Over the course of the last year or so, there have been a number of global initiatives to help people improve their understanding of money; their finanical I.Q.

The Financial Times has recently launched its own finaincal literacy initiative to help readers develop a better understanding of how money works.

What the latest back-to-school costs survey really tell us

It’s another year and another back-to-school costs report. This one from the Irish League of Credit Unions! And not unlike previous iterations of this report, we learn that education in Ireland is not without significant cost.

Whether it is children returning to primary or secondary school or even college, the costs run into thousands and much more if college-bound students are concerned!