New Year

Assessing how to manage your mortgage, savings, pension and other debt does not need to be intimidating

Our pandemic working patterns have raised the number of gatherings in which nothing is achieved

Pricewatch: We thought we might suggest resolutions you can make that should improve your financial position over the year ahead

January should be a time for geniality, cheerfulness and gentle gluttony, not shivering abstinence made worse by a rigorous fitness regime

Endless novels from the 19th century and earlier are there waiting to eat up the pre-Easter gloom

Everyone has their own motivation, but here’s one: take a month off the booze and your liver will thank you

Don’t focus on the loss but on the gain, such as better health, a clearer head, the financial rewards or more time to read books or pursue a hobby.

Banish those January blues with a sparkling clean and clutter-free home

Careful exploitation of bank holidays the trick to maximising your time off this year

Emer McLysaght: Thank God we have the anticipation of St Brigid’s bank holiday on February 6th to see us through this (godforsaken) month

Mary Jennings: The biggest mistake I see runners make when getting back on the road is expecting take up where they left off

Those who do make drastic career changes in midlife are the minority, usually with ‘good financial support’

I’ll make a start. Usually, this column is 650 words long. This week it’s 649

Follow your joy rather than pursue certain goals just because you feel you ought to