Uncensored Money
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Uncensored Money
Join me, Melissa Browne, ex-financial advisor, ex-accountant, ex-working till I drop. Now serial entrepreneur, best selling author and financial educator as I talk all things money. Why a podcast about money? That's because as women we're choosing not to talk about it and when it comes to dealin...
Recent Episodes
159 episodes
New Financial Year Beats New Year's Resolutions: 5 Things To Actually Do This July
Your New Year's resolutions were never going to work, and it's not because you're lazy. You made them drunk on champagne and optimism, on behalf of a...
I Have PTSD. Here's What It Did To My Finances.
Nobody in finance talks about this.
How trauma responses — freeze, flight, fight, fawn — show up in your financial decisions. And what they're...
The Financial Ick — 10 Money Habits That Are an Instant Turn-Off (And What They Really Reveal)
You know the ick. That tiny thing someone does that you just can't unsee. Turns out money has them too.
This week Mel and Lawsie rate 10 financ...
Financial Coercive Control: The 6 Red Flags Every Woman Needs to Know
Content warning: This episode discusses financial abuse, coercive control, and intimate partner violence. Support services are listed at the end of th...
Why I'm shutting down a 7 figure (annually) program in my business
After more than a decade, 6,000+ women and many of their partners, and more financial transformations than we can count, Mel is closing the My Financi...
The Budget without the BS: What the 2026/27 Federal Budget Actually Means for Your Money
Last night's Federal Budget made a splash — but did it go far enough? In this episode, Mel gives you her unfiltered take on the 2026/27 Budget and wal...
Why I'm shutting down a 7 figure (annually) program in my business
After more than a decade, 6,000+ women and many of their partners, and more financial transformations than we can count, Mel is closing the My Financi...
Uncensored Money Season Eight: Interest Rates, Inflation & Uncertainty: How to Stay Calm With Your Money
If it feels like everything is getting more expensive right now… you're not imagining it.
Petrol prices are rising.
Inflation is back i...
If I Was Turning 50 Again, Here's What I'd Do (Money, The Gen X Edition)
If you're in your 50s and thinking it might be "too late" to change your financial future, this episode is for you.
In this Gen X edition of th...
Daring to be Wealthy
What if the world of finance was never designed with women in mind?
In this special episode, Mel sits down with Lawsie to talk about her new bo...
If I Was Turning 40 Again, Here's What I'd Do Differently (Money Edition)
Turning 40 isn't a crisis.
It's clarity.
In this episode, Mel and LL unpack what they'd do differently financially if they were entering...
If I Was in My 30s Again, Here's What I'd Do (Money Edition)
Your 30s are loud.
Careers accelerate. Babies arrive (or don't). Relationships change. Houses get bought. Everyone looks like they've figured i...
If I Was in My 20s Again, Here's What I'd Do Differently (Money Edition)
If you could rewind to your 20s… would you actually change anything?
In this episode, we're not doing regret, we're doing perspective.
B...
What a difference no bad debt makes to a decade
This season we're diving into the hot topics and issues that we think you need to know about when it comes to your money.
This episode is the f...
Conquering Lifestyle Creep for Financial Freedom
This season we're diving into the hot topics and issues that we think you need to know about when it comes to your money.
This episode is the t...
Understanding where you're at financially
This season we're diving into the hot topics and issues that we think you need to know about when it comes to your money.
This episode is the se...
Who will you be in 10 years time?
This season we're diving into the hot topics and issues that we think you need to know about when it comes to your money. Today we're talking about th...
Investing during Uncertain times – has it all gone back to normal now?
This season we're diving into the hot topics and issues that we think you need to know about when it comes to your money. Today we're talking investin...
Money and hormones
This season we're diving into the hot topics and issues that we think you need to know about when it comes to your money. Today we're talking money an...
Money and Unconscious Bias
This season we're diving into the hot topics and issues that we think you need to know about when it comes to your money. Today, we're talking unconsc...
What is financially normal anyway
This season we're diving into the hot topics and issues that we think you need to know about when it comes to your money. Today, Mel is talking about...
Ageism and money: why you need to lean in
This season we're diving into the hot topics and issues that we think you need to know about when it comes to your money. Today, Mel is talking about...
Panicked by share markets this week? Let’s talk about it
It's a new season and we're talking about your Financial Second Act and whatever form that may come in. Today, Mel talks about some of the scary headl...
Insurances: What and how much?
It's a new season and we're heading back to the basics to help you reduce your financial overwhelm and start (or keep) doing money better. This week M...
Our Top tips for a successful business, side hustle or hobby
It's a new season and we're heading back to the basics to help you reduce your financial overwhelm and start (or keep) doing money better. This week M...
Understanding investing in shares and superannuation
It's a new season and we're heading back to the basics to help you reduce your financial overwhelm and start (or keep) doing money better. Today, Mel...
What you need to know about Property & Home Ownership in 2025
It's a new season and we're heading back to the basics to help you reduce your financial overwhelm and start (or keep) doing money better. Today Mel a...
Cleaning up or getting comfortable with debt
It's a new season and we're heading back to the basics to help you reduce your financial overwhelm and start (or keep) doing money better. Today Lawsi...
What you can do today: Quick wins and 101s
It's a new season and we're heading back to the basics to help you reduce your financial overwhelm and start (or keep) doing money better. Today Lawsi...
What’s your number? Let’s get financially specific.
It's a new season and we're heading back to the basics to help you reduce your financial overwhelm and start (or keep) doing money better. Today Lawsi...
Money Snapshot: Where you are, and where are you going
It's a new season and we're heading back to the basics to help you reduce your financial overwhelm and start (or keep) doing money better. Today we're...
Let’s take the fear out of money and start growing in confidence.
It's a new season and we're heading back to the basics to help you reduce your financial overwhelm and start (or keep) doing money better. Our questio...
Do You Have Money Dysmorphia?
Chances are, most of us know and understand the term body dysmorphia, but have you heard of money dysmorphia?
Now money dysmorphia isn't a clini...
Mel talks Wellness with Jennifer Benfield
What dragons have you had to slay in your life?
Each of us have faced different dragons, big and small, that we've come up against in our lives....
Mel and Lawsie Talk Giving Your Willpower a Break
You know when you tell yourself you're not doing something anymore, and then a week later you find yourself unconsciously in the process of doing just...
Ultra Fast Fashion: What it is and why it’s the tobacco of the fashion world
We all know that fast fashion is bad, both environmentally and ethically, but what about the latest category which encapsulates brands like Temu, Shei...
Mel talks scams, with Tracy Hall
This week it's scam awareness week and last year, $2.7 billion was lost to scammers in Australia. That's more than $5,200 per minute – and that's only...
What’s Your Financial Sprint?
What inspiration can we take from the Olympics for your finances this week?
In this solo episode of Uncensored Money, Mel talks about the extrao...
What if We Applied an Olympians Training Mindset to Our Finances.
Like the entirety of the world, Mel and Lawsie have spent the past few weeks with their eyes glued on the Olympics. Watching these extraordinary athle...
5 Ways to Regain Financial Control During Times Of Financial Uncertainty and Distress
It's no surprise to most of us that things have gotten a little tougher financially in recent years. With so many indicators leading us to a measure o...