Top tips on wrestling your finances into a healthy shape post-Covid

With big cuts to many people's budgets, it's important to limit impulse purchases, or snapping up those 'online' bargains

Now is a good time to check the health of your finances

The last five months have changed life in a number of ways, affecting everything from our work habits to the ongoing complexity of socialising and downtime. As a direct result of lockdown regulations and social distancing, our spending habits have also undergone significant changes.

“The Covid pandemic has affected investment markets which in turn may have a knock-on effect on most people in some shape or form,” says John O’Driscoll, managing director of Blueprint Financial Planning & Financial Fitness.