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January does not have to be a month of regrets. Author of The Money Mentor Santis O’Garro (@santisogarro) uses social media to offer financial advice and she thinks it could be the most positive month of the year — and a time to start your debt-free journey.

We’re absolutely spoilt for choice when it comes to streaming services but, thanks to expensive licensing agreements, there’s very little crossover when it comes to titles you regard as unmissable.

If you are living in an urban area in or close to a major town or city, you’re likely to have a choice of household bin collection services.

The good news for mortgage switchers is that we begin 2024 with a lot more stability than we had in 2023. Although inflation is still a good bit off the 2pc ideal, it remains far lower than the almost 10pc we saw through some of last year.

Motor insurance is expensive but something the law dictates we must have in place. This makes it a grudge purchase. It is especially expensive for households that have two or more cars, which includes many families in this country.

The chances are that you are overpaying for your health insurance. And now would be a good time to check out if you can get a better deal. That’s because this is the busiest time of the year for health insurance with one million members due to renew their cover.

Last year was a tough one for energy customers, with gas and electricity prices at record highs.

When it comes to TV, broadband and mobile bills, many Irish households are just throwing money away because they don’t know how to navigate the operators and their plethora of mazy, byzantine offers.

The value of switching credit card providers most likely depends on how you use yours.

I’m part of a movement called Fire (Financial Independence Retire Early), which I joined in 2017. I hit my 50th birthday, realised I had no pension and that retirement age was coming quickly. I didn’t have any plan in place. I wasn’t taking care of my personal finances and I wasn’t thinking about the future at all. I suppose I went into panic stations.