If you’re saving up for a nice holiday next summer, or perhaps a new car or your dream wedding day, it can be tough to keep on the straight and narrow. Online shopping has made this particularly difficult – these days you can buy just about anything online and have it shipped to

With Halloween over, some shoppers (and a lot of retailers) will be turning their eyes towards Christmas. With seven weeks to go till December 25th, we’ve got some savvy tips to help you cope with the financial burden this holiday season. Start now The sooner you begin your savings, t

Stocking up on Christmas presents? Keep an eye out on Amazon this week – they’ve got a range of daily deals with a time limit. Past deals include Season 1-7 of Star Trek: The Next Generation for £59.99 (€85.62, 47% off) and a MacBook Air 13 wallet case for £17.49 (€24.96, 75% of

By Orla Connolly In Ireland, St. Stephen’s Day is known to kick off the season of sales. Black Friday stems from a similar idea. An American tradition, Black Friday witnesses the beginning of a near global discount extravaganza that makes our St. Stephen’s Day sales look,

Fancy getting your hands on a few free apps for your Android smartphone? There’s a wide range of great free Android apps out there on the Google Play store. Got an interview or a phone call you’d like to record (with permission, of course, if required)? Call Recorder – ACR

A little discount with Littlewoods Summer is here and to celebrate, Littlewoods are giving customers 20% off every order of €50 and up (just not on electrical products, or goods that already have a discount or are on sale). Just use the promotional code 6GNNV when you order, and you c

Welcome to the future There’s no doubt that technology has made our lives far easier, if somewhat more disconnected, perhaps. We can video chat with friends or relatives on the far side of the world, plot the quickest and most traffic-free routes with our sat navs (though one sh

In ‘Another Screen’, legendary Scottish writer Irvine Welsh urges “don’t buy me a Kindle for Christmas, just come by and rekindle my heart.” It’s a song whose theme revolves around pulling back from the screens which invade our daily lives, from sitting b

Online shopping is great, allowing you to order items from all over the world from the comfort of your own home (trousers optional). Many of the larger e-commerce sites, however, cater in the main to US or UK customers. For example, as we found to our dismay recently, purchasing an MP