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How to create a budget to save money

Need some help kick starting your savings habits? One of the most effective ways to start saving is to create a budget. Whether you want to save for an emergency or rainy-day fund, repay debts or track your expenses, our step-by-step guide and tools will help you budget and get on track with your savings goal. 

Cooking up retirement plans one pastry at a time

How one savvy business owner made his dough rise by making all the right moves for a secure post-work life. This article is an Irish Times Content Studio production.

Shopping for a work life balance in the Kingdom

Aged in his early forties, this savvy retailer started a pension in his thirties to provide the kind of adventure-filled retirement he wants. This article is an Irish Times Content Studio production.

No pension? Time to get on your bike

How fatherhood focused the mind of Eoghan Wherity to the benefits of starting a pension. This article is an Irish Times Content Studio production.

Start up success means life is a walk in the park

Liam Murphy was lucky enough to have been enrolled in a work pension scheme, allowing him the financial freedom to return home, join a small start-up and flourish – leaving him time for family and walkies with Honey, the dog. This article is an Irish Times Content Studio production.

12-month savings challenge

How much can you save with the 12-month savings challenge? Follow our monthly schedule and get saving with our downloadable 12-month savings calendar. 

16 financial new year’s resolutions for 2023

Are you looking for ideas for financial planning this new year? Do you need to set some financial goals for the year ahead? Help is on hand with 16 financial new year’s resolutions for 2023 to get you financially fit this year. 

Saving and budgeting tips and tools

Whether it’s a big life event or a rainy day, we have simple tips and tools to help you save.

Pension survey highlights concerns about finances in retirement

Budget 2023 saw an increase in the State pension bringing it to €265.30 per week. But could you afford to live off the State pension when you retire? Zurich’s annual pension research reveals the financial concerns people have when thinking about their retirement. 

Lisa Sills: ‘Go for it. It’s really nice to have the security of a pension’

At 30, this financially savvy marketer and new home owner is happy she’s started her pension early, so that her future is in good hands. This article is an Irish Times Content Studio production.

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