Best Childcare Tax Credits Podcasts (2024)

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Best Bits: Student Finance tips | Tell Us your budget wedding stories 1:07:27

1h ago1:07:27

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Martin’s off air for the next few weeks so it’s a chance to revisit some of the best bits of the year so far. Martin explains all you need to know about student finance, what you could be entitled to, and how much you will pay back. We also hear our listeners’ best budget wedding stories.By BBC Radio 5 Live

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The Psychology of Overconsumption—and How to Shift Your Mindset for a Richer Life 1:07:40

13m ago1:07:40

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Depending on the source, the average American buys between 1 and 1.3 new pieces of clothing every single week—and consumption is at an all-time high. So, why aren’t we tired of cheap shit yet and how can we better understand our psychological obsessions with spending? Well, we’re diving into it with sustainability expert and author of Consumed, Aja…

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How to Build Wealth and Support Family (with Boundaries)—Especially When You're First-Gen 45:22

1h ago45:22

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On this week’s special Rich Girl Roundtable with Berna Anat: Traditional financial advice isn’t “one size fits all,” and that’s especially true for first-gen Americans who face unique challenges around building wealth and supporting family. How are the rules different for this demographic, and how can we make conversations around money more inclusi…

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Best Bits: Martin’s “Money-festo” Tell Us Special. 33:36

2h ago33:36

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Martin’s off air for the next few weeks so it’s a chance to revisit some of the best bits of the year so far. Before the general election Martin and Polly Mackenzie rated listener’s ideas for money related improvements to the law.By BBC Radio 5 Live

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The Predatory Life Insurance That's a Scam—and the One That's Legit 36:36

14m ago36:36

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Life insurance is a notoriously scammy industry, made more confusing by the fact that there are legitimate forms of life insurance that aren’t a total waste of money. So which ones are legit, and which ones should you avoid? Reminder: I am not a certified financial professional and this is not financial advice; please do your own due diligence. Tra…

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How to Calculate if You've Already Saved Enough for Retirement—and If It's Time to Slow Down 23:34

1d ago23:34

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It's possible you might already have enough saved up for retirement, thanks to the power of compounding—a phenomenon in the FIRE community known as Coast FI. We cover how to calculate that number, if it's a reliable safety net, and what else to keep in mind. Rich Girl Roundup is Money with Katie's weekly segment where Katie and her Executive Produc…

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Best Bits: Holiday money plus passport, car hire and EHIC tips. 31:27

6d ago31:27

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Martin’s off air for the next few weeks so it’s a chance to revisit some of the best bits of the year so far. He explains to Nick Eardley the smart way to spend abroad plus tips on making sure you’re on top of passports, car hire, EHIC’s and GHIC’s.By BBC Radio 5 Live

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Best Bits: Buying National Insurance years | Tell Us when you prefer the cheap option. 42:16

13d ago42:16

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Martin’s off air for the next few weeks so it’s a chance to revisit some of the best bits of the year so far. He explains how you can buy voluntary National Insurance years to boost your state pension and why it can be so lucrative. TELL US is about when listeners actually prefer the cheaper option, from sausage rolls to bog rolls.…

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Dealing with Money Dysmorphia: When Perception Isn't Reality 57:55

23d ago57:55

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A few weeks ago, I asked you all if the concept of "disordered financial behavior" resonated with you—and the response was overwhelming. And while a large faction of millennials and Gen Z deal with money dysmorphia—or as I'm inclined to call it, money disorientation—I'm not sure if the traditional blame on social media is the real cause. So how are…

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How Much Should You Budget for Childcare? We Explore All the Options 35:21

15d ago35:21

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In this week's Rich Girl Roundup, Katie and Henah answer the one prompt they often receive as two childless women: "Please run the numbers on childcare." Tune in to hear them run through the average budget and costs to set aside for various forms of childcare, as well as Katie's impassioned diatribe about the state of care work in the US. Rich Girl…

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Childcare Help | Your big questions (save or overpay mortgage, pensions for kids, can savings boost your credit score & more) 1:00:16

20d ago1:00:16

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Martin Lewis explains the childcare help you are entitled to with nearly a million parents paying for childcare, whether just in the summer or all year round, and missing out on thousands of pounds of help. This weeks Tell Us: Your questions on if savings boost your credit score? Is it time to fix energy? Should you pay off your mortgage or save? a…

