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I DID #deletefacebook (and took a Twitterbattical). Here’s why
Iona Bain This week, Facebook got its own “Times Up” moment. Amid accusations that the social media giant had allowed the data of 150 million users to be surreptitiously exploited…
Iona talks money sleep and politics with Vanessa on BBC Radio London
Iona was also Vanessa Feltz’s guest on today’s Papers Review on BBC Radio London, prompting one of the BBC's highest-paid stars to comment that she had been an "impressive guest"…
The young voices behind a Greek tragedy: our 2 year update
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 better - and whether Brexit…
The Young Anonymous Brexiteer – hear them out
Here on the Young Money Blog, we're NOT an echo chamber. We don't necessarily want to perpetuate the views we think will gain popularity. We believe in the importance of disseminating…
Young Money profile: Tom Blomfield of Monzo
Iona Bain Monzo is a UK-based mobile-only bank that's part of a new broom sweeping through the financial industry. Funded primarily through crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, the millennial-friendly bank is hoping…
Make the election fair for the young!
The general election is less than 7 weeks away and we have an unexpected but brilliant chance to discuss what would make Britain a more egalitarian, open and prosperous place for its young folk.…
We need a post-Brexit economic hero. It won’t be Mark Carney
Iona Bain We're all holding out for a hero, ala Bonnie Tyler. And that hero actually takes the unlikely form of our softly spoken governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney (who…
What next for intreprid investors? An Easter update
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 consequences of Brexit and Donald…
Generation Jumpy; is fear of politics killing our prosperity?
Have major shocks, like the Brexit vote and Donald Trump's presidential victory last year, caused us all to batten down the hatches and take an unduly fearful approach to the future? That's…
Will this be a Budget of intergenerational fairness?
Iona Bain You may have seen me chatting on BBC Breakfast this morning about Budget 2017, specifically about my hopes and expectations for it - both of which are sadly very wide…
Slash your food costs with these 8 super-smart tips
Iona Bain Relentless pressure on the pound is pushing up shopping bills for families, with inflation climbing to 1.8 per cent. Food prices are being hiked for the first time…
Welcome to ‘new economics’; here’s how to deal with it
A leading fund manager has warned that a new economic world order means beginner investors should "manage their expectations" Iona Bain The first time "money issues" got interesting in my adult lifetime was just…
Brexit and Donald Trump have jolted our financial confidence
Millennials believe they'll be worse off as a result of political earthquakes such as Brexit and Donald Trump, according to the new "Young Money" report from the consultancy MRM. The…
Donald Trump – what next for your money?
All bets are off. Donald Trump is a black swan, an outlier of such a gigantic proportions that making predictions now has never seemed so futile. Yet old habits die…
Young people are in danger of becoming narrow-minded
The language of "U-turns" and "sell-outs" in public life might be deterring a generation from questioning their views, and the views of others. Could this be harming our personal and intellectual development?…
Let’s wait and see what Brexit brings
Iona Bain Don't panic. To quote Rudyard Kipling, "If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs..." There are some interesting things to bear in mind…
