Ahead of tonight's episode, we caught up with This Crowded House's Financial Planner Eoin McGee for some top tips on making a pay rise work for you. Watch the video in full above.
"It comes from the rule that gas will expand to fill the space that it's in, this is what's called Parkinson's Law. Parkinson's Law, I believe, applies to your finances.
"Did you ever get a pay rise and twelve months later you go 'I don't really feel that pay rise anymore'? That's because what's happened is, your lifestyle has expanded to fill the income you have so you have to be really careful that Parkinson's Law doesn't apply to you.
"When you get a pay rise, automate it and get it into your savings account, don't get used to having the money because that's when it just disappears."
We also spoke with Shane O'Connor, the show's expert home-buyer who shares his advice for those looking to sell a home. Watch the video below.
"I buy property for clients all the time and the big thing that stands out to me is an owner that really wants to sell, an owner that has put in an effort into making their property as marketable as possible.
"So, by having it clean, clutter-free, freshly painted, the garden done - this always makes it harder for me to buy the property because there are generally more people interested and there are more people bidding.
"When a property looks tired or hasn't been looked after or the garden isn't done or isn't shown to its best potential - especially online, some agents will take photographs on their phone and throw it up - these, for me, are the easiest properties to buy as I can see what they can become, because I've seen other properties that are similar, but others can't".
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In tonight's episode of This Crowded House...
Tonight on RTÉ2, host Brendan Courtney reaches out to Navan man Ciaran Breslin in Meath and Dubliner Niamh Kealy in Lusk who are both are struggling to move out of their parents' homes.
Having lived independently before, Ciaran knows what it’s like to have his own space. However, after nine years of living with his dad Sean, he only wants to move out again if he can buy a place of his own.
The 33-year-old dreams of buying a house in his hometown of Navan but rising house prices seem to be moving him further afield. Will Brendan be able to find him a home?
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In Dublin, twenty-six-year-old socialite Niamh has boomeranged back to her mum and dads on many an occasion.
This time, she hopes to move out for good but the promise of a college course has thrown a spanner in the works. Will Niamh be able to move out and go to college at the same time?
With some helpful tips from financial planner Eoin McGee, Niamh gets to grips with a less extravagant budget than what she's used to but will it be enough to cover college and rent?
Watch This Crowded House on RTÉ2 at 9:30pm.