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The Unconventional Approach Some Millennials Are Taking to Buy a Home 36:44

29d ago36:44

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Millennials are taking matters into their own hands with the dueling crises of housing unaffordability and loneliness…by buying houses together. Brilliant move or total mess? We’ve got the inside scoop on both outcomes. Transcripts, show notes, production credits, and more can be found at: https://moneywithkatie.com/buying-home-with-friends. Learn …

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The Ultimate Formula for Determining Your Financial Priorities 26:52

1M ago26:52

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In this week's Rich Girl Roundup, we answer the age-old question: Should I prioritize putting money towards X or Y? Rich Girl Natalie shares the choice she's grappling with: Pay off a mortgage faster or focus on saving for retirement? We walk through the calculations and considerations to ask yourself to make your money work hardest. Reminder: This…

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Car Finance Misselling 10 week deadline, reclaim £1,000s | Marital Disharmony | Slash Water bills 1:01:46

27d ago1:01:46

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Martin Lewis explains car finance reclaiming with the deadline just 10 weeks away.The Tell Us this week is about financial disagreements you have with your partner and how did you resolve it, or are you still trying? At the end we also look at how to beat the £100 rises coming on water bills.By BBC Radio 5 Live

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Will You Be Replaced by Someone Cheaper? It's the Great Salary Reset 1:03:04

1M ago1:03:04

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We got a “tip” back in March (all right, fine, it was Henah’s friend) that a major US employer with hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue might be quietly “resetting” their workforce’s wages. But upon further digging, we weren’t able to find much—so we asked all of you instead, and found an interesting trend unfolding quietly across industries…

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Is Credit to Blame for Our Financial Complacency? 28:28

1M ago28:28

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In this week's Rich Girl Roundup, Rich Girl Carolynn responds to our most recent full episode on cognitive dissonance asking if access to large amounts of credit is inadvertently keeping everyone complacent, rather than fighting against wealth inequality. We dig into this potential response as well as other reasons Americans feel powerless in our e…

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Are you one of 4m graduates who can reclaim £100s overpaid student loans | Celeb scammers 1:00:17

1M ago1:00:17

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Martin Lewis explains how you can claim back the money if you have accidentally overpaid your student loan. Martin also looks at the list of the top 20 celebs used by scammers and Tell Us this week is all about if you charge your adult children rent for living in the family home.By BBC Radio 5 Live

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BONUS: TradWives, Pop Culture, and Feminism with Caro Burke 30:05

1M ago30:05

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While we’re technically in a bye week, we’re releasing a bonus episode with an unreleased portion of my conversation from last week with Caroline Burke. We cover a lot of ground, but mostly, we discuss her thoughts on the tradwife phenomenon, pop culture, and consumerism’s influence on modern motherhood. Transcripts, show notes, production credits,…

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How to get money out of your pension: Avoid the tax trap, annuities, drawdown, the 25% tax-free lump sum & more 35:09

1M ago35:09

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The ‘Not The Martin Lewis’ Podcast: Where Martin asks specialists your questions.By BBC Radio 5 Live

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Episode 11: Vermont's Child Care Employer Tax, Japan's Child Care Policies, and Why Couldn't the Presidential Candidates Just Give a Straight Answer? 28:36

2M ago28:36

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Welcome to Episode 11 of the Child Care Tax Break Breakdown podcast with hosts Greg and Doug! In this episode, they discuss the challenges of finding child care, the impact of child care shortages, and solutions implemented in Vermont and Japan. Support the show and buy us a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/taxbreakbreakdown In Vermont, a new $…

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Can shops ban returns? | Student loans, how they really work 1:12:51

2M ago1:12:51

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Martin Lewis explains all you need to know about student finance, what you could be entitled to, and how much you will pay back. Martin is joined by a prospective university student and parents concerned about funding their children through university. We also look at consumer rights - can online shops refuse returns? AND in Mastermind this week a …

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The Cognitive Dissonance of "Getting Rich" and Imagining a Better "American Dream" 1:21:15

