Financial planning when you are expecting a baby

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to our email newsletter or our RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! Having a child can be expensive. Thankfully ItsYourMoney.ie have just released a new guide for parents-to-be . Having a baby is a very emotional and happy time. However, it brings new pressures to...

The Centra Chocolate Biscuit – why buying own brand goods does not have to be a compromise…

Imagine a small local bakery working in the heart of West Cork, using only fresh local ingredients to make luxurious chocolate biscuits. You might think that they would be expensive and exclusive. But actually, if you go down to your local Centra you will find that the Centra own brand Chocolate Orange...

Make money by renting your stuff

Do you have an unused set of golf clubs, a bouncy castle or a trailer? Did you ever consider that it might actually be useful to someone else and a source of revenue for you? The phenomenon of  ‘peer-to-peer renting’ is relatively new and has taken off with some new online services making it...

Special Offers 08-0-11

Our regular round up of what special offers you can find in the Irish grocery chains. Lidl Current Special Offers Aldi Special Offers Tesco Special Offer of the Week Dunnes Special Offers Grocery Superquinn Special Promotions Centra Hot Offers Spar Special Offers Eurospar Special Offers SuperValu Special...

Two tips to save money on petrol or diesel

Two quick ways to save money on petrol and diesel… It sounds contradictory, but don’t watch the Euro dial when filling your tank. Watch the litres dial instead. When I buy petrol for the ThriftyMobile, I only watch the litre dial until its hits 14 litres. This is roughly about €20 worth of...

How to find the most cost effective health insurance

As you know, VHI has decided to put up its prices. Health insurer VHI has announced a price increase from 1 February, which will see premiums rise by between 15% and 45% … 60% of the VHI’s 1.35m customers will see prices increase by 15% – meaning the average annual family premium will rise...