If you find managing your money a struggle, this is the podcast for you. From The Irish Times, Better With Money is a crash-course in how to spend responsibly, save effectively and make big financial decisions wisely. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes
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27 min
Payday Routines: 'I'm up €60,000 since the start of the year'
Carlotta Aringhieri (@OnTheMoneyWithMe) is a financial content creator who - just days after payday - only has €100 left in her current account. But not for the reasons you might t…
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26 min
Personal investment account: ‘What is the interest rate in the new scheme?’
The Government’s planned personal investment account for ordinary savers was finally revealed on budget day, but it wasn’t long until the questions began arriving by email to The I…
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26 min
'Am I being ripped off?': Understanding changes to childcare in the budget
Parents around the country were left confused last week when the Minister for Public Expenditure Jack Chambers said he was reducing the “maximum childcare fees paid by parents from…
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25 min
Revealed: Ireland's new personal investment account - so how will it work?
Aideen Finnegan is joined by Dan Malone of Honest.ie for a debrief on the new personal investment account scheme unveiled by Finance Minister Simon Harris in Budget 2027. Dan expla…
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41 min
"Most people are overpaying for their health insurance": here's how to save on yours
Not everyone can afford or even wants health insurance. But for those who do - or those who worry affordability will force them to drop theirs - this episode of Better with Money i…
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34 min
Wills, windfalls and inheritance tax: Here’s how to understand them in Ireland
Irish Times deputy business editor, Dominic Coyle, and trust and estate practitioner,Trea McGuinness, discuss what’s set to be the biggest transfer of generational wealth ever in I…
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25 min
'I get asked this almost by every client I have': ETFs with Kevin Elliott
Investment expert Kevin Elliott returns to the podcast to answer the most commonly asked questions about Exchange Traded Funds, including the one he gets asked by almost every clie…
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33 min
Thinking of buying a derelict property to create your dream home? Here’s what you need to know
As "Cheap Irish Homes" returns to TV screens, Better with Money explores whether vacant and derelict properties could actually offer a route to home ownership for first-time buyers…
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24 min
New investment scheme: Here's what we now know - and what we still don't
For months there's been a maddening drip feeding of information about the Minister for Finance's proposed state-backed investment scheme for ordinary Irish savers. Yesterday the go…
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27 min
Back to School: Conor Pope's guide to surviving the September squeeze
Yes schoolbooks are now free and non-crested uniforms are more widely available, but there remains an unavoidable financial burden for parents every September. Digital devices, app…
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32 min
Paul Merriman on pensions: ‘I’d rather see clients mortgage-free by 66 even if that means delaying contributio…
If you think €40,000 a year would give you a comfortable life in retirement, the maths might give you a land. A 30 year old on just over €60k per annum would need to start saving 2…
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33 min
How the viral 'admin party' saved €1,169
The idea of an “admin party” has gone viral since the term was coined last year. It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise given how we are all drowning in our own quicksand of “I m…
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34 min
Impulse shopping ruining your finances? Here's how to break the cycle
This episode first aired in April.It's exactly the one you need to hear if you buy so many items online, you feel you need to sneak them past your partner / family / housemates bef…
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41 min
Buying a car: should you go Hire Purchase, PCP or a loan from your bank?
This episode was first published in September 2025 so the prices quoted will reflect a time when Donald Trump hadn't started a war with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz was open and infl…
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32 min
Solar Panels: 'Our electricity bill now averages €208 a month'
If you’ve been wondering whether solar panels are worth the costly initial outlay, this is the episode for you.“At no stage have I ever heard anyone say ‘I wish I didn’t put so man…
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35 min
‘The best performing stock market was Colombia last year’: Picking an index fund as an Irish investor
If you have found yourself at the point at which you're finally ready to invest, but you don't know how to do your research into index and exchange traded funds (ETFs), this is the…
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35 min
‘Some of my followers have saved €100k’: What influencers told Harris in investment scheme briefing
Aideen Finnegan speaks to financial influencer Annmarie Gaynor (Irish Budgeting Mammy) and Cian Carolan of DNG Financial Services after they attended a Department of Finance meetin…
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32 min
Ireland’s new EV scrappage scheme opens tomorrow. Can you still get the €5,000 grant?
In this week’s episode, the font of all motoring knowledge Neil Briscoe is taking us through the government’s new pilot ICE to EV scrappage scheme. For us non petrol heads, those a…
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39 min
‘The cheapest quote can end up being the most expensive’: How to keep renovation costs down
Unless you’re Dermot Bannon, doing up your house must be one of the most expensive and nerve-wracking jobs you can ever take on. In this episode of Better with Money, Quantity Surv…
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31 min
‘It just absolutely baffles me’: How Ireland’s ‘single tax’ hurts at weddings as well as mortgages
From supplements on hotel rooms to needing to save tens of thousands of euro on your own to buy a home, the costs of doing anything in Ireland - as a single adult - are hidden and…