Your Money

A tip on making and receiving calls with your bank

Earlier this week, I posted some tips on what to do if you think you might be the target of a financial [...]

Some good tips on Reporting E-Mail Scams and Spoofs

This Q&A came from the New York Times recently. While it’s US focused, it does point out some useful tips on what [...]

How can I provide “original statements” when I transact online?

I’m sure many of you have come across this anomaly in the financial world recently. I’m not sure whether it’s just stupidity, [...]

In the market for a new car? Here’s some old school advice dressed up as “game theory”

Someone sent me this article from the Irish Times, In the game for the best price, from their Motoring section. The article [...]

What would it take for you to switch your bank?

There’s a lot of talk these days about how our choice in banking is slowly but surely being eroded with the closure [...]

The Benefits of the Tax Saver Scheme with Dublin Bus

Here’s a great example how you should regularly review financial type decisions just in case things have changed – either the offers [...]

What have you done with your ECB interest rate windfall of up to €8000 in two years?

At the end of February last, the ECB announced that they were leaving interest rates at their historical low of 1%. I [...]

Overcharging by the banks – our regulator still only talking a good game

I wrote on Monday about the fact that “naming and shaming” banks and businesses that steal money from their customers isn’t having [...]

Are Irish business so brazen that “naming and shaming” doesn’t matter any more?

Way back in 2004, Senator Donie Cassidy tried to start a “name and shame” campaign in the early days of what became [...]

FLAC provides an advice leaflet on mortgage arrears

FLAC, the Free Legal Advice Centres, has provided an advice and information leaflet for those who may be facing difficulties with their [...]