With Tina Leonard Shopping online for Christmas It’s the biggest time of the year for shopping but rather than battle the crowds and pay parking costs, many choose to sit on the sofa with their laptop instead. You could go online to search for products or to compare prices, but if you are thinking of buying some or all of your shopping online this Christmas, you must know the golden rules of shopping safely. Tina Leonard was here to explain what they are and also has some money saving tips for those thinking of shopping this way. What you should ...
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Norman is a pensioner and very worried about what is coming in this weeks’ budget. He tells Joe he goes to bed at 7pm to save on heating costs. Anthony inherited his house from his parents and is worried that he will be liable for the mansion tax even though his income falls far below that threshold. Martin is self-employed and uses his car for work doing 30,000 miles a year. He tells Joe that a hike in diesel and motor tax will hit him hard. Gillian is €600 in mortgage arrears and took a call from the bank this ...
WE WANT TO HEAR YOUR STORIES Have you got a story to tell? Something you just have to get off your chest? If you’d like to talk to Joe on-air about an issue that concerns you then we want to hear from you. You can email the programme at any time to joe@rte.ie, call the office at 01 208 3263 / 2984 / 2980 or 3438 (or out of office hours and leave a message) or on 1850 715 815, Monday to Friday from 12.30pm – 3.15pm. All topics are considered and all calls are welcome
As Budget 2013 looms Councillor Mannix Flynn joined Joe to discuss the stress and fears that people have as we await our fate tomorrow. Mannix says there is a real sense of worry and stress out there. It’s not subject to class or culture. More and more Mannix is coming across middle class people who find themselves foraging as well for resources. There are people dying prematurely as a result of financial stress. A case in point was businessman Hugh O’Regan who died last week. Mannix gave the oration at his funeral. There is massive stress and shame felt by ...