Money & Legal Archive

WHAT IS GROUP BUYING?

Posted on 07 December 2011 , under Money & Legal

When it comes to saving or picking up a bargain consumers are recognising that there is power in numbers. ‘Group buying’ is a new purchasing phenomenon which offers products and services at significantly reduced prices on the condition that a minimum number of buyers make the purchase. Are we talking bargain basement stuff that I don’t really need? Discounted items that frequently appear include helicopter

SAVE MONEY, SAVE POWER

Posted on 06 December 2011 , under Money & Legal

Top ten ways to use less electricity and save money in your home... 10. Use your dishwasher! It's true! Your dishwasher is more efficient than you. In fact, a full dishwasher uses less than half the energy you do when washing dishes by hand and uses gallons less water too. In fact, a dishwasher is so much more efficient than a comparable person doing the same

DISCONNECTION CRISIS

Posted on 04 November 2011 , under Money & Legal

The Highest level of Energy Disconnections Ever That was how the Commission for Energy Regulation’s latest publication was reported in the news. Taken on its own, that’s a pretty damning indictment of everything from sky-high energy costs to unemployment and higher taxes. It seems that people just can’t pay their most important bills anymore. And so there were 2,901 gas and electricity disconnections in August. That’s

SAY TWEEKABOO!

Posted on 07 October 2011 , under Money & Legal

DADPRENEUR: EUGENE MURPHY of TWEEKABOO How did the concept of Tweekaboo come about? It probably all started in the maternity ward of the Bons several years ago with the life changing epiphany of fatherhood! As the years passed, our phones began to fill up with texts, photos and videos of our kids. I realised that if we could build a timeline of these memories, they’d tell

BEST STUDENT ACCOUNTS

Posted on 05 October 2011 , under Money & Legal

Even though the banks are broke, there is still some good deals to be had by students. They have tightened their belts, but there’s still free banking, free loans and even free flights. So our advice to students is to take advantage of them while you can! Any working stiff will tell you that when you graduate, the flow of money between you and the

DADPRENEUR: SLEEPYHEDZ

Posted on 01 September 2011 , under Money & Legal

As part of our dadpreneur series Niall Cotter of Sleepyhedz hammers out how he turned an interest in wood into a new business venture. 1. How did the concept of Sleepyhedz come about? The idea for Sleepyhedz came about when I designed and made novelty beds for my own two children. We saw an opportunity to develop a business from this as people kept asking

GET BETTER BROADBAND DEALS

Posted on 01 September 2011 , under Money & Legal

Suppliers love legacy deals. The ones where you signed up three, four, maybe five years ago and you’re paying way over the odds for a sub-par service. Also known as grandfather deals, suppliers quietly suck money out of your account every month and hope you don’t find the time or inclination to do something about it. Broadband is the classic legacy product. Not that long

GO FOR GAS!

Posted on 02 August 2011 , under Money & Legal

Regulator gives Bord Gais go-ahead for 22% price hike The Commission for Energy Regulation has today said that it will allow Bord Gais to increase household gas prices by an unprecedented 22% in October. Pointing to escalating wholesale gas prices, Bord Gais Energy initially requested permission for an increase of 28%. Bord Gais is the only regulated gas supplier and requires approval from the energy regulator before

DOORSTEP DOMINATION

Posted on 15 July 2011 , under Money & Legal

Simon Moynihan of price comparison and switching service Bonkers.ie - Surviving Doorstep Salespeople: Depending on your point of view, doorstep sellers range from a minor dinnertime disturbance to a total plague on the nation. And there are loads of them out there right now. Deregulation of the energy market has meant that hoards of be-suited salespeople are knocking on doors across the country, telling householders

IT'S NOT AT ALL GAS!

Posted on 15 July 2011 , under Money & Legal

Simon Moynihan of price comparison and switching service Bonkers.ie - What to do about the energy price furore... Over the last few days, Bord Gais has been tossed upon the great media barbeque and well and truly roasted. Headlines screamed, pundits snarled and numbers like €300, €120, 30%, 25%, 10% and even 14% were thrown out there to emphasize the sheer shock and horror of