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  • Bad Influence: Child internet stars, influencer accountability and the money behind Tattle Life
    2025/07/07

    This week, we discuss Netflix documentary Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing in all its shocking glory. We talk about the money behing having an online platform, the potential for child exploitation and how we really feel about parents monetising their kids' lives on social media.


    We also talk about the economics of notorious 'gossip' site Tattle Life, who contributors are really bankrolling and how much money hate can generate.


    We hope you enjoy, and please do rate, review and follow - as a new podcast, every bit of support makes a big difference!


    If you want to suggest a film, book, TV show or topic for us to put under the money microscope, please DM us @helpmeimpoorcast or email us at helpmeimpoorpodcast@gmail.com.


    And just a quick heads-up: all content on HMIP is for information and education purposes only. It should not be taken as investment or financial advice, personal recommendations, or an offer of any kind. Always do your own research.


    Huge thanks to our sponsor for season one, eToro! To find out more, be part of the conversation on https://etoro.onelink.me/2615279504/etxjmdgs and join us in raising our voices and investing loudly.


    eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. With investing, your capital is at risk.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    40 分
  • Pretty Woman: Transactional relationships, Onlyfans and the economics of s*x work
    2025/06/30

    In this week's episode, we look at a the iconic Pretty Woman - as story about love, which is really a story about... you guessed it, money.


    We talk about the changing face of sex work, how Onlyfans earnings can be deceptive and, of course, that brown polka dot dress.


    We hope you enjoy, and please do rate, review and follow - as a new podcast, every bit of support makes a big difference!


    If you want to suggest a film, book, TV show or topic for us to put under the money microscope, please DM us @helpmeimpoorcast or email us at helpmeimpoorpodcast@gmail.com.


    And just a quick heads-up: all content on HMIP is for information and education purposes only. It should not be taken as investment or financial advice, personal recommendations, or an offer of any kind. Always do your own research.


    Huge thanks to our sponsor for season one, eToro! To find out more, be part of the conversation on https://etoro.onelink.me/2615279504/etxjmdgs and join us in raising our voices and investing loudly.


    eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. With investing, your capital is at risk.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    39 分
  • Black Mirror: Subscription overload, hustle culture and ensh*ttification
    2025/06/23

    This week, we're going a bit dark, and delving into the dystopian world of Black Mirror- specifically the episode, Common People, which looks at what happens when you sign up to a subscription tthat you literally can't quit.


    We talk about healthtech, hustle culture and how many subscriptions we really need, plus some interesting insights into the world of personalised adverts.


    We hope you enjoy, and please do rate, review and follow - as a new podcast, every bit of support makes a big difference!


    If you want to suggest a film, book, TV show or topic for us to put under the money microscope, please DM us @helpmeimpoorcast or email us at helpmeimpoorpodcast@gmail.com.


    And just a quick heads-up: all content on HMIP is for information and education purposes only. It should not be taken as investment or financial advice, personal recommendations, or an offer of any kind. Always do your own research.


    Huge thanks to our sponsor for season one, eToro! To find out more, be part of the conversation on https://etoro.onelink.me/2615279504/etxjmdgs and join us in raising our voices and investing loudly.


    eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. With investing, your capital is at risk.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    40 分
  • Love is Blind UK: Financial compatibility, hiding money from your partner and would you sign a prenup?
    2025/06/16

    This week, we're dabbling with reality TV and talking about all things money and relationships as we delve into Love is Blind UK.


    Do the couples in the pods have an advantage over us when it comes to choosing a financially compatible partner?


    When exactly is the right time to ask a love interest what their credit score is?


    And is having a secret stash of cash savvy or dishonest?


    We hope you enjoy, and please do rate, review and follow - as a new podcast, every bit of support makes a big difference!


    If you want to suggest a film, book, TV show or topic for us to put under the money microscope, please DM us @helpmeimpoorcast or email us at helpmeimpoorpodcast@gmail.com.


    And just a quick heads-up: all content on HMIP is for information and education purposes only. It should not be taken as investment or financial advice, personal recommendations, or an offer of any kind. Always do your own research.


    Huge thanks to our sponsor for season one, eToro! To find out more, be part of the conversation on https://etoro.onelink.me/2615279504/etxjmdgs and join us in raising our voices and investing loudly.


    eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. With investing, your capital is at risk.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    45 分
  • Bridget Jones' Diary: Nineties nostalgia, the single tax and the financial benefits of liking yourself, just as you are
    2025/06/08

    This week, we're taking a trip back in time to Bridget's London, where a single woman in her early 30s can live alone in Borough Market on a publishing salary. Where the knickers are enormous, the jumpers are reindeer themed and the soup is blue.


