12+ hour, 1+ min ago   (1272+ words) What happens in terms of tax when a couple who are living together for, say, eight years, have two children and a joint mortgage but are not married and may or may not have a mirror will? One is self-employed…...

14+ hour, 26+ min ago   (836+ words) The budget is only seven weeks away and the speculation around what it might hold is gathering momentum. With Tánaiste Simon Harris recently repeating his mantra about the importance of “rewarding work”, increasing the point at which workers pay the…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (91+ words) SOCIAL: Elegance and craft from a South Korean tailor, with that touch of Italian style Video: Naomi O'Leary Editor: Eoin Ronayne Catch up with Better with Money wherever you get your podcasts. Catch up on Conversations with Parents on all…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1778+ words) Is the State pension your fallback plan for retirement? You’d better get to grips with how much it’s likely to pay you, if so. Get your hands on a copy of your individual PRSI contribution statement – you might be surprised…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (457+ words) A surge in divorce cases since 2019 has led to an increase in the number of binding court orders to split and share pensions between ex-spouses and their children. Yet advisers and financial planners say pensions are frequently overlooked when couples…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (687+ words) School secretaries and caretakers aged 40 or over would receive tax-free lump sums of up to €20,000 under the terms of a Labour Court recommendation intended to resolve a dispute. The issue prompted a strike by members of Fórsa at more than…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (70+ words) The Irish Times Workers who are beginning to put money into their pension should put a financial plan in place as soon as possible and establish what is an achievable proportion of their income that they can put away now…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (531+ words) Householders aged over 50 who are “stuck” in large properties want solutions allowing them to downsize, freeing up larger homes for families, according to a housing organisation representing older homeowners. The organisation argues there is a “major housing policy blind spot…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (739+ words) Last year I moved to Chiang Mai, a city known for what Thais have termed “slow life”. I’m almost five years living Thailand, and came to the country’s second city for a new teaching job. This northern centre has for…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (636+ words) Legislation that comes into effect on Monday will allow employees to tell the companies they work for they don’t want to retire before reaching their 66th birthday and the State pension. Many employers have traditionally required their employees to retire when…...