Irish Independent|69 - Financial late bloomers: Getting started, emergency funds and the 'sleep-at-night' factor
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Published16 Sep 2026
Duration31:19
Episodes
69-
Financial late bloomers: Getting started, emergency funds and the 'sleep-at-night' factor
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16 Sep 2026
68-
Kel Galavan on the common money mistakes people make in their 30s
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09 Sep 2026
67-
Can you really build long-term wealth by investing €100 a month?
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02 Sep 2026
66-
How to retire as a pension millionaire, with Nick Charalambous
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26 Aug 2026
65-
Money Makeover: €160k income, six holidays... no pension?
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19 Aug 2026
64-
‘We've one shot to get it right’ – Eoin McGee unpacks Simon Harris’s new investment scheme
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12 Aug 2026
63-
Anne Sheeran on choosing a four-day week over luxury holidays
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05 Aug 2026
62-
The seven phone calls that could save you thousands
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29 Jul 2026
61-
Destination anywhere – Pól Ó Conghaile on making the most of your holiday budget
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22 Jul 2026
60-
Could shifting your money mindset unlock your earning power?
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15 Jul 2026
59-
Robert Whelan on how to build your first €10k
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08 Jul 2026
58-
How a mid-year financial reset could save you thousands
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01 Jul 2026
57-
€100, €200 or nothing at all – what wedding guests are gifting in 2026
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24 Jun 2026
56-
How even savvy spenders lose money on cars
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17 Jun 2026
55-
Nine life-changing financial decisions hiding in plain sight
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10 Jun 2026
54-
Financial abuse - how to spot the red flags
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03 Jun 2026
53-
How the Puglia Paddys swapped a €3000 a month mortgage for an €86k home in Italy
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27 May 2026
52-
How to build wealth on an average salary
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20 May 2026
51-
I made AI my financial therapist. Is it saving me any money?
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13 May 2026
50-
Tax tips that could save you thousands, with Alan Purcell of CloudAccount
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06 May 2026
49-
The secret habits of financially successful couples
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29 Apr 2026
48-
How Rosemary MacCabe and her husband are tackling $80k debt
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22 Apr 2026
47-
How to pay off your mortgage ahead of schedule with personal finance blogger Ellie Kistnen
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15 Apr 2026
46-
Robert Whelan on the seven silent wealth killers
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08 Apr 2026
45-
Are Irish dodgy-box users about to get hit with fines? Plus, how to get better value from streaming services
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01 Apr 2026
44-
Securing your child’s financial future: Money expert Cian Carolan shares his playbook
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25 Mar 2026
43-
Mortgage rate spikes, airfare increases and soaring fuel prices – how the Iran war could hit your pocket
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18 Mar 2026
42-
Escaping burnout: ‘I threw up on my way to work out of sheer stress and panic’
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11 Mar 2026
41-
Andrew Lynch on Homely, the rent-to-buy startup designed to help ‘quirky’ mortgage cases
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04 Mar 2026
40-
Heir Hunting: Maeve Mullin of Finders International Ireland on her unique and rewarding career
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25 Feb 2026
39-
‘The art of the possible’ – Martina Hennessy on getting a mortgage over 40
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18 Feb 2026
38-
“The forehead doesn’t age on its own”: Liz Dwyer on a holistic approach to Botox budgeting
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11 Feb 2026
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‘The day we got back to zero was one of the best days of my life’ – Kel Galavan on climbing out of negative equity and learning to invest
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04 Feb 2026
36-
“ Nothing grows in the comfort zone”: Dan Malone on making your savings work for you
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28 Jan 2026
35-
‘I start saving in February for next Christmas’: Irish Budgeting Mammy on her savings journey
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21 Jan 2026
34-
“Forget loyalty”: How you could save thousands by switching your service providers
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14 Jan 2026
33-
‘If you can’t afford to buy it twice, you can’t afford to buy it’: Getting to grips with debt in 2026
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07 Jan 2026
32-
“Get uncomfortable with it”: How to conquer your new year money resolutions
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31 Dec 2025
31-
‘Fairytale of New York’ and the commerce of Christmas songs – how much money do they make?
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24 Dec 2025
30-
“There is a grief there”: Eoin McGee on how winning the Lotto changes lives forever
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17 Dec 2025
29-
The biggest financial fights of Christmas - and how to avoid them
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10 Dec 2025
28-
Fly In, Fly Out: ‘I made $141,000 in nine months - and had two months off at Christmas’
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03 Dec 2025
27-
Crime World’s Nicola Tallant: ‘There’s no insurance policy – if a criminal is shot dead, their family is left with nothing'
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26 Nov 2025
26-
Are you wealthy or affluent? How to spot the difference
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19 Nov 2025
25-
‘Money makes money’ – how to invest your child benefit with Sinead Ryan
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12 Nov 2025
24-
Helen Steele: ‘In 2014, when my investors pulled out, I was broke... I had also started going down the route of separation, so I was extremely broke’
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05 Nov 2025
23-
‘My own renovation will cost about €250k’ – quantity surveyor Shay Lally on finding his forever home, and the real cost of renovating
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29 Oct 2025
22-
Rory’s Travel Club: How do you get 250,000 people to pay you €12 per year?
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22 Oct 2025
20-
Mortgage overpayment: ‘By overpaying €200 per month, you're repaying your mortgage five years earlier and saving €44,736 in interest’
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15 Oct 2025
19-
Financial Independence, Retire Early: ‘It took us three years to save €100,000’