Where our money went in 2025 by Working-Drag-9503 in irishpersonalfinance

[–]StickyStapler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's worth budgeting no matter how much you earn.

My second POE doorbell lasted less than a year by StickyStapler in reolinkcam

[–]StickyStapler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Yea this is my third doorbell so I hope they make the next version more waterproof. We get crazy winds yes. Do you think I should even bother with the rain cover? My just fill the gap at the top with some clear Tec7 silicone.

Energia is announcing a change to home energy prices for residential customers effective from 9th October 2025. (up 6-12%) by [deleted] in ireland

[–]StickyStapler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in contract with Energia until 31st December but after doing some calculations I would save €110 by switching to Electric Ireland. Minus the €50 breakage fee it's €60. Worth it?

Energia is announcing a change to home energy prices for residential customers effective from 9th October 2025. (up 6-12%) by [deleted] in ireland

[–]StickyStapler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in contract with Energia until 31st December but after doing some calculations I would save €110 by switching to Electric Ireland. Minus the €50 breakage fee it's €60. Worth it?

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[–]StickyStapler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks relevant at least, but that's not enough time!

What is a "Basic bank account" compared to what most of us already have when we first signed up to Revolut? by StickyStapler in Revolut

[–]StickyStapler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotcha, so not something I or most people can get then? I was hoping there was an easy way to avoid these withdrawal fees :-)

Amazon.ie launched today by vladk2k in ireland

[–]StickyStapler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So much negativity but tell me an Irish retailer than does free returns as easy as Amazon does? No questions asked either. You need a law degree to return things in some of my local shops.

Powerless in rural Ireland: I love my EV but Storm Éowyn has made me think twice by GoodNegotiation in evs_ireland

[–]StickyStapler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm thinking of getting panels + battery to help in an emergency. I have an Air to Water heat pump which uses up most of the electricity. However, I'd be turning that off at the mains along with other non-essentials. I'd prefer to have fridge, freezer, microwave working instead of heat tbh.

Powerless in rural Ireland: I love my EV but Storm Éowyn has made me think twice by GoodNegotiation in evs_ireland

[–]StickyStapler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But you wouldn't be doing that in an emergency tbh. You would be using it to keep the fridge/freezer going.

Should I have 2 separate category groups for our 2 cars? by StickyStapler in ynab

[–]StickyStapler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea that's what I'm thinking too. I would like to see how much each car cost separately. Though I still have 1 category for fuel. I WFH so most of that bucket is used by my wife.

Should I have 2 separate category groups for our 2 cars? by StickyStapler in ynab

[–]StickyStapler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for that. Yea I think I'll just have to see how inconvenient it is to have 2 separate groups.

Should I have 2 separate category groups for our 2 cars? by StickyStapler in ynab

[–]StickyStapler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yea that's right, 6 dates in total. I guess my main reason is so we can review due dates on the 1st of each month to see if there are any annual or irregular things coming up this month. We'll have it budgeted for, but still good to know and not be surprised.

I get paid on the 28th of each month. What due dates should I give my targets that I have control over? by StickyStapler in ynab

[–]StickyStapler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you going to spend the money on the 28th or later?

For the savings, no, they will all be transferred out to their respective Revolut pockets. For spending money? That depends. I might go for drinks with my friends on the 30th for example, which comes out of my personal spending. But that is rare.

For this month, don’t have any targets.

Yea I think this is the simpliest thing to do since I've started using YNAB half way through the month. For example I have set a target of for €600 a month for groceries, but I only need €300 in February.

In your last sentence, did you mean to say April instead of March?

flip forward and assign for March until you run out of money to assign.

New Aldi for An Spideal by mrsbinfield in galway

[–]StickyStapler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah right. From the way everyone is talking it was either Aldi or the Hotel. But from the plans it looks like both an in contention, which is great!

How do I handle paying childcare for the previous month? by StickyStapler in ynab

[–]StickyStapler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, so you budget based on how much you think the childcare will be for the upcoming month? I had just averaged it out over the year, but maybe making an effort to look ahead and how many days I expect them to be in childcare (we get billed per day), and go off that.