This week on Talking Money on RTE Radio 1’s ‘Drivetime’ show Karl Deeter & Jill Kerby discussed different aspects of Christmas and how you can save money during the festive season. Sticking to the simple ground rules of lists, sensible shopping and a few other tips will help the average person go into 2015 with less of a financial headache than they otherwise might have had!
RTE Drivetime: Talking Money on pensions (week 2)
In the second instalment on pensions we looked at the situation people may find themselves in if they have waited until their 40’s or 50’s to start saving towards retirement. There are some scary valid concerns but also some good news when it comes to retirement provision started late.
Drivetime RTE: ‘Talking Money’ on the price of education
This week on ‘Talking Money’ we looked at the ‘cost’ of education. I sometimes say ‘if you think education is expensive try ignorance’ but that doesn’t mean you have to opt for an expensive education. There are trade and professional apprenticeships and other routes to getting highly skilled, and going to university for a lot of people is not the best use of their time, we tried to articulate that while acknowledging the validity and importance of third and fourth level education.