 November 2016 8:26 AM | No Comments - 3 habits we need to master to sell transport
17 October 2016 2:04 AM | No Comments - Meet Aspirational Annie
20 September 2016 11:02 AM | No Comments - City Planning for Modern Lifestyles Solution #7 Be Ready. The future is NOW!
20 September 2016 11:00 AM | No Comments - City Planning for Modern Lifestyles Solution #6 Swap Borrow Share
20 September 2016 10:57 AM | No Comments - City Planning for Modern Lifestyles Solution #5 Underspent
20 September 2016 10:55 AM | No Comments - City Planning for Modern Lifestyles Solution #4 Car Free Tourism & Car Free Days Out
12 September 2016 10:26 PM | No Comments - City Planning for Modern Lifestyles Solution #3 Cycling Super Highways
11 September 2016 5:41 AM | No Comments - City Planning for Modern Lifestyles Solution #2 Active Communities
06 September 2016 9:46 AM | No Comments - City Planning for Modern Lifestyles Solution #1 Decongestion
05 September 2016 10:17 AM | No Comments - 7 ways to plan Cities for Modern Lifestyles
05 September 2016 9:52 AM | No Comments - Divorce and the City – Why we need to plan our cities for women like Lynne
05 September 2016 9:48 AM | No Comments - Why we need City Planning for Modern Lifestyles
01 September 2016 11:36 AM | No Comments - An introduction to ‘City Planning for Modern Lifestyles’
30 August 2016 11:45 AM | No Comments - LAUNCHING ‘City Planning for Modern Lifestyles’
30 August 2016 11:36 AM | No Comments - I talk about a “A Great Recipe for Life”
16 August 2016 10:58 AM | No Comments - FREE e-book Overspent by Rachel Smith
01 August 2016 4:20 AM | No Comments - FREE e-book SPENT by Rachel Smith
13 July 2016 9:00 AM | No Comments - FREE e-book Swap Borrow Share by Rachel Smith
05 July 2016 10:37 PM | No Comments - Four Secrets for Getting Big Impacts from Small Spending
25 June 2016 9:07 AM | No Comments - Brexit & uncertainty. What I’m doing right NOW & you can too.
25 June 2016 1:58 AM | No Comments - We’re going for $5 a day (daytime) challenge and saving $5,000 by cutting food waste. Could you?
24 May 2016 9:42 PM | No Comments - Boosting tourism. Let’s boost our tourism industry through cycling, instead of with cars
11 May 2016 11:30 AM | No Comments - 10 signs you’re Overspent not Underspent
10 May 2016 10:46 AM | No Comments - Dreaming of an early retirement? 10 top tips to make it a reality.
11 April 2016 12:26 PM | No Comments - 7 things to love about quitting
11 April 2016 11:15 AM | No Comments - 7 reasons why I’m in favour of buying mobility rather than buying car metal.
11 April 2016 11:13 AM | 2 Comments - How the Transport Industry Can Learn from Hotel Disruption
11 April 2016 11:11 AM | No Comments - ID or no ID, that’s not the real cycling question
21 February 2016 9:09 AM | No Comments - Rachel in the Sunday Mail
21 February 2016 9:07 AM | No Comments - Bikes Vs Cars. Confronting but not Confrontational (and why, in reality, Facebook is a fake recruiter)
04 February 2016 10:10 AM | No Comments - Bike, Eat, Love.
30 January 2016 9:40 AM | 1 Comment - The 7 most common mistakes we make when trying to cut traffic congestion
27 January 2016 8:19 AM | No Comments - How our greatest dream became our biggest nightmare
19 January 2016 11:50 AM | No Comments - Houston, we have a traffic congestion problem
12 January 2016 9:36 AM | No Comments - Throw Buddha On The Barbie – Decongesting our cities and Underspending our lives
12 December 2015 3:41 AM | No Comments - I’m on ABC Radio – Living more with less at a time of spending
12 December 2015 3:31 AM | No Comments - Traffic Congestion Solutions To Transform City Living
10 December 2015 3:15 AM | No Comments - MEDIA RELEASE – When it comes to traffic I would rather eat hospital food.
08 December 2015 2:54 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to cut traffic and parking chaos at hospitals ‘cos patients need to arrive on time
02 December 2015 4:32 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to make your city lucrative, liveable and lovable with Car Free Days Out.
