Saving is BACK – but what does the future hold?
Over the past couple of days, I’ve been talking a LOT about saving. Later I’ll be back doing one of my fave things in the
October 20, 2020
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Is this how the government treats savers?
Savers have never been treated more contemptuously than last week, when NS&I refused to explain or even apologise to customers over drastic cuts to their
October 1, 2020
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Enough is enough. Young people must live, love and object to further restrictions
Young people should no longer tolerate being ignored and mistreated while flawed science and weak political leadership blights their future. Here’s why Young Money doesn’t
September 28, 2020
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How financial brands should react to Covid
This week the ‘Rule of Six’ came into force, with people facing fines of up to £3,200 if they don’t abide by the new measure
September 25, 2020
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Iona joins Paul Johnson for new radio series: “The Austerity Audit”
One or two of you may have spotted this over the weekend in the press radio previews: I’m really pleased to confirm I’ll be joining
September 8, 2020
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The truth about graduate costs today: Iona’s insights for Milkround
Forget about the cost of living: are you, as a graduate, ready for the cost of working? That might sound like a silly question. After
September 7, 2020
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Iona on BBC’s GrownupLand podcast
So I was invited on the BBC’s GrownupLand podcast recently to talk about young people + money… We ended up having a really interesting natter
August 24, 2020
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Top money wisdom from me and two experts #cashchats
If you enjoyed yesterday’s video on budgeting, check out this slightly longer webinar if you want some more in-depth hacks on how to budget like
August 19, 2020
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Here are 6 apps to upgrade your post-lockdown finances
Life has turned very strange – and for many of us, very tough too. If there was ever a time that we needed real help
July 24, 2020
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Apprenticeships: are we failing disadvantaged young people?
Iona took government minister Steven Barclay to task last week in her debut on BBC’s Question Time. She noted how he had failed to defend
July 3, 2020
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Eat more frozen & other food budgeting hacks
I was really pleased to team up with Birds Eye and Iceland to discuss their new research with radio stations across the UK today. We’ve
July 2, 2020
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Top money hacks for global millennials during COVID-19 #spon
First there was Brexit, now we have coronavirus…boy it’s been a bumpy road if you’re a global millennial, used to travelling and working wherever you
July 2, 2020
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Half of young Brits ‘borrowing to survive’
Around half of all 18 – 34 year olds in the UK have got into more debt during COVID-19 just to pay for household basics,
June 24, 2020
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How much are young people borrowing during COVID-19?
So NOW we know what happens when you lock down pretty much the entire consumer economy: GDP and spending plummets, while debt repayments and saving
June 19, 2020
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How banks can help the COVID-19 generation
Lenin once said: “There are whole decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” In recent months, we have watched the most
June 18, 2020
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What is the new normal for young people?
It was a pleasure to take part in a recent debate with future guru Patrick Dixon and ‘Queen of Shops’ Mary Portas, hosted by JLA.
June 15, 2020
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Auchinleck Academy win pioneering national investment competition
Sixth form girls at Auchinleck Academy have beaten off stiff competition to scoop first place in the inaugural Growing Future Assets Competition, with a high-powered
June 11, 2020
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Iona on BBC News Facebook Live: taking YOUR questions
We were live answering your questions about how the coronavirus pandemic could affect your job, and your money. BBC… Posted by BBC News on Tuesday, 2
June 3, 2020
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Covid-19 News Round-up: Updates on furlough and self-employed
The government’s extension of the Job Retention Scheme (JRS), which has seen 8.4 million workers ‘furloughed’ by their employers since March, may not be enough
June 2, 2020
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The lowdown on your lockdown finances with Iona (Radio 1)
I gave Radio 1’s listeners the lowdown on lockdown and what it means for their finances. Here’s what we covered: the deal with benefits, the
June 1, 2020
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Young Money World: Iona on BBC’s Your Questions Answered
Iona Bain and Dan Whitworth from BBC Radio 4’s Money Box answer viewers’ questions on big financial issues posed by the ongoing lockdown crisis. Topics
May 29, 2020
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Iona speaks to the Feminist Finance Podcast
This week Iona Bain, founder of the Young Money blog, joins the podcast to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on women’s and young people’s finances.
May 28, 2020
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Young Money contributes money tips for the BBC
The BBC’s personal finance reporter Kevin Peachey approached Young Money Blog, alongside other top British financial blogs, for some lockdown money tips. Money tips can
May 27, 2020
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The lowdown on support for the self-employed
The Self-employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) is now up and running to tide over young freelancers during lockdown – much earlier than expected. Iona digs
May 26, 2020
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Can advisers help young people during Covid-19? Iona on Money Marketing podcast
I was really pleased to be invited onto the Money Marketing podcast recently to talk about how financial advisers can reach young people – aka
May 25, 2020
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Covid-19 news round-up: inflation, unemployment, students and mental health
Inflation – that’s the rate of price rises in the economy – tumbled to 0.8% in April, its lowest level in three years, thanks to
May 22, 2020
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Chatting finance on R1’s Life Hacks podcast
It was fantastic to make my debut on Radio 1’s Life Hacks podcast recently for a Corona finance special. I joined Katie Thistleton and Dr
May 21, 2020
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Young people: the economic victims of COVID-19
We’re all in this together. Or are we? It’s hard not to notice that, although the virus itself may target the older population, its effects
May 20, 2020
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Home Truths: how will housing change after COVID-19?
One thing’s for sure. If housing was a huge political issue before the coronavirus struck, it will be an even bigger one when this crisis
May 19, 2020
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Today’s new insurance rights can’t come soon enough
Wide-ranging measures designed to protect insurance customers during COVID-19 come into force today. They can’t come soon enough for Iona, who has spent much of
May 18, 2020
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