Here are 5 useful tips for you to consider that will save you money for the next season. Christmas is only 210 days away but when it comes to planning it, you can never be early enough to consider how you are going to fund it and other important events in your life....
REDUNDANCY FEARS Q. After 21 years with my firm, I am being made redundant. Aged 46 with 3 children, aged 7, 9 and 13 years, I really don’t know what the future holds. The lump sum is € 87,000 and they said I can leave my pension there til I reach age 65. The job was...
MY ILLNESS COVER PLAN DID NT PAY OUT Q. I took out critical illness cover about 12 years ago. About three years ago I had a mental break down which last about just over two years. When I applied for a claim, the insurance company came back and said depression is not...
John Lowe the Money Doctor asks when is it too early to think about retirement planning ? In this week’s part 2, John advises on various aspects of the pension you need to consider before deciding on the best route for your twilight years’ money requirements. If you...
ETHICAL INVESTMENT ..GOVERNMENT BACKED – SHORT TERM & FIXED RETURN BIOGAS – an ethical investment yielding 25% after 3 years The very best deposit interest return on the Irish market at present is NTMA’s National Solidarity Bond that yields 16% tax free...
SAVING FOR YOUR CHILDREN Q – We have two girls aged 9 and 5. We have not made any provision for their education though they will both be going to a non fee paying local secondary school at the moment. But already the extramural activity costs are mounting up and we...
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