24 November 2015 2:12 AM | No Comments - “Christmas: It’s about Brussel Sprouts not buying & spending”
24 November 2015 12:04 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to improve road safety and cut school traffic congestion
16 November 2015 3:29 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to survive unexpected expenses and avoid ‘debt-lag’
12 November 2015 7:29 AM | No Comments - 10 reasons why we need to talk
30 October 2015 2:45 AM | No Comments - How much is enough?
30 October 2015 12:53 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to save $10,000 and survive mortgage rate rises
26 October 2015 1:25 AM | No Comments - Jam Packed – The 7 most common mistakes and challenges we face when trying to cut traffic congestion
23 October 2015 6:02 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to save $3,250 ($60 a week) and cut your food waste
22 October 2015 1:55 AM | No Comments - Open Forum – 7 things to love about buying nothing
20 October 2015 12:12 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to create a new normal
19 October 2015 1:34 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to cut school gate traffic congestion
16 October 2015 5:23 AM | No Comments - CAN YOU HELP? Redundancy. Interviewees needed
13 October 2015 3:17 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to survive & save in an era of mass redundancies
09 October 2015 3:20 AM | 2 Comments - 10 top tips to survive buying nothing new month
09 October 2015 3:19 AM | No Comments - Could you go 1 month without buying anything but bare necessities?
29 September 2015 4:08 AM | No Comments - I’m in the Mercury – Push for less city traffic
23 September 2015 12:47 AM | No Comments - Great review of my book Decongestion by Bike Tasmania
22 September 2015 4:57 AM | 1 Comment - Thank you to my sponsors and supporters
21 September 2015 1:41 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to save money in your home
10 September 2015 11:44 PM | No Comments - Australia Won’t Ever be Like Copenhagen, so Why Force it?
08 September 2015 7:34 AM | No Comments - 10 top tips to save money this Fathers Day
02 September 2015 11:40 PM | No Comments - Question & PRIZE for everyone
11 August 2015 12:45 AM | 2 Comments - The New PPP for Transport: Priorities, Purpose & Pleasure
13 July 2015 2:02 AM | No Comments - I’m a guest on The Teahouse Talks podcast
29 May 2015 4:51 AM | No Comments - Can Working from Home Solve Our Transit Woes?
14 May 2015 2:34 AM | No Comments - Redundancy isn’t failure. Callum – He’s an inspiration to us all
12 May 2015 2:50 AM | No Comments - Engineers Australia – Avoid negativity for success
07 May 2015 12:39 AM | 2 Comments - How to Quit Stuff: Brisbane woman’s lifestyle experiment
28 April 2015 10:53 PM | No Comments - Car sharing could cut congestion woes
22 April 2015 2:09 AM | No Comments - The West Australian “Bold leadership needed on traffic”
22 April 2015 2:02 AM | No Comments - Bicycle friendly homes
09 April 2015 2:31 AM | No Comments - I talk the future of shopping centres
02 February 2015 11:45 PM | No Comments - Tomorrow we have a choice
30 January 2015 12:07 AM | No Comments - @openforum_au shares my list of the 7 biggest challenges when cutting traffic congestion
21 January 2015 6:46 AM | No Comments - AECOM’s No Excuse Zone maps
06 December 2014 4:17 AM | No Comments - Worlds best urban bike infrastructures
04 December 2014 8:15 AM | No Comments - Christmas: It’s about the Brussel Sprouts not the buying & spending
01 December 2014 4:18 AM | 1 Comment - Is this the WORST website in Australia?
28 November 2014 6:49 AM | No Comments - Is buying a sign of loneliness?
05 November 2014 1:24 AM | 2 Comments - Our City Leaders’ 7 biggest challenges when cutting traffic congestion
23 October 2014 7:52 AM | No Comments - Turning idleness into action: 7 steps to help create healthy & active communities across Queensland
