savings

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Got change left over from your latte? Put it into a jar. Photograph: iStock
Six ways to save money when you don’t have very much

(...) building up a rainy day fund, or savings, for a specific reason when you don’t have very much spare cash(...)

Writing down financial goals may not mean you’ll actually achieve them, but it increases your chances of doing so.
Five financial tips to get your year off to the right start

(...). Bank of Ireland has a calculator which can help you work out your savings. Just remember to tell your(...)

Budget 2018: We are down to the wire. Here’s what we think is going to happen

(...), which could also be a revenue-raiser. Tax to fall on savings Taxes on savings have risen steadily over(...)

Before you consider diverting any savings from deposits, it is worth noting the potential consequences of such a move
Forget deposits: knock €10,000 off your mortgage and reap much greater rewards

(...) return on savings you may have by putting them to use elsewhere; next week we’ll take a look at some ways(...)

The bottom line, for you, is that gifting your son the €1,000 should not impact his eligibility for Jobseeker’s allowance. As it is below the €3,000 annual small gift threshold, it will also have no impact on his ability to inherit from you down the line without paying tax
Q&A: Dominic Coyle

How much savings can a person have before the dole payments are reduced? We would like to give each(...)

The reason most Standard Life shareholders will put 100 per cent of their return of value towards an assessment of liability for capital gains tax is because most received those shares (including the bonus shares) for nothing. Photograph: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Q&A: Will euro weakness allow me to boost sterling savings?

Would you advise transferring savings (which come from earnings in Northern Ireland) to euro to(...)

It’ll pay in long run if you put budget relief aside as savings

(...), if you can manage to increase your savings in 2015, your future self will thank you for it. Indeed(...)

Money maze: while there are many factors over which you have no control, there are plenty of financial decisions to improve your financial health that are within your control
Resolve to take stock of your personal finances

(...) your gas bill, you could be in line for similar savings by switching from Bord Gáis’s standard account(...)

Tax treatment of mother’s savings held by children

My widowed mother has given myself and three other children savings to hold for her in case it is(...)

In your best interest: how to get the greatest return on your savings

(...) they structure their savings, and consider a portfolio approach to ensuring they get a spread across(...)