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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.
Oi freshers! Have you left picking your student account to the absolute last minute? You silly moos. What else have you had to think about
Iona Bain Hello Young Money fans! I want to give you guys an update on where we’re at in Young Money world because it has
FIRST PUBLISHED: 2014 FULLY UPDATED: 2017 Don’t let the hoary old debate about inter-generational fairness get you down – or lead you down a blind
FIRST PUBLISHED: 2012 FULLY UPDATED: 2017 It is possibly the most important item we own. So is it worth taking out insurance on your mobile
Two years on from Young Money Blog’s series of reports from Greece on the country’s ongoing economic crisis, we find out if life is any
Iona Bain Over the weekend, all I wanted to do was indulge in a bit of me-time. Last week, I was filming a mini money-saving series
UPDATED: 2018 There ain’t no magic money tree, say the Conservatives. But that hasn’t stopped them splashing the cash on first-time buyers initiatives in recent times. Bountiful
Today is the second part of our guide on how to woo those employers in a savvy (and totally clean) way. Today, we’re talking about
You don’t need come hither eyes – although you’ll definitely need to embark on some extra-curricular activities (and not the ones you think). Graduates are
Iona Bain I don’t attend too many events in the financial industry; as someone who is self-employed and wearing lots of hats, I’ve got to
Iona was a speaker in The Big Debate staged by Money Advice Scotland at its annual conference in Crieff on June 22. On the theme
Iona Bain Following the Grenfell Tower tragedy, there will be much said about the plight of people in poor housing over the coming weeks and
Iona Bain Nowadays you don’t have to be a swanky hotelier to profit from Scotland’s tourist trade. Thousands are going online to let out their spare
Iona Bain Picture the scene. I am in a restaurant, having enjoyed a lovely meal with friends, when the waiter arrives with the bill. Panic
They say that knowledge is power. But sharing it can also give you a hefty income. A new army of online tutors are making up to
We can’t get a mortgage and we’re doomed to renting forever. But is that really true? Or are young people more able to get an
Matt Bain Young Money Blog is very happy to report that Dreamland, the retro-themed amusement park in Hipster-on- Sea (aka Margate) is almost certainly saved
Iona Bain As you settle in to binge on a Netflix box-set tonight, pick up your phone to hail an Uber or take to Snapchat for
Iona Bain Recent statistics from L&G showed a continuing and worrying reliance on the Bank of Mum and Dad to fund property purchases among millennials
So you might have heard of challenger banks, but you’re not sure what they do, or even what they are. Don’t worry – we give
People are going mad for the Body Coach Joe Wicks, so I decided to get in on the act – except my plan will beef up your savings, not your
You’d think football clubs were generating enough revenue from lucrative TV rights, hospitality and ticket prices. But they’ve also preying on fans’ loyalty through financial tie-ins, offering us
FULLY UPDATED: 2017 Iona Bain A lacklustre smartphone market?! A booming trade in second-hand phones?! A move towards sim only deals? These are words I
Iona Bain Today, I commented on an exclusive BBC news story, showing how councils are spending millions clawing back Right to Buy homes (often paying
Iona Bain I never thought I would write the following sentence; Metallica are in an invidious position. My exclusive report for the Herald at the weekend revealed
Iona Bain FULLY UPDATED: 2017 Like most teenagers, the minute I turned 17 I wanted to learn how to drive. Little did I know how
It is one of the biggest economic and social shifts of our time; millennials locked out of our pricey housing market are forced to either rent or live
Brewdog beer is just one of the alternative equity investments with a young buzz Iona Bain As interest rates flat-line and inflation starts to soar, a
Iona Bain Recent shock events on both sides of the Atlantic have not so far produced the market downturn that many commentators had feared. Now the
Iona Bain IT’S THE NEW TAX YEAR, WOO HOO, LET’S CELEBRATE, WHAT AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO DO LOTS OF MAGICAL WONDERFUL COOL AWESOME THINGS WITH OUR MONEY! Said no-one
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