Vanessa Walker is the managing editor of Money and one of the hosts of the Friends With Money podcast. She is a journalist, author and former editor in chief of Houzz. Vanessa has a Bachelor of Political Science and post-graduate studies in journalism. Connect with Vanessa Walker on LinkedIn.
Friends With Money #197: Insurance savings!
Why do your insurance premiums just keep going up? Money's Vanessa Walker and Ryan Johnson explain this - and how to save on premiums - on the Friends With Money podcast.
Friends With Money #196: Navigating retirement – Common pitfalls
Did you know that you should start planning for retirement at least a decade beforehand? Vita Palestrant joins us on the Friends With Money podcast to reveal the five mistakes Aussies make when it comes to retirement.
Friends With Money #192: Welcome to the future
Technological innovations are reshaping our lives, from the way we sleep to how we purchase property. This week on the podcast, we look ahead to the future.
How Four Pillars built a gin empire through storytelling
A lunch with a stranger changed Matt Jones' life. The Four Pillars co-founder shares how a chance connection helped spark one of Australia's biggest gin success stories.
Friends With Money #185: Best of the Best
Money's Michelle Baltazar and Vanessa Walker are in the Friends With Money studio to reveal the 2025 Best of the Best award winners!
Friends With Money #182: The year in review
Cooling inflation. Soaring tech stocks. 2024 has been a significant year for news, so before it ends, it's time to look back on the major stories in the world of finance.
10 things you need to know before writing your will
Are DIY will kits safe? Can you contest a will? Here are 10 estate planning fundamentals you should know before writing your will.
Why Richard Joffe is shaking up home insurance
Tech entrepreneur and Honey founder Richard Joffe has big ambitions to shake up the home insurance sector.
Anna Broinowski on survival, storytelling and money lessons
Filmmaker and author Anna Broinowski reveals her wild hitchhiking past, career highs and lows, and the money lessons that shaped her life and work.
‘Landlords get away with murder’: Jordan van den Berg
Jordan van den Berg was already making waves by posting "shit rentals" on his @purplepingers Instagram account. Then he went on The Project and urged those locked out of the rental market to take up squatting.
