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.
Taken advantage of a free trial just before Christmas? You could get a nasty surprise when you next check your banking app... It has long been a bugbear of the Young…
Households struggling to keep out of debt could be offered a lifeline if a bold new scheme is adopted by councils and housing associations. ‘Rent-flex’ enables tenants to underpay or…
Iona Bain Happy New Year, Young Money fans! I hope you had a restorative festive period. ICYMI, I was very fortunate to present my first radio programme just before Christmas.…
IONA BAIN Cash-strapped households are being urged to take a punt on a legal action against banks, as claims firms hunt for a new complaints bonanza ahead of the PPI…
Iona Bain So I've talked about why the current unpaid internships debate is wrong-headed. But did you know that you might be able to claim back money from past internships? Welcome…
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…
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 months. And much of it…
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 the chance to be entered into prize…
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 well over the market value)…
The story of David Borthwick’s devastated pension is not unusual. Sadly, there is a pensions disaster awaiting my generation too, unless urgent steps are taken Iona Bain This time last…
PIC: Derek Carlyle outside RBS Iona Bain When it comes to David and Goliath battles involving banks, there is usually only one winner. But the curtain has just come down…
The regulator will now investigate claims that estate agents harm our home-buying prospects when they refer us to in-house brokers in exchange for commission. We look at how homebuyers may have…
Iona Bain Theresa May has announced plans to give workers a greater say on executive pay today. But are fund managers - who invest our savings and pensions in big…
Iona Bain Thousands of divorced women deprived of PPI payouts by NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland will receive compensation, Money Mail can reveal. State-backed RBS-NatWest failed to pay separated…
My investigation for Times Money Iona Bain Investors who put money into funds between 20 and 40 years ago are losing thousands more in fees than recent investors. …
As seen in the Earls Court redevelopment, the Conservatives are being dishonest about the benefits to estate communities Matt Bain It’s official: ‘regeneration’ is David Cameron’s answer to the London…
Iona Bain Thousands of PPI complaints on old store cards may have been rejected too hastily. But shoppers can get the compensation they deserve thanks to a secret hack. Shoppers…
Iona Bain Shoppers hoping to grab a bargain in this months’s Black Friday sales need to be on their mettle for distorted discounts and the growing dominance of shopping giant…
“Why teach kids music when they could be learning something that will help save the economy?” How classical music in Greece is under threat of permanent extinction due to a…
Iona Bain Santander has quietly paid almost £25,000 relating to a PPI complaint it had previously thrown out, potentially paving the way for millions of customers to reopen complaints previously…
Iona Bain Tinder has become the most popular hook-up app in the world, attracting more than a million users in the UK alone. But does it have a social responsibility to…
"Sometimes, it takes five years to get paid", a worker told Matt Bain in Greece last month. This is the second part of a thoughtful and wide-ranging investigation into the Greek…
In this special series of blogs, Y Money Y takes a deeper look at the chronic economic crisis in Greece and asks how it is affecting the next generation. In…
Iona Bain Strapped for cash but determined to grab that must-have item? The first instinct is to whip out the credit card but many retailers would like you to consider…
Bank of Scotland loaned a couple almost £195,000 to invest in risky traded endowment policies aimed at paying off their interest-only mortgage, Money Mail reports today. The case echoes the…
Iona Bain “What you see is what you get”. That’s what the world of alternative finance wants you to think about its costs. Many platforms have vowed never to hit…
Iona Bain Brits have splashed out at least £1.4billion on gym contracts, designer gym gear and fancy wearable tech so far this year, according to Vouchercodes.co.uk . That number is…
Disclaimer: This is what we like to (politely) call a "heritage" blog. That means we haven't updated the information here since publication (although we have tidied up the format). A…
Disclaimer: This is what we like to (politely) call a “heritage” blog. That means we haven’t updated the information here since publication (although we have tidied up the format). A…
Disclaimer: This is what we like to (politely) call a “heritage” blog. That means we haven’t updated the information here since publication (although we have tidied up the format). A…
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