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.
Inflation is up again today 😑 So let me explain what the Goldilocks fairy tale has to do with the cost of living crisis… 🐻 Inflation is the rate at which prices rise – to put it simply, if a box of stuff costs £100 today, and inflation is 5 per cent over the
A new tax year starts today – and many of us will notice the tax on our pay-slips has just got a LOT scarier 👀
Calling all fellow Scots – unless you live in beautiful Shetland, your council tax is going up! Let me explain why… Council taxes pay for
Today, the energy rate cap rises by 54%! 😲 You’ll have already received your energy bills in the past few weeks, and hopefully started taking
Today’s news about rocketing gas prices and energy providers potentially going bust is kinda scary, right? Let me explain what’s happening, how it will affect
A new campaign to get young people thinking about their financial futures has been launched by fintech Cushon. I’ll be joining former pensions minister and
Hi readers! You may have noticed the blog has been a little bit quieter lately. That’s because I’m taking a bit of time out. The
Amid fast-moving markets and the seemingly unstoppably rise of some truly crazy assets (Dogecoin, anyone?) Iona talks to Myron Jobson, personal finance campaigner at ii
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.
Over the past year, we have seen nothing short of a retail investing revolution. Investing platforms have reported record numbers of new customers, with the
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 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
PensionBee, the pension cosolidation app, has floated on the London Stock Exchange today. The Own It! podcast recently chatted to Romi Savova, co-founder and CEO
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