The Role of Financial Counselling with Nick Georgiou
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Yeah, absolutely. So often in the podcast, we mention the fantastic resource that is financial counsellors and how that is accessible to everyone in Australia and often a really good place to go if you're needing help with your day-to-day finances and getting out of debt. So in this episode, we've actually got a real-life financial counsellor on the show to dive into a little bit more about what they do, what happens when you call up that number, and some stories and various things that have happened in the past. So I'm so honoured to have Nick on the show. Welcome, Nick.
Hi, thanks very much for having me. Thank you.
Now, it's definitely our privilege, Nick, to have you with us. We've been wanting to get a financial counselor on the show for a while, but I think right now is quite an important time to hear from someone as experienced as yourself to just share a little bit about, I guess, what you do, some of the common strategies that you implement and, I guess, demystify this role of financial counselor and I guess, take away some of the, maybe some of the shame that some people might have when they reach out for help. But Kate and I were just thinking, maybe if you can just give us, you know, a little bit of an intro to you, a bit of your experience and how you came to be a financial counsellor. Sure.
So, thanks again for having me on. Well, I was born and grew up in regional Australia, finished school and university here. I finished an economics degree which then led me to working for about a decade in the banking sector, mostly in risk management. So during that time, I'd always had an interest in helping others and I'd always had a bit of an idea, maybe down the track, I'd like to get into doing some social work. I actually found myself moving back to regional Australia from the city to start a family after I met my wife and
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