Brianna Parkins

Unsecured loans can be useful, but be wary of the terms and conditions

Brianna Parkins: The kid question is not really a straight request for information. It’s asking someone ‘please justify to me why your life does not look like mine’

His face remains unimpressed on the red carpet, in press interviews and meeting members of the British royal family

Home might not be quiet or relaxing or emotionally stable but it’s still where I sleep best

The cleaning guru has given up on her teachings since becoming a mother. It’s time we bring back display cabinets filled with treasures

Relocating to Australia with a family is manageable but make sure you budget for extra costs

He doesn’t pull out his phone at a family gathering and subject the room to videos about cryptocurrency or his golf swing, but he will happily share his favourite YouTube clips about how planes land

Brianna Parkins: It’s any wonder women aren’t all screaming them into the void over the situation

It feels there’s been a gradual shift away from challenging bad behaviour in person

Get familiar with rules on tax, the ‘super’, accommodation and costs - and worry less about snakes and spiders

Beware of the constant fear in Ireland of telling someone bad news. For example, instead of saying a restaurant is overbooked a manager might tell you they can find a table ‘in a bit’

The Australian mogul might be one of the most ruthless operators in the media but despite four divorces, he refuses to be jaded about love

Brianna Parkins: I’m on a slippery slope to becoming my grandmother, who has both her own room and a fierce loyalty to Lady Di

As people move away from cash, they are using neobanks more and more, but there can be pitfalls

We already have a plausible explanation for Kate Middleton’s absence from UK public life: she’s playing drums with Slipknot