21 October 2014 12:18 AM | No Comments - How to buy nothing and save more. What, why and how.
01 October 2014 3:56 AM | No Comments - Seeking Expressions of Interest for The Decongestion Project
28 September 2014 8:00 PM | No Comments - “Slip & Slide”…and cycle? Let’s consider a new image for cycling
16 June 2014 11:57 PM | 1 Comment - Cycling Super Highways: What, Where, When & $$$. VCG14 Paper
02 June 2014 1:05 AM | No Comments - Who should lead cycling?
31 May 2014 8:46 AM | No Comments - My Buying Nothing for 1 Year. My journey so far
14 May 2014 1:01 AM | 1 Comment - SBS Cycling Central guest post another of my blogs! #gratitude
16 April 2014 1:15 AM | No Comments - Do bicycle advocates need to act like Hollywood?
10 April 2014 6:53 AM | 1 Comment - Steve agrees. Cyclists & car drivers need to respect each other.
25 March 2014 5:42 AM | No Comments - SBS Cycling Central guest post my blog!
25 March 2014 4:24 AM | 2 Comments - Is Australia cycling against the Law of Attraction?
25 March 2014 4:22 AM | 4 Comments - I’m listed number 10! Women of AECOM: Celebrating Inspiration
06 March 2014 1:22 AM | No Comments - Can you dream a New Australian Dream?
03 March 2014 3:38 AM | No Comments - @AECOM’s Big Idea for Spring Hill – A vertical Swimming Pool
26 February 2014 7:03 AM | No Comments - Shower Power. Will day spas increase cycling in our cities?
26 February 2014 12:30 AM | No Comments - Can my buying nothing transform our cities?
19 February 2014 12:07 AM | 2 Comments - #newaustraliandream
03 February 2014 1:11 AM | No Comments - Are ‘not shops’ the future in our cities?
27 January 2014 11:23 PM | No Comments - What women want
16 January 2014 1:05 AM | No Comments - Are we overthinking cycling in Australia?
09 December 2013 6:21 AM | 2 Comments - Chitwan – the ‘Copenhagen’ of Nepal
09 December 2013 6:21 AM | 1 Comment - My TEDxQUT Talk is now free to watch!
19 September 2013 2:13 AM | No Comments - Thank you everyone from schools across Kathmandu in Nepal
07 September 2013 11:30 AM | No Comments - Thank you everyone from Chaukot school in Nepal
07 September 2013 11:29 AM | No Comments - Thank you Brisbane for your generous donations for schools in Nepal
07 September 2013 11:28 AM | No Comments - Rachel’s work profiled in The Weekend Edition
15 August 2013 4:41 AM | No Comments - Rachel talks cycling, cricket & citizenship with 4bc radio
13 August 2013 9:26 AM | No Comments - Rachel’s bike map reviewed by Katherine Feeney in the Brisbane Times
12 August 2013 11:09 PM | No Comments - Happy Cycle – Rachel’s Bike Map profiled in Mx Newspaper
10 August 2013 4:09 AM | No Comments - Rachel’s Bike Map profiled in Eco-Business
10 August 2013 4:02 AM | No Comments - Rate streets where YOU live on how good or bad they are for cycling
20 July 2013 6:55 AM | 1 Comment - Yesterday I tried a Yike Bike!
30 May 2013 3:32 AM | 2 Comments - Teenagers
21 May 2013 2:26 AM | No Comments - Dear Campbell Newman & the Queensland Plan. Cooking up a recipe for success…
17 May 2013 12:44 AM | 14 Comments - Reality Bites. Time 4 Action. #2 Wishing on a Wish List
13 May 2013 6:05 AM | 5 Comments - My Brave Idea for Brisbane @BrisbaneInst
10 May 2013 6:44 AM | 8 Comments - MX newspaper reports Rachel’s “Pukka Plan for Cycling”
10 May 2013 6:24 AM | 2 Comments - “We need bold ideas for Brisbane” @AECOM Rachel Smith tells @katherinefeeney @brisbanetimes
10 May 2013 6:02 AM | 1 Comment - Reality Bites. Time 4 Action. #1 Bicycle Harvesting
30 April 2013 3:14 AM | 5 Comments - America’s best cycling advocacy ideas for Australia
11 April 2013 3:50 AM | 2 Comments - ‘Reality Bites – Bike Week special’ – Cycling: Where to from here?
22 March 2013 2:05 AM | 13 Comments - ‘Reality Bites – Bike Week special’ – Cycling: Are we pedalling or connecting?
21 March 2013 1:41 AM | 5 Comments - ‘Reality Bites – Bike Week special’ – We need a cycling hero
20 March 2013 2:22 AM | 16 Comments - ‘Reality Bites – Bike Week special’ – Can just 6 people transform Australian cities into ‘cycling cities’?
