Six experts weigh in on everything from asking for a pay rise to making the money you earn work harder

If you find yourself in a position where the money you take home every month is not going as far as it once did, what should you do?
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) recently reported that the price of consumer goods and services in March was 3.6pc higher on average when compared with the same month in 2025.
In the private sector, while 78pc of companies reported raising employee pay last year, it was at an average of 3.31pc, according to CIPD–IRN.