Episodes: 107
Frequency: Irregular
Rating: 5.0/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Neutral
Listener location: New Zealand
Instagram: 8.2k followers
Page updated: Oct 28, 2026 · How we check this data
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Liv Lewis-Long - Co-host focused on making personal finance, investing, KiwiSaver, and financial planning easier for New Zealand audiences to understand.
Jennie O'Donovan - Co-host focused on accessible financial literacy covering money management, investing, KiwiSaver, and financial decision-making.
Shamubeel Eaqub - Chief Economist at Simplicity, presenting accessible analysis of New Zealand's economy, labour market, politics, and financial markets.
Jon Duffy - Dark Patterns, Misleading Online Sales Practices, Subscription Traps, Data Collection, Personalised Pricing, And Consumer Protection.
Chandni Gupta - Dark Patterns, Digital Deception, Online Consumer Manipulation, Subscription Cancellations, Personalised Pricing, And Consumer Protection.
Kate Hannah - Financial Resilience, Emergency Funds, Cost-of-living Pressures, Saving Habits, And Sorted's Buffer Builder App.
MMS #83 | The KiwiSaver Election: What each party is promising
October 26, 2026
In this episode of Money Made Simple, Jennie and Liv address what many are calling the 2026 KiwiSaver election. With almost 3.5 million Kiwis in KiwiSaver and close to $140 billion saved, every major party has a plan for your retirement savings. Going party by party, they break down five big levers that governments can pull around KiwiSaver policy: compulsion, contribution rates, government contributions, tax and access age. They also highlight the costs of each change, and who really ends up...
MMS #82 | Can you build a business and raise a family at the same time?
October 11, 2026
In this episode of Money Made Simple, Liv sits down with Patrice Green, absolute girl boss and Managing Director of Wellington Beds and Natural Rest, to talk about running a fast growing business while raising young kids. Patrice trained as a chartered accountant and took over the family business in 2022 with three children aged four and under. Since then she's steered it through cost-of-living pressure, severe fuel price impacts and the economic recovery that keeps getting pushed out.Th...
Economy Made Simple #21 | What is government actually for?
October 05, 2026
In this episode of Economy Made Simple, Shamubeel Eaqub, Simplicity's Chief Economist, takes a step back from the election noise to ask a bigger question: what is government actually for?With campaigns full of talk about tax, spending, debt (and of course now KiwiSaver), Shamubeel argues we have lost sight of the why and offers a simple set of tests to cut through the promises - before you vote.This episode covers:The five core jobs of government, and why tax and spending are only the to...
SBS On the Money · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
Marc To Markets · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
Global Thinking · Medium booking difficulty · 100 - 1,000 listeners
The Personal Investor · Medium booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
This Time Is Different · Medium booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
Money Made Simple is hosted by Liv Lewis-Long and Jennie O'Donovan. Its publicly listed email is marketing@simplicity.kiwi. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
The publicly listed email for Money Made Simple: marketing@simplicity.kiwi.
Podseeker estimates Money Made Simple reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Money Made Simple typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Subject-matter expertise in financial education, consumer protection, economics, public policy, investing, or household finances, ideally through a recognised public, research, advocacy, or professional organisation. Common among recent guests: Leadership or specialist work at a recognised financial, consumer, research, or public-policy organisation; Published research, public education resources, or practical tools for consumers. Recent guests include Jon Duffy, Chandni Gupta, and Kate Hannah.
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