19 March 2013 6:22 AM | 10 Comments - ‘Reality Bites – Bike Week special’ – We can’t sell cycling how we’d sell soap
18 March 2013 4:17 AM | 1 Comment - Was cycling the winner? London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games
14 March 2013 12:29 PM | 2 Comments - It doesn’t have to be perfect it just needs to be a start.
14 March 2013 6:48 AM | 1 Comment - #APCC Think Tank creates 3 Cycling Social Media Campaigns for 2013
13 March 2013 7:39 AM | 2 Comments - Gut instincts & immediate intuition. Rating the success of good ideas. #APCC Think Tank.
13 March 2013 7:00 AM | 1 Comment - #APCC Think Tank. The popularity contest and ‘Our better ideas’
13 March 2013 6:22 AM | No Comments - “What would Richard Branson do to get more people cycling?” #APCC Think Tank
12 March 2013 4:30 AM | 6 Comments - #APCC Think Tank “What will cycling success look like 10 years from now?”
12 March 2013 3:41 AM | 7 Comments - “What would Shell, BP & Caltex do/think about more people cycling?” #APCC Think Tank
12 March 2013 2:15 AM | 4 Comments - A Beach BBQ – not riding a bike – that’s the perfect Australian Sunday arvo! #APCC Think Tank
12 March 2013 1:25 AM | 1 Comment - #APCC Think Tank “Why don’t people in Australia ride bicycles?”
12 March 2013 12:46 AM | 3 Comments - Citizen Cities – Recommendations for cities of the future from the BMW Guggenheim Lab
27 February 2013 3:29 AM | No Comments - New York City: If you can make it work there, you can make it work anywhere
04 February 2013 7:51 AM | 6 Comments - ‘Wheels of delight’ – Profile in Sunday Mail U Magazine
29 January 2013 11:03 PM | 22 Comments - #cyclecitychat Tweet Chat ‘Cycling, Streets & Safety’
24 January 2013 8:08 AM | 1 Comment - Bold questions seek inspiring answers. Highlights from the Australian Cycling Conference
23 January 2013 3:12 AM | 7 Comments - Photo e-book – Barclays Cycle Superhighways, London
21 January 2013 5:03 AM | 1 Comment - **NEW ** Brisbane Bicycle Lunch – Starts Thursday 17 January 12 noon
14 January 2013 1:04 AM | No Comments - Live! From Mumbai. Skywalks. Are these the future in our cities?
11 January 2013 6:42 AM | 5 Comments - Live! from Mumbai. Active streets – Dharavi Slum
24 December 2012 2:41 PM | 3 Comments - Live! from Mumbai. White painted lines and Russian Spies
18 December 2012 5:08 PM | 6 Comments - Live! From Mumbai. ‘Educating Engineers’
18 December 2012 3:53 AM | 1 Comment - Live! from Mumbai. Is the future ‘Infraspace’?
17 December 2012 3:38 AM | 3 Comments - Goodbye Brisbane, Hello Mumbai
15 December 2012 1:07 AM | 3 Comments - Results – BMW Guggenheim Lab – ‘Dynamic Connections’ Bike Map
12 December 2012 7:15 AM | No Comments - Photo e-book – The Paris Velib Revolution
05 December 2012 1:18 AM | 2 Comments - Photo e-book – Bicycling along the Santa Monica Boulevard
03 December 2012 2:05 AM | No Comments - Rachel on ABC National Radio with Phil Smith & Andrew Demack talking all things bicycles
02 December 2012 1:22 AM | No Comments - Dr Rod Tolley – Why walking (and cycling) is good for busine$$
23 November 2012 6:44 AM | No Comments - Yesterday’s #cyclecitychat Tweet Chat – What you Tweeted
20 November 2012 7:18 AM | No Comments - Photo e-book – Bjark Ingles Bicycle 8-House, Copenhagen
06 November 2012 12:50 AM | No Comments - Photo e-book – Norrebrogade bicycle infrastructure, Copenhagen
06 November 2012 12:48 AM | No Comments - Photo e-book – C99 Albertslund Ruten Copenhagen’s Bicycle Super Highways
05 November 2012 7:19 AM | 1 Comment - Rachel’s Live! tweets from Bike Futures 2012
21 October 2012 2:05 AM | No Comments - Unlocking Future Bicycle Networks with the World’s First Crowdsourced Bicycle Map
15 October 2012 6:12 AM | No Comments - Rachel’s live tweets from AITPM 2012 in Sydney
11 October 2012 3:45 AM | No Comments - Rachel’s crowd-solving bike map features in Fast Co.Exist
25 September 2012 7:29 AM | No Comments - Reality Bites: Mass redundancies & sharing. 5 easy steps to ‘spend less + have more’
24 September 2012 3:26 AM | 12 Comments - Rachel’s Dynamic Connections bike map features in Springwise
22 September 2012 5:01 AM | No Comments - Solving the big-picture problems of the built environment is a group activity. Architecture Australia interviews Rachel Smith
20 September 2012 1:05 AM | No Comments - Reality Bites: Mass redundancies & tourism. Five easy immediate steps that we can all take for success
