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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
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.
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
Looking for graduate advice? You’ve come to the right place. We recently had confirmation that in 2020, the UK economy suffered its worst year since
It has been one of the most controversial episodes in the world of finance ever – but what has happened to Gamestop investors here in
Following the news that the FCA will now regulate the Buy Now Pay Later sector, Iona looks at why this decision was inevitable, and wonders
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
The latest episode in Young Scot’s Cash Chats series has landed! It was broadcast live this week on Facebook but in case you missed it,
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
Illustration by Robyn Packham Student finance: everything you need to know about managing your money I was very pleased to act as the Guardian’s student
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
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
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
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
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
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
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