    We talk about our longing for the social mobility of the nineties and early noughties, the cost of being single, and how diet culture and poor self image are stealing all of our money.


    You should definitely pick up Nicola Slawson's book, Single, and check out Emma Edwards @thebrokegeneration.


    We hope you enjoy, and please do rate, review and follow - as a new podcast, every bit of support makes a big difference!


    If you want to suggest a film, book, TV show or topic for us to put under the money microscope, please DM us @helpmeimpoorcast or email us at helpmeimpoorpodcast@gmail.com.


    And just a quick heads-up: all content on HMIP is for information and education purposes only. It should not be taken as investment or financial advice, personal recommendations, or an offer of any kind. Always do your own research.


    Huge thanks to our sponsor for season one, eToro! To find out more, be part of the conversation on https://etoro.onelink.me/2615279504/etxjmdgs and join us in raising our voices and investing loudly.


    eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. With investing, your capital is at risk.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    44 分
  • Gossip Girl: Comparison culture, the bank of mum & dad and is wealth always relative?
    2025/06/01

    This week we look at the lives of the Upper East-Siders: the pressures of growing up in a family firm, how wealth compounds through generations and how on earth Dan and Jenny, with their palatial Brooklyn loft, could have ever felt poor.


    We also discuss the bank of Mum and Dad and all the strings that are often attached, including the realities of just how much money some people are gifted. The i Paper piece we discuss is here:


    https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/44-parents-pay-life-never-talk-3604023


    We hope you enjoy, and please do rate, review and follow - as a new podcast, every bit of support makes a big difference!


    If you want to suggest a film, book, TV show or topic for us to put under the money microscope, please DM us @helpmeimpoorcast or email us at helpmeimpoorpodcast@gmail.com.


    And just a quick heads-up: all content on HMIP is for information and education purposes only. It should not be taken as investment or financial advice, personal recommendations, or an offer of any kind. Always do your own research.


    Huge thanks to our sponsor for season one, eToro! To find out more, be part of the conversation on https://etoro.onelink.me/2615279504/etxjmdgs and join us in raising our voices and investing loudly.


    eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. With investing, your capital is at risk.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    50 分
  • The White Lotus S3: Financial ruin, negotiating and the cost of viral morning routines
    2025/05/25

    This week, we dive into the money stuff in the latest season of The White Lotus - and there is PLENTY of it. We talk Tim Ratliffe's descent into despair and the choice he eventually makes, Belinda's big negotiation and what it means to be truly spoilt.


    Plus, we cost out a morning routine that makes Saxon's religious smoothie-making look very mild by comparison.


    We hope you enjoy, and please do rate, review and follow - as a new podcast, every bit of support makes a big difference!


    If you want to suggest a film, book, TV show or topic for us to put under the money microscope, please DM us @helpmeimpoorcast or email us at helpmeimpoorpodcast@gmail.com.


    And just a quick heads-up: all content on HMIP is for information and education purposes only. It should not be taken as investment or financial advice, personal recommendations, or an offer of any kind. Always do your own research.


    Huge thanks to our sponsor for season one, eToro! To find out more, be part of the conversation on https://etoro.onelink.me/2615279504/etxjmdgs and join us in raising our voices and investing loudly.


    eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. With investing, your capital is at risk.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    53 分
  • Pride & Prejudice: Love, money and female financial agency
    2025/05/19

    In this week's episode, we discuss Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice just in time for the 20th anniversary of the 2005 film release.


    With money issues woven throughout the plot, we talk about how female financial agency has (and hasn't) changed throughout the years, inheritance beef and why Mr Collins is more relatable than you might think.


    If you're as much of a 2005 P&P fan as we are, you can book special screenings throughout the year, including a dreamy open-air event at Salibury Cathedral.


    We hope you enjoy, and please do rate, review and follow - as a new podcast, every bit of support makes a big difference!


    If you want to suggest a film, book, TV show or topic for us to put under the money microscope, please DM us @helpmeimpoorcast or email us at helpmeimpoorpodcast@gmail.com.


    And just a quick heads-up: all content on HMIP is for information and education purposes only. It should not be taken as investment or financial advice, personal recommendations, or an offer of any kind. Always do your own research.


    Huge thanks to our sponsor for season one, eToro! To find out more, be part of the conversation on https://etoro.onelink.me/2615279504/etxjmdgs and join us in raising our voices and investing loudly.


    eToro is a multi-asset investment platform. The value of your investments may go up or down. With investing, your capital is at risk.

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    52 分