11 September 2012 10:19 PM | 11 Comments - Rachel talks cycling and crowd-funding to ABC National Radio
23 August 2012 4:13 AM | No Comments - Rachel talks transport on 4BC Radio
17 August 2012 6:39 AM | 1 Comment - Is Brisbane’s next big project a bicycle superhighway
10 August 2012 9:49 AM | 2 Comments - Rachel’s work profiled in the Economist
10 August 2012 6:10 AM | No Comments - Cycling – Don’t waste your money on “nice to have’s” be bold with “must have’s”
08 August 2012 2:30 AM | No Comments - It’s about starting a conversation and talking about cities
04 August 2012 1:07 AM | No Comments - Crowd-sourcing cycling
01 August 2012 4:39 PM | 5 Comments - Conclusions: ‘Infrastructure Revolution’ & ‘Igniting Fuses’
29 July 2012 2:44 PM | No Comments - Will technology lead to ‘Open Governance’ in our cities?
26 July 2012 10:26 PM | No Comments - What can you learn about your city by mapping its food?
25 July 2012 9:25 PM | 2 Comments - The future is new. We’ve made ‘wild speculations’ about future cities!
22 July 2012 6:11 AM | No Comments - Turning people on… the principles of positive communication.
21 July 2012 7:23 PM | 1 Comment - What does ‘Open Source’ mean for Architecture?
21 July 2012 8:52 AM | No Comments - Tourism. It can warm our homes or burn down our house
20 July 2012 2:28 PM | No Comments - Carlo Ratti asks “Can make cities through crowd-sourcing?”
19 July 2012 9:15 PM | No Comments - Copenhagen Bike Highways – “But we want to be better” says Traffic Chief
19 July 2012 3:30 PM | 1 Comment - Is your city selling off land? Case study: Free Space Berlin
19 July 2012 11:16 AM | 3 Comments - Want to make your city happy? The answer: Live near your office!
18 July 2012 6:40 PM | 2 Comments - Please discuss: How will technology & sharing change shopping in our cities?
17 July 2012 7:52 PM | 2 Comments - Governments: Are potholes the gateway drug to civic engagement?
16 July 2012 7:23 PM | 2 Comments - Should city planners trust their gut feelings?
14 July 2012 9:57 PM | 4 Comments - We Heart Cycling
12 July 2012 7:22 PM | 2 Comments - Rachel talks Cycling Super Highways on German TV
10 July 2012 7:15 PM | 1 Comment - Are ‘Bubble Parties’ the future for community involvement?
08 July 2012 4:20 PM | 2 Comments - Perception in the city. What is reality in your city?
08 July 2012 11:03 AM | No Comments - Can we rethink & redesign our Addiction to Plastic? Stories from Plastiki
08 July 2012 9:40 AM | No Comments - No Excuse Zone Cycling Map. Berliners: What’s Your Excuse?
08 July 2012 7:34 AM | 4 Comments - How would you transform your city? Our highlights
07 July 2012 1:13 PM | No Comments - Could you live without money?
04 July 2012 10:06 PM | 1 Comment - e-mobility: How will we all cope at 7pm?
03 July 2012 10:30 AM | 2 Comments - ‘Making’ with people. Week 2: We’re sharing, caring and very daring!
02 July 2012 4:46 PM | No Comments - Can surfers transform our cities? What’s your inflatable?
01 July 2012 5:35 PM | No Comments - City Transformation Marathon – My day in Tweets!
30 June 2012 4:39 PM | No Comments - Will future road signs say “Do anything you like”?
29 June 2012 4:52 PM | No Comments - Labplatz: In the future will we picnic on a highway?
29 June 2012 3:34 PM | 2 Comments - Criteria for ‘dream’ bicycle infrastructure
28 June 2012 10:25 AM | No Comments - Why your bicycle is like your vacuum cleaner. Just add kids!
27 June 2012 8:16 PM | 1 Comment - Cycling: What would you say in 6 minutes 40 seconds?
26 June 2012 6:10 AM | No Comments - This week I’m launching ‘Making’ cities with people. #BGLab
25 June 2012 11:54 AM | 1 Comment - Lab Theme 1 – Rachel’s Conclusions – ‘Making’ cities for the future
24 June 2012 6:14 PM | No Comments - Product Design – Tigers are great because they make soufflé…
23 June 2012 7:28 PM | No Comments - Can play and humour innovate our cities?
23 June 2012 2:04 PM | No Comments - Shake your hips to pollinate your strips! G’day Hollywood
23 June 2012 9:44 AM | 4 Comments - What would YOU grow in a urban AGBAG?
