On this bonus episode, we hear from PensionBee customer Becca. Auto-enrolled into her first workplace pension, she assumed retirement saving would always just happen in the background. Then she went self-employed, and for eight years, it didn't happen at all.

We explore the self-employed pension gap with the help of pensions expert Dani Skerrett, Head of Content Marketing at PensionBee, covering everything from why Auto-Enrolment leaves millions of freelancers and sole traders behind, to the surprising cost of those years of disengagement. We also share how contributing just £30 a month can make a difference of thousands of pounds by retirement.

 

Episode breakdown

00:34 Meet Becca

03:30 The self-employed pension gap

06:19 What stops self-employed people saving?

09:43 The cost of disengagement

14:26 Becca's belief in teaching kids about money

 

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