Iona Bain is an award-winning writer, author, speaker and broadcaster who specialises in personal finance. She came to prominence as the founder of Young Money Blog, the first blog in the UK devoted to young people’s finances.
Young Money was founded in 2011 and went onto become one of the most pioneering and influential personal finance blogs in the UK. Iona retired from active blogging in 2021 to concentrate on other exciting projects but you can find out more about what Young Money has achieved below, and the wealth of knowledge Iona built up around young people’s finances over 10 years.
A new report from Save The Student has found that almost £1bn has been wasted on unused university accommodation this year. Iona commented on this
If you enjoyed my last Facebook stream with Young Scot, I have good news – we’ve done another one, this time on student finances. In
Uni life can be hugely exciting, rewarding and fun – but it can be tough too, especially in these uncertain times. Things are going to
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
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
I’m on the Spectator’s flagship podcast – The Edition – this week, talking about pocket money for children. It follows an article published in the
However you feel about Thursday’s result and Boris Johnson’s electoral victory, we must accept the age of Bojo and understand how it might shape our
If you could only teach children one thing…what would it be? It’s a tough question – but research suggests that if there’s one key lesson
Financial education has been on the curriculum since 2014 in England. But is it really working? It’s been five years since the (notional) introduction of
Young Money Blog may have taken a lil’ break in July and some of August – but I certainly wasn’t idle! As summer draws to
Yesterday, I spoke at a flagship event in the world of wealth management and financial advice – the PIMFA Annual summit. The next generation of
What works in financial education – anything? Or just some of it? How can we best help young people struggling with debt? Do we talk
Iona Bain Summer is usually called “silly season” in journalism. But it looks as if the same phenomenon might be affecting the Treasury Select Committee
Iona Bain The post-school education system is broke and needs urgent fixing, a scathing House of Lords report has found. It says the move to
We’re continuing our Teen Money Week on the blog by putting the spotlight on digital money and how young people can use it to their
It’s official. We are not Generation Avocado. The long-awaited report from the Intergenerational Commission has concluded, after two years and over 200 pages, that millennials
The Resolution Foundation, headed by Lord Willetts, has suggested a £10,000 windfall for every young person reaching 25 in the UK, funded by a levy
He is not just one of the most widely-read authors of our time – Yuval Harari is a modern intellectual powerhouse, turning generation Y onto
Iona Bain If you heard me at the beginning of the year on BBC Radio 4’s Moneybox live show, talking about my financial education documentary from late
Young workers are at risk of jeopardising their financial futures due to uninspired and out-of-touch messages from the pensions industry, according to new research published today.
Housing unpacked According to the bods at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the biggest decline in home ownership has been among middle earning young Brits.
Iona Bain I have had the privilege recently of doing some really in-depth, eye-opening work on young people and their money for an upcoming national
Iona Bain It has been lauded as a success story for the pensions industry and a quietly radical way to get more people saving for
Iona Bain Happy New Year, Young Money fans! I hope you had a restorative festive period. ICYMI, I was very fortunate to present my first
Iona Bain Remember the Budget? Ah, that was before the John Lewis Crimbo advert came out, before Harry and Meghan, way back in the midst of
Iona was a special guest on Moneybox Live, the BBC Radio 4 Budget analysis show this afternoon. Presenter Paul Lewis said Iona had written earlier
Iona Bain This week, Phillip Hammond has a golden opportunity to make public finances fairer for the younger generations and to take bold, progressive steps
Iona Bain “FREEEEEEEEEEEEDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” This is what I shout every morning, ala Mel Gibson in Braveheart, when I leap out of bed, skip down the stairs
Iona Bain So I’ve talked about why the current unpaid internships debate is wrong-headed. But did you know that you might be able to claim back
Iona Bain Abraham Lincoln once said: “The best way to predict your future is to create it.” So while today’s freshers may be (understandably) focused
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