You might think the days of the money box have been replaced by Nintendos and mobile phones, but on this week's show we hear just how important it is for our children to learn how to manage their money properly. With the news laden with economic and banking woes this week, our interview with financial whizz Susan Beecham couldn't be more timely!

As the driving force behind Money Savvy Generation (MSGen), Susan is eager to teach kids from a young age to manage their money properly, before bad habits set in. So how exactly do we do this?!  To find out this, and the answer to some of your questions, (which you submitted last week), don't miss this great show.  And we're also announcing the winner of the Money Savvy Pig- an item that just might become the top Christmas gift for 2008!

The dreaded jelly belly is something that most of us Mums are only too familiar with.  Unlike celebrities who are photographed wearing skinny jeans a few days post-baby, the average Mum (who does not have a personal fitness trainer) might be full of good intentions and yet struggle to shift the weight.

However help is at end in the form of a workout that new Mums can do whilst taking their baby out in the buggy. This week we chat with entrepreneur Lisa Donaldson, who has brought Buggy Buddies to Ireland.  According to Lisa, the one-hour social workout is far from a stroll in the park!

We're also chatting about evening classes, new events and would you believe, Halloween!

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The summer may have come to an end but it’s a week of new beginnings here at Mumcentric. Yes, we’re back after our season’s break and this week we’re chatting about what we’ve been up to on those long, lazy days.  More specifically we hear from Darina on her family’s escapade in Egypt, and some of the whacky gadgets and gizmos she’s come across over the last couple of weeks.

Meanwhile, would you know if your child was taking drugs? Are  you familiar with the signs and symptoms of drug abuse? It’s a subject that parents should get to grips with, according to Community Substance Abuse Counsellor, Hilary Nolan, who this week tells us communication between parent and child is the key to winning the war against illegal drug abuse.

We also look at the latest events across the water in the race for the US Presidency, with the surprise Republican nomination of Sarah Palin, running for Vice-President.  And finally, with thousands of students and families around Ireland heading to ‘Big School’ for the first time this week, we reflect on the marking of our own family milestones as D-Day dawned.

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