#112 How to be ethical and money saving

I want to make better ethical decisions when spending money, but I sometimes come up short. Though I boycott brands like Nestle and Sports Direct while only buying cruelty-free cosmetics and free-range meats, I also fly long haul, shop at Amazon and have the latest iPhone.  So what can you do? Well in this episode of Cash Chat I'm joined by Tim Hunt from Ethical Consumer magazine to discuss whether it's possible to do everything, if you need to pick your battles and some easy ways you can make a difference without it impacting your bottom line.   FURTHER READING > Ethical Consumer - get your free issue and read more > More on Fairtrade Fortnight > WWF carbon calculator > My article on how easy it is to eat ethically > More on the Nestle boycott   > Deals of the week ABOUT CASH CHATS Cash Chats is presented by money blogger and broadcaster Andy Webb. In 2020 the podcast has been featured as one of the top finance podcasts by Apple, Good Housekeeping and the Independent. In 2019 it was awarded Best Money Podcast at the SHOMOS - the UK Moneybloggers annual awards. On each Cash Chats episode you can hear Andy share ways to get the most from your money. He's often joined for friendly and accessible conversations by a friend from the UK Money Blogger community to cover topics as diverse as freebies and investments. Then at the end of each week stay tuned for a bonus “deals of the week” rundown of the hottest offers from the last seven days. Andy also runs the award-winning website Be Clever With Your Cash, presents Channel 5’s Shop Smart Save Money and founded the community ukmoneybloggers.com. To contact Andy email [email protected] ANDY ON SOCIAL Andy's handle is @AndyCleverCash and you can follow him over at: twitter.com/AndyCleverCash instagram.com/andyclevercash     GET ANDY'S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER You'll also get a free Quidco bonus for signing up https://becleverwithyourcash.com/newsletter/