Changing your spending habits can be difficult without a little help. Thankfully there are a number of money management tools available these days, which won’t cost you a cent. Money Lover Money Lover is a simple way to keep track of your personal finances across a range of devi

Credit card debt can be a dark cloud hanging over our heads, often the result of a much-needed holiday in the sun or some heavy spending around Christmastime. If you’re not careful it can quickly snowball, leaving you with a hefty bill that can be difficult to repay. So what ste

Plynk, Europe’s first money messaging app, continues to go from strength to strength, having recently secured a €25 million investment that will allow the company to expand further across Ireland and Europe. Headquartered in Dublin, Plynk was co-founded in 2015 by Charles Dowd a

Last Thursday, over 90 flights were cancelled by Ryanair, including eight flights in and out of Dublin, as a result of an air traffic controller strike in France, undoubtedly ruining the travel plans of a large number of travellers across the continent. According to the Airlines for E

Taking out a loan or mortgage with your bank? Before you get the stamp of approval, your financial institution will run a check on your credit rating (applicable to anyone who has previously borrowed money), which basically involves your history of credit agreements and repayments (go

Interested in online and mobile banking? Pay With Fire is a spin-off from Realex Payments, authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland. Though Pay With Fire isn’t a bank, the service is similar to that of a basic current account. Customers (both personal and business) are provided

Number26 is an interesting start-up in the area of FinTech (financial technology) – the Berlin-based company aims to provide borderless banking and has recently launched a mobile-first banking service for Irish consumers. Accounts, which are linked to a provided MasterCard and donR

These days, many Irish consumers will rely on credit in some form or another, whether that be a loan from a financial institution, a PCP for a car and so on. When assessing an application, lenders will look for information that will assure them that you can repay the loan, and that yo

Last week we covered the creation of a spending diary to help you figure out what you’re spending money on, and where you can make the cuts. This week it’s the turn of the budget planner – using those diary figures to make a spending plan you can stick to. Firstly, you sho