21 June 2012 8:12 PM | No Comments - Are YOU and me the future of city maps?
20 June 2012 6:23 PM | No Comments - Mass redundancies: Are ‘shops that are not shops’ the future?
20 June 2012 11:54 AM | 4 Comments - Bike lanes 2.0: Now or soon in a city near you
19 June 2012 9:43 AM | No Comments - Can drinking orange juice help cities in the future?
18 June 2012 5:23 PM | No Comments - Do YOU think streets can be used as communication platforms?
17 June 2012 6:25 PM | 1 Comment - Lab Day 3: Making Things Digital & Launch of MUB (Mobile University Berlin)
17 June 2012 8:53 AM | No Comments - Lab day 2: Making Things Move, Dale Dougherty & fabulous Imke
16 June 2012 4:55 PM | No Comments - 3 minute movie: Brisbane Bicycling “Style Over Speed”!
16 June 2012 10:28 AM | 2 Comments - The Lab is now open! The Maker Marathon in photos
15 June 2012 5:34 PM | No Comments - My day road-testing solar powered cargo bikes
14 June 2012 3:09 PM | No Comments - Launching “Fab in the Lab”
13 June 2012 11:53 AM | No Comments - Don’t Just Stand Up and Spout Theory—Do Something
12 June 2012 4:17 PM | No Comments - The best social networking is face-to-face
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BLOG – What IF we ignore social pressures. What IF we do what’s right for us? (2 minute read)
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BLOG – How we Shop, Spend and Save – “To deal with deep pain and loss I shopped. My spending habits were out of control” Kim (2 minute read).
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Bluewater – My shopping reflection.
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BLOG – My 2019 Spending Plan. I WILL succeed, if I ditch 5 things. (2 minute read)
Posted on January 7, 2019 | No CommentsIt’s easy to spend money. So, every year I make a Spending Plan. My 2019 Spending Plan is divided into 3 categories: Needs, Wants and Savings. ‘Needs’ are things that […] -
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What Britain bought in 2018
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2019 The Year of Underspent Happiness
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BLOG – How much money will you spend in 2019? (2 minute read)
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BLOG – Overspent? Ask for help this ‘Crimbo Limbo’ (30 second read)
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BLOG – Is Christmas ‘Gift Swapping’ creating financial anxiety? (2 minute read)
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Underspent 2018. Thank YOU & YOUR successes.
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BLOG – Contentment NOT Comparing. The Debt-Free Christmas (1 minute read)
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BLOG – 3 Top-Tips for a Debt-Free December (1 minute read)
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BLOG – What’s possible for YOU in 2019? (2 minute read)
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Buy Nothing Day
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BLOG – 4 fairly simple ways to reduce your mortgage in 2019 (2 minute read)
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BLOG – What do women feel about money? Stress, Shame, Fear and Envy (2 minute read)
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BLOG – How can I help someone I know change their shopping and overspending habits? (2 minute read)
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BLOG – Should your boss help you manage your money? (2 minute read)
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October Challenge – Buy Nothing New Month
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BLOG – Normal is… Getting dressed in clothes you buy for work and driving a car you’re still paying for (2 minute read)
Posted on October 22, 2018 | No CommentsIn my 2nd TEDx Talk (way back when in 2014!) I said that the Great Australian has become the Australian nightmare, where: “Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you […]