If you have a new heat pump, the right electricity tariff can save you €1,000+ per year. Kilowatt.ie can simulate the heat pump's energy consumption to identify the cheapest option.

Irish Pension Tax Relief Trap Off the frying pan [40% Income tax]... ... and into the fire [Massive pension management fees] Avoid it by comparing pension fees and finding a better deal at pensioncheck.ie

Excessive fees can decimate your pension. That's why I built PensionCheck-IE. Compare & save with ease.

Electricity, gas, mortgages, pensions: All the same. Snooze = lose. Switch = save.

Solar export payments higher than wholesale electricity price (~12c). Is it sustainable? Suppliers can sell on solar exports on without paying grid fees (~7.3c/kWh). So total value to them is ~19.3c/kWh. Conclusion: Yes, but the Pinergy 25c credit is likely a loss-leader.

People I love trusted a "Financial Advisor" - while his company took a huge chunk of their retirement in fees. Building PensionCheck is my response to that.

A 1% pension fee reduction can compound to €100,000

Solar+blackout protection for... Personal independence: From the grid National independence: From foreign energy suppliers

Many Irish pension savers to pay near 3% annual fees. Are they getting value, or are the fees just a drain?

If the financial advice is "free", then you'd better double-check what fees are baked into the product.

Pension fees are often >2% in Ireland That's €4,000 a year on a €200,000 pot

Fed up with "calls" for pension fee clarity in Ireland. All talk. No action. So I built Ireland's first pension fee comparison website.

Same investment (S&P500) - 3 different fee levels All values real USD (inflation adjusted) Data credit: Aswath Damodaran.

Electricity grid fees will go up in Ireland from October. However, the increase will only be ~€29 per year per household. You can save 10X that by switching to the cheapest supplier

Ireland's first electricity price comparison tool for business/SME tariffs is now live on Kilowatt

Winter is coming & some energy companies are increasing prices. But NOT all. Generic price comparison: Save €250 Comparison with smart meter data: Save €400

If your electricity supplier just jacked up their prices, take it as a reminder to compare & save. Keep suppliers on their toes.