2M ago1:21:15

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I recently wrote an article reflecting on the fact that an awareness of the systems you exist within can empower you to make even savvier individual decisions for yourself. But sometimes, when you’re carving out a safe, secure, full life under capitalism, the thing that’s better for you makes things worse for others. So it leads me to this question…

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Pension: How to start, should you consolidate, free 1-on-1 help, auto enrolment, stakeholder or SIPP? 41:36

2M ago41:36

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The ‘Not The Martin Lewis’ Podcast: Where Martin asks specialists your questions.By BBC Radio 5 Live

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Beauty, Botox, and Bleach: The Hot Girl Hamster Wheel in 2024 47:28

2M ago47:28

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For this week's Rich Girl Roundup: After a few Rich Gals wrote in looking for an update on our Hot Girl Hamster Wheel episode, we decided to sit down again and talk through how we’ve adapted our routines since seeing through the glossy, Sephora-sponsored matrix. How have we adjusted our own routines and spending over the last two years? Rich Girl R…

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5 ways to BOOST savings interest | Energy Meter Reading Week | Nihal’s last Money Mastermind 57:00

2M ago57:00

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Martin explains energy meter reading week – key info for everyone who pays energy bills by direct debit, and some on prepay. The big subject, how to boost your savings. There are five key accounts you need to know about from top cash ISAs, top easy access, the savings account that gives you a 50% boost, and a special deal for Nationwide customer. P…

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Yes, You Might Be Saving Too Much for Retirement 33:13

2M ago33:13

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You might be saving too much for retirement, if you aren't factoring in Social Security. But Social Security is the subject of a lot of pessimism, with many claiming "It'll run out by 2035!" The problem with this sentiment? It’s actually misleading. So what are the implications for your future, and more importantly, your financial independence numb…

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How tax works: tax returns, crypto tax, tax codes, tax breaks, savings tax, capital gains & more. 45:02

2M ago45:02

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The ‘Not The Martin Lewis’ Podcast: Where Martin asks specialists your questions.By BBC Radio 5 Live

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Will the Election Influence Your Finances? Our Attempted Nonpartisan Discussion to Figure It Out 27:51

2M ago27:51

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For this week's Rich Girl Roundup, Rich Humans McKynna and Jake wanted to know: "Will the election impact our finances? How much does the president actually affect our money?" So we're attempting to talk it out in the most nonpartisan way possible, and digging into some of the listener feedback we received after our episode on private equity. Rich …

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Lower energy standing charges | Urgent Holiday Checks (Passports, Insurance, Currency, Car Hire & more) 1:10:14

2M ago1:10:14

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Martin with a special episode looking at new lower standing charge tariff from EDF, everything you need to know about travel finance – from insurance to car hire - and a ‘Tell Us’ analysing some common financial misunderstandings.By BBC Radio 5 Live

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Why "Having It All" Is Possible—But Isn't Worth It 52:52

2M ago52:52

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There’s an expectation on women that we should be constantly striving to “have it all.” But as the pandemic laid bare, “having it all” usually just means “doing it all,” and doing it all...just doesn't work. Samhita Mukhopadhyay, former Executive Editor of Teen Vogue and author of The Myth of Making It: A Workplace Reckoning, joins me this week for…

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Inheritance Tax & Probate: What you pay, what you needn’t pay, how to find the cash, trusts, probate, gifts & more. 45:57

2M ago45:57

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The ‘Not The Martin Lewis’ Podcast: Where Martin asks specialists your questionsBy BBC Radio 5 Live

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Navigating Health Issues in the Workplace? Consider This 30:54

2M ago30:54

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On this week's Rich Girl Roundup: If you're dealing with chronic illness or mental health issues, how do you strike the best balance between work and health? What kinds of flexibility or accommodations can you ask (and advocate) for? Rich Girl Roundup is Money with Katie's weekly segment where Katie and her Executive Producer Henah answer your burn…

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Episode 10: $150K to $2M Childcare Tax Credit Proposal – Too Good to Be True? 20:08

2M ago20:08

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On our 10th episode of the Childcare Tax Break Breakdown we discuss a potential new bill introduced at the federal level, the Child Care for American Families Act, H.R. 8540. The bill aims to enhance the Employer Child Care Tax Credit, increasing the general percentage for qualified childcare expenditures to 40%. For small businesses with 500 or fe…

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