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Four money saving hacks to cut down on your weekly household budget

Four money saving hacks to cut down on your weekly household budget

Backed by AIB Saving seems like the solution to many every day woes doesn’t it? From family days out before Christmas, to birthdays around the corner, events like these can take its toll on your finances so it’s always good to have a little bit stashed away. However the reality is that most of us […]

8 years ago

There could be a neurological reason why we’re bad at saving money

There could be a neurological reason why we’re bad at saving money

Sometimes, things come up during the month that we just can’t plan on. You have good intentions, but then the money that goes into your savings account ends up going on an unexpected doctor’s visit, an expensive playdate, a new washing machine because the last one broke… and God knows what else. By the end […]

8 years ago

Survey Reveals A Staggering Amount Of Parents Borrow Money From Their Children

Survey Reveals A Staggering Amount Of Parents Borrow Money From Their Children

Confession: My entire life runs on cards (as in, I never have cash, ever). I even buy my €2,50 take-out latte with my debit card, a little habit that ensures that when it comes to those situations where change is needed, I sometimes find myself having to borrow a coin here and there from my […]

11 years ago

3 women on living with their mothers-in-law

3 women on living with their mothers-in-law

What happens when the credit-crunched decamp to their in-laws? Nikki Walsh talks to a new generation of women playing a different kind of house. Karen, 39, Dublin Living with my mother-in-law wasn’t exactly what I had in mind when baby number two came along, but like most young Irish people up-and-down the country in our age […]

11 years ago