Iona Bain on investing, property, and being asked to work for free
02/18/20 • 43 min
Iona Bain is very well known in financial circles. She started the Young Money Blog in 2011, later creating the Young Money Agency, and regularly appears on TV and radio, and writes for places like The Financial Times. Her MO? To empower young people with financial knowledge.
The question is what DIDN'T we talk about - pensions, property, investing, cryptocurrencies, scams, piggy banks, social media, interior decor porn, payday loans and more.
I also asked Iona if she still gets asked to work for free (unfortunately, yes) and how she negotiates her fees (think of a number then double it). She had some amazing advice about how to stop under-selling yourself and how to become more confident about your value.
Iona's book - Spare Change: How to save money, budget and be happy with your finances
Blog - The female freelance fightback: How to raise your pay in 2020
I also asked Hayley Millhouse, head of adviser services at OpenMoney, for a few tips on pensions.
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Iona Bain is very well known in financial circles. She started the Young Money Blog in 2011, later creating the Young Money Agency, and regularly appears on TV and radio, and writes for places like The Financial Times. Her MO? To empower young people with financial knowledge.
The question is what DIDN'T we talk about - pensions, property, investing, cryptocurrencies, scams, piggy banks, social media, interior decor porn, payday loans and more.
I also asked Iona if she still gets asked to work for free (unfortunately, yes) and how she negotiates her fees (think of a number then double it). She had some amazing advice about how to stop under-selling yourself and how to become more confident about your value.
Iona's book - Spare Change: How to save money, budget and be happy with your finances
Blog - The female freelance fightback: How to raise your pay in 2020
I also asked Hayley Millhouse, head of adviser services at OpenMoney, for a few tips on pensions.
Please rate, review and subscribe to this podcast! And contact us below:
Tweet us @honest_account_ / @ionayoungmoney
Instagram: @an_honest_account
Email: [email protected]
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Zara Nanu on why women shouldn't have to ask for a payrise
The World Economic Forum says the gender pay gap will take over 200 years to close.
But why should women always have to advocate for their equality by asking for a payrise? Women are constantly told how to negotiate, how to prove their achievements. But data shows that when women do ask for a raise, they don't always get them. And we don't currently have the right to ask our manager what our male counterparts are earning.
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We talked about men taking pay cuts, the systemic barriers holding women back, and how we are finally moving past the 'Lean In' philosophy.
Hayley Millhouse of OpenMoney also gave some financial advice about equal pay. OpenMoney aims to make financial advice affordable and accessible to everyone - head to www.open-money.co.uk
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Research shows millennials are travel-obsessed. Not just a quick gap yah at 18 or 19, but also possibly a year out later in our careers, or even a complete lifestyle change.
Heading out on a trip is one thing, but not coming back is another. This is what fellow freelance financial writer Anna Fedorova did in 2017, packing up her entire life and traveling around Asia, and then Europe with her boyfriend - in a van. Currently in Greece, Anna sees no reason to head back to the grind of London. Her life now is cheaper, full of rock climbing, reading and having new experiences.
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Anna wrote a lot more financial detail in this article for New Money here:
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http://girlclimber.com/?fbclid=IwAR0QjDCpAiBIYWiKZO0KsM4UeGDMAcHnhBZZ8RhlIAX3iZdliR_qbU_fIvg
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