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.
Iona Bain If you heard me at the beginning of the year on BBC Radio 4's Moneybox live show, talking about my financial education documentary from late 2017, you may have noticed…
As restaurants close & local shops get taxed out of business, we need a shot in the arm for young enterprise to stop Amazon & Netflix destroying our towns Iona…
Iona was on Vanessa Feltz’s breakfast show on BBC Radio London this morning discussing young people’s chances of getting on the housing ladder. An estate agent’s survey has claimed that…
Iona Bain Living in London – it’s a dear do, right? But it’s also non-optional for many gen Yers. Job opportunities tend to drag us down to the capital, which…
FIRST PUBLISHED: 2014 FULLY UPDATED: 2017 Iona Bain Picture the scene: it’s Friday night and your friends want to go out to a bar or a fancy new restaurant. But…
Iona Bain Over the weekend, all I wanted to do was indulge in a bit of me-time. Last week, I was filming a mini money-saving series for STV up in Stirling…
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…
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 When I first launched the blog six years ago, I began by asking whether the once-healthy festival scene in the UK was out of tune with young music…
Iona Bain Plunged into a pit of doom and despair, just because it happens to be just another Monday in January? Don't be. I know it's grey, wet and what we Scots like…
Picture: Isle of Sheppey Nature Reserve Iona Bain Deja vu. My gym membership cost just went up AGAIN. Seriously?! I remembered writing about how Virgin Active hiked my monthly payments last July for…
Iona Bain You're away from home for the first time with a slender student loan and spending temptations all around. What could possibly go wrong? The average student burns through £3,304…
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 If you took advantage of a promotional offer over Christmas and new year, you could get a nasty surprise when you next check your bank statement. Angry consumers…
Ryan Bembridge is senior reporter at Mortgage Introducer and a wannabe standup comedian – here are his tips on how to make your money go further, especially if you live…
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…
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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