Home or work? Are you a stay-at-home parent considering a return to work? Writing in The Irish Times this week, Fiona Reddan discusses the financial implications of such a move, including salary, childcare costs and tax. Reddan provides a handy breakdown of potential taxation issues a

By Tiernan Cannon “There is power in numbers.’ We’ve known that phrase for as long as we can remember, and when we really think about it, it applies to an awful lot of scenarios. When it comes to saving money though, banding together with a group of people close to you doe

By Tiernan Cannon Being a student can be hard. Those late nights don’t pay for themselves, and sometimes the choice between that last drink of the night or a meal the next day can be a very real and gruelling prospect. However, it doesn’t have to be like this. With a little thought an

Lidl’s super weekend savers That post-Christmas budget can be a tough pill to swallow. You’ve exhausted your funds on presents and sweet things, and January is the time to pay for it. Luckily, if you’re crafty and astute, there are ways to make a little back. Live yo

By Tiernan Cannon The new year is a time for re-evaluation. It’s the time of the year where we take stock of our lives, assessing how we live and what we can change for the better. Of course, the most obvious resolutions that spring to mind tend to revolve around health and fitn

By Tiernan Cannon The new year is once again bearing down upon us, and with that comes the inherent desire for change – the desire to, perhaps, shed our bad habits and to gain some good ones. Perhaps two of the most pressing matters we should consider for 2017 should be how to do our

There’s just over three weeks to Christmas, and you’ve probably started your Christmas shopping – on the hunt for gifts, decorations and replacements for the lights that have mysteriously broken sometime in the past 12 months. It’s also a good time to start stocking

If the weather forecast can be believed, we might get some decent weather for the bank holiday weekend, a great opportunity to take the family for a picnic in the park. You don’t have to spend a fortune – pick up the makings of a lunch in Lidl, while Argos has a 22-litre cooler

Irish families could be wasting large quantities of food as a result of misconceptions surrounding the freezing of food. According to the results of a UK survey conducted by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in a bid to tackle myths surrounding the freezing of food, which could also app