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Liam Croke - Making Cents

Make €14,000 tax-free by taking in a lodger

There aren’t many legal ways you can avoid paying tax, but there is one where you can earn up to €14,000 every year without having to pay a cent in income tax, USC or PRSI to the Government. I am referring, of course, to the rent a room scheme. You ...

01 Dec 2017 at 11:28

Liam Croke - Making Cents

I'm buying a house, will Covid-19 mean I pay more for insurance? Liam Croke lets you know

Liam, I’m currently buying a property and about to arrange life cover. Is the COVID-19 pandemic going to impact my ability to get cover? Will I end up paying more? Any advice would be much appreciated. I’ve received many questions in recent days ...

24 Mar 2020 at 11:45

Liam Croke - Making Cents

Don't leave your money in Revenue's coffers

The number of people who neglect to claim tax reliefs they are entitled to still surprises me. The two excuses I hear all the time are (a) they don’t know what they are entitled to and (b) those that do, believe the refund or tax credit they ...

31 Jan 2017 at 18:48

Liam Croke - Making Cents

Do you have too much cash?

THE personal savings rate in Ireland is about 31%, which means on average, nearly a third of our gross disposable income is going unspent. Because of Covid there was a slowdown in consumer spending, so much so that deposits have swollen to ...

23 Sept 2021 at 14:00

Liam Croke - Making Cents

Liam Croke: Don’t let financial stress ruin your health

A client of mine told me last week how his GP described what he was doing to himself as akin to being a functioning alcoholic – you know what you are doing is bad for you, but you do it anyway. Going to work at the moment was bad for him, ...

02 Aug 2018 at 12:07

Liam Croke - Making Cents

Making Cents with Liam Croke: Four tips to smooth out your mortgage application

Getting your finances in shape for a mortgage application is important so I’m going to look at what you can do to increase your chances of success. 1. Permanency of employment Banks want to lend to people who are in full time, permanent ...

15 Sept 2019 at 11:45

Liam Croke - Making Cents

Making Cents: Which is better, a fixed or variable mortgage?

Whether you are a first- or second-time buyer, or an existing mortgage holder, there’s always a decision, that you have to decide between, do you choose a fixed or variable rate. And there’s no right or wrong decision, it really comes ...

02 May 2021 at 15:00

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Making Cents with Liam Croke: Smart things to do with your annual bonus

It’s coming to that time of year again, when end of year bonuses are being talked about, and you may even know what you have been awarded for this year. Before it lands in your account, it’s important to put some thought into what ...

17 Dec 2018 at 16:08

Liam Croke - Making Cents

Finance expert warns of scammer's tactic to defraud your credit card account

Q: Liam, I received a call yesterday from someone claiming to be from my credit card company, saying there was a suspicious transaction on my account. I had closed my account six months ago, so I knew it was a scam call, so I ...

10 Nov 2019 at 10:00

Liam Croke - Making Cents

Making Cents: Take the guess work out and do your financial homework - Liam Croke

I was speaking with some people last week about their finances because their employer arranged financial one to one sessions for them with me, as part of their employee wellbeing programme. And in advance of a meeting, which ...

03 Jul 2020 at 16:00

Liam Croke - Making Cents

Reining in expectations of Christmas wishlists

A friend of mine was telling me a funny story about his eight-year-old son, who didn’t get a wink of sleep last Monday night. You see, he had to put his Santa list together and deciding what was on the list and what was off,...

08 Dec 2016 at 14:27

Liam Croke - Making Cents

Wise up with some on-the-money reading material

I love to read and you won’t be surprised to discover that the type of books I'm mostly in to have got to do with financial matters. I try to read a book every two weeks and if I’m not reading, I’m listening to an ...

22 Jan 2016 at 11:41

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