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.
I was honoured to become a weekly columnist for the iNewspaper earlier this year. Here on Young Money, I’ll give you a taster of what
Dear Iona, I graduated last year and was lucky enough to get a placement at a law firm. I am earning and saving into a
Now that we’re unlocking and getting back to normal, it would be natural to look at your wardrobe and long to make a few changes.
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Investing to Save the Planet: How Your Money Can Make a Difference (£10.32, Penguin Business) ALICE ROSS This debut book from a senior FT
In Episode 7, Simon & Iona look more closely at the huge number of young people getting into investing and ask: what could possibly go
It has been one of the most controversial episodes in the world of finance ever – but what has happened to Gamestop investors here in
Reams of new research suggest a genuine, impressive growth in ethical investing among younger people in recent months. But we need to guard against hyping
Today is the Spending Review – and Rishi Sunak is outlining the government’s spending priorities for the year ahead. I spoke to BBC News about
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
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
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
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
Iona is proud to be Radio 1’s Money Hacker in residence and she returned to the programme this week to take listeners’ questions on the
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
Dear Iona, I’m a recent graduate and I’d moved to London for my first job in October and started renting a room in a house
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
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
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.
I was really pleased to be invited onto the Money Marketing podcast recently to talk about how financial advisers can reach young people – aka
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
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
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
The three things we’re most likely to be worried about the moment are our health (both physical and mental), our loved ones and, of course,
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