Gig workers fight back over unfair tax plans – comment for BBC News
Many self-employed people face a higher tax bill from 2020 when the IR35 rule is extended to the private sector. It will force thousands of contractors and freelancers to pay…
Healthy chocolatiers & drag artists: here are the new side hustlers – story for Scottish Mail
Iona Bain Welcome to Side Hustle Britain - where a quarter of us now make extra income for all sorts of weird and wonderful activities, from making healthy chocolate to…
Our post-school education system is broke, says House of Lords
Iona Bain The post-school education system is broke and needs urgent fixing, a scathing House of Lords report has found. It says the move to tuition fees funded largely by…
Iona is a finalist in IPSE’s Freelancer of the Year Awards! ☺️
Iona says... I am totally stunned but also chuffed to be shortlisted for IPSE's Freelancer of the Year Award alongside some seriously impressive individuals. I am pictured at the top…
Iona is a finalist in IPSE’s Freelancer of the Year Awards! ☺️
Iona says... I am totally stunned but also chuffed to be shortlisted for IPSE's Freelancer of the Year Award alongside some seriously impressive individuals. I am pictured at the top…
The self-employed dream is on the rocks. Here’s why
Iona Bain Self-employment is booming in Scotland. Newly-published statistics show that 322,900 Scots worked for themselves last year, one of the highest numbers ever recorded. The figures from the Scottish…
Intergen Finance: the Resolution Report fully unpacked
It’s official. We are not Generation Avocado. The long-awaited report from the Intergenerational Commission has concluded, after two years and over 200 pages, that millennials are burning 15% less cash…
Know Thy Worth: how I’m fighting the gender pay gap
Asking for a token fee for on-air appearances, having the pay conversation and demanding equality - I'm getting on the earning curve, and here's what I'm finding out! Iona Bain…
What’s next for today’s young? Yuval Harari has some ideas
He is not just one of the most widely-read authors of our time - Yuval Harari is a modern intellectual powerhouse, turning generation Y onto the intricacies of our past…
This is a HUGE hidden trap of Airbnb
Iona Bain SO-CALLED micro-entrepreneurs risk sleep-walking into an insurance disaster if they have capitalised on Edinburgh's festival season to rent out properties and spare rooms through home-sharing sites such as Airbnb. More…
A personal message – where are we at?
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 been an exciting few months.…
Our intro guide to starting yer own business
Want to start your own business but don’t know where to begin? Thank goodness we’re here to help! This guide will take you through all the financial, taxation and business…
The graduate’s guide to seducing employers (not literally)
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 having a tough time of…
The Graduate: why it still speaks to overwhelmed gen Y
It’s a fifty year old film that’s parodied endlessly. Yet the re-release of The Graduate this year has never been more timely, as a whole generation grapples with post-university malaise…
The Airbnb side hustle is under threat. Find out why
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 rooms or homes for extra…
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…
Is online teaching the most lucrative side hustle yet?
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 £200,000 a month by imparting…
Dreamland has been saved – and we got it right!
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 - and quite possibly thanks…
How millennials are driving the online investing revolution
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 new tribe of investors is…
An insightful chat with Paralympian Hannah Cockroft
Iona Bain Hannah Cockroft MBE is Britain's best-known Paralympian. The 24 year-old wheelchair racer from West Yorkshire is seven times wold champion and a world record holder in four events,…
This is how YOU will work – and live – very soon
Iona Bain Futurology – it sounds like an early Prince album or perhaps a weird religious cult, right? In fact, it has become a major corporate watch-word in recent years,…
The gender gap – what it means in the media & for our finances
Iona Bain When I get into conversation with someone about my profession – the meeja – I very often tell them how it’s been “feminised”. To be honest, they look totally…
Are private schools worth the sheer expense?
Iona Bain When I was approached to write my first book on managing money, I was keen to discuss not only the day-to-day budget drains we all encounter but the…
Giving power back to the people
Sheffield Antiques Quarter (pictured above in promotional shot) used civic crowdfunding to raise £16,753 to flag up its presence throughout the local area with signs and murals (picture by Amie Parsons)…
Dreamland – why it could have worked
Matt Bain Re-opening in a blaze of retro glory last year, there was such a buzz surrounding Dreamland, Margate. The Victorian amusement park was once a legendary British seaside attraction,…
Tax breaks for the ‘sharing economy’ are on the way
Iona Bain Tax breaks for the ‘sharing economy’ are on the way, encouraging more people to think about trying to earn a little cash on the side without leaving home.…
Want to become a professional photographer? Fulham FC might be able to help
Iona Bain The world of football has once again stepped in to give young people a huge opportunity - as long as they are nifty with a camera. Those who fancy…
BOOK VERDICT: The making of the high street
BOOK REVIEW by MATT BAIN HIGH STREET HEROES – THE STORY OF BRITISH RETAIL IN 50 PEOPLE By John Timpson Published by Icon Books £12.99 John Timpson, chairman of the…
NOT going to uni? How to manage if you’re working or travelling
Iona Bain You’ve got your exam results and even if you are confident about what you want to do, you will still feel the pressure of being at a big…
You don’t need to be a supermodel to appear in adverts for money…
Thousands of Brits are boosting their finances by moonlighting as extras or models. You can earn hundreds of pounds by appearing in a TV show, film or advert - if…
