Indo - "Meet the new Indo Money team"

Dr Strangelove said:

he lady is banging out publishable copy at the age of 81.

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She writes a column for The Oldie every month. Normally it's readable and includes a bit of nostalgia for the Auld Sod; although her target readership would appear to be ageing Brexiteers. One recent column set out the difficulties she experienced in moving the contents of her Dublin flat to her residence in Deal, Kent. The documentation required was jaw-dropping. I was surprised that she didn't simply opt to get the removal van to travel through NI. (On reflection, perhaps she did, but wisely decided not to mention it in her column!)

Not really my cup of tea - listening to "household names" talking about their finances - but just in case anyone else is interested...

Irish Independent launches ‘Money Talks’, a new podcast that asks household names to lift the lid on their personal finances

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Have to say this had been very disappointing, appears to be more clickbait than anything else, eg today’s piece on “5 easy everyday habits to be financially independent’ has at the very best only one everyday habit about just buying cheaper food.


Two of the ‘easy everyday’ habits are buying your car with cash and my favourite, buying a smaller cheaper house, as we all do eveyday buying cars and houses

‘Instead, consider buying a smaller, more manageable home to start. Not only is it cheaper to run, heat and furnish, but it leaves you with more flexibility – financial and otherwise. You can always upgrade later, but starting smaller gives you breathing space to build wealth first. Real comfort comes from knowing that your home doesn’t own you’

Poor enough article ok. I think that the bit about buying a small home merits a separate thread.