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Money Diaries: An administrative officer on €55K living in Dublin

This week, our reader is looking for a new place to rent in between working, socialising and trying to get their Internet provider to fix their Wi-Fi.

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Money Diaries: It's back to school, end of summer, will you be watching your spending?

As the evenings get darker (yes, we went there), and as your teachers used to say, it’s time to tighten the belt and knuckle down for the winter....

23.08.2026 20

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Money Diaries: A marketing manager on €90k currently on unpaid leave after having a baby

This week, our reader is keeping an expenses spreadsheet to see where her money is going while juggling taking care of her two young children.

16.08.2026 20

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Money Diaries: A receptionist on €30K living in Dublin and planning to move to Australia

This week, our reader is trying to put as much money aside as they can to save up to emigrate.

09.08.2026 20

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How is your spending going this summer? Would you like to keep a Money Diary?

We want to hear from readers on how they are handling their finances right now.

05.08.2026 30

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Money Diaries: A financial administrator living in the west of the country

This week, like so many others, our reader is working and balancing that with taking care of her children during the school holidays.

02.08.2026 20

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Money Diaries: An administrator on €35K living in the Midlands

This week, our reader is managing to enjoy the good weather without spending too much along the way.

26.07.2026 30

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Money Diaries: A healthcare worker on €83K living in Dublin and expecting her first child

This week, our reader is getting everything ready to welcome her baby – and finding that the associated expenses really do add up.

19.07.2026 30

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Money Diaries: A charity policy coordinator on €36K living in Dublin

This week, our reader outlines how they make €900 last over a month after their outgoings, including €1,000 a month in rent.

12.07.2026 30

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How is your spending going this summer? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?

We want to hear from readers on how they will be handling their finances this summer.

05.07.2026 40

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Money Diaries: A junior doctor on €44K living in Cork

This week, our reader is busy working in a clinical setting with little time to focus on much else, so saving money is something they do when they...

28.06.2026 40

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Money Diaries: A clerical officer on €32K trying to save for a mortgage deposit

This week, our reader is trying to save but finding that life often just gets in the way.

21.06.2026 40

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What will your spending look like this summer? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?

We want to hear from readers on how they will be handling their finances this summer.

16.06.2026 40

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Money Diaries: An engineering director on €75K living in Co Wicklow

This week, our reader is commuting to Dublin for work and spending quality time with his daughter.

14.06.2026 40

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Money Diaries: A self-employed engineering consultant on €120K living in Co Galway

This week, our reader is juggling life at home and at work, and keeping spending under wraps.

07.06.2026 40

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Money Diaries: A student on €21K planning to emigrate for a better-paid job

This week, our reader is working hard to get their end-of-year assignments done while putting money away to move abroad.

31.05.2026 40

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Money Diaries: A recently graduated digital journalist on €35K living in Dublin

This week, our reader enjoys spending time with their parents while they’re home, but finds the cost of petrol adding up driving back and forth from...

24.05.2026 40

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Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us?

We’re on the hunt for fresh contributions to this segment – are you in need of a check of your finances? Keep a diary…

19.05.2026 60

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How are you dealing with the cost of living? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?

Research published last week found that Ireland has the highest household electricity prices in the European Union.

12.05.2026 60

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Money Diaries: A software engineer on €100K living in Dublin

This week, our reader is busy juggling work, home life and managing fitness and health.

10.05.2026 60

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Money Diaries: An apprentice mechanic on €22K living in the Midlands

This week, our reader is working hard to get the qualifications they need to build a future, and is grateful to be living with family.

03.05.2026 60

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Money Diaries: A compliance officer on €45K living in the Midlands

This week, our reader is juggling home life, commuting to the office but loving remote work too. Balance is key.

26.04.2026 60

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Money Diaries: A man receiving invalidity pension living in the west of the country

This week, our reader is living with a chronic illness that brings pain, slow movement and financial challenges, but he somehow makes it work.

19.04.2026 70

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Money Diaries: A self-employed illustrator living in the west of the country

This week, our reader is self-employed and managing money as much as possible, but finding dental costs are sky-high.

12.04.2026 60

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Money Diaries: A quality and compliance officer on €42K saving for a mortgage

This week, our reader is busy with work, helping out at home and saving for the future.

05.04.2026 50

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From the archives: Compare our first ever Money Diaries in 2018 to your current spending

This reader worked as a customer advisor in a bank and was saving for a deposit for a mortgage at the time.

29.03.2026 60

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How are you dealing with the cost of living? Would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?

The government has announced a package of measures aimed at tackling soaring fuel prices, but the opposition said they don’t go far enough.

24.03.2026 70

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Money Diaries: A psychologist on €140K living in the east of the country

This week, our reader makes time in a very busy working week to have lunch with friends and take her children to the cinema.

22.03.2026 60

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Money Diaries: A part-time administrator who is a carer for her son, who has a disability

This week, our reader is juggling all that life brings as a carer of a child with a disability.

15.03.2026 70

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Money Diaries: A 38-year-old accountant on $185K living in Melbourne

This week, our reader is living a busy life in Melbourne, managing work, childcare and socialising, while also trying to buy a decent car.

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Money Diaries: A software engineering manager on €140K living in the east of the country

01.03.2026 70

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Money Diaries: A marketing freelancer on €20K living in Co Wicklow

22.02.2026 80

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Money Diaries: An executive assistant adjusting to being back at work after a serious illness

15.02.2026 80

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Money Diaries: How is your spending and saving going? Would you like to keep a diary for us?

10.02.2026 60

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Money Diaries: A medical administrator working part-time and living in Co Kildare

09.02.2026 60

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Money Diaries: A civil technician on €60K living in the east of the country

01.02.2026 70

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Money Diaries: A 28-year-old advertising account manager who has just moved to Australia

26.01.2026 70

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Money Diaries: A part-time writer in Cork, living alone on a pension

19.01.2026 80

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Money Diaries: An accounting manager on €60K living in Dublin

12.01.2026 70

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Money Diaries: Have you made any financial New Year's resolutions? Would you like to keep a diary for us?

04.01.2026 70

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Money Diaries: A family support worker on €26K living in Dublin

28.12.2025 70

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Money Diaries: An assistant lecturer on €46K living in the Midwest of the country

21.12.2025 70

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Money Diaries: A factory worker on €38K living in the west of the country

14.12.2025 70

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Money Diaries: A payroll specialist on €55K living in Leinster

08.12.2025 70

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Christmas is going to be expensive this year - would you like to keep a Money Diary for us?

04.12.2025 50

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