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.
Monzo has been right at the vanguard of mobile-only banking and part of a new broom sweeping through the financial industry in recent years. So Young Money readers may be…
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…
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…
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 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 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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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)…
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,…
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.…
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 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…
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…
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…
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