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A student air traffic controller on €24K living in Shannon

This week, our reader revisits her spending habits in her second Money Diary and finds out she’s doing OK.

24.09.2023 8

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A nurse on €40K living in Dublin and saving to buy a home

This week, our reader is busy juggling night shifts for work and trying to catch sleep and not spend too much.

17.09.2023 6

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A delivery driver on €25K living in Co Carlow

This week, our reader is busy during working hours and caring for his daughter at weekends.

10.09.2023 7

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A 22-year-old kitchen assistant living at home in the south of the country

This week, our reader is conscious of spending and trying to be careful with finances.

03.09.2023 10

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Have you been affected by rising costs? Would you like to keep a diary for us?

We are asking readers to keep a Money Diary to let us know how your spending and savings are changing.

30.08.2023 9

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A part-time adult tutor on low and infrequent pay living in Leinster

This week, our reader is busy getting to the gym and managing finances on a low budget.

27.08.2023 10

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A 37-year-old fibre surveyor on €28K still living at home with parents

This week, our reader travels all over the country for work and is trying to balance being healthy and relaxing.

20.08.2023 9

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A 30-year-old accountant on $88K living and working in the Cayman Islands

This week, our reader is enjoying working abroad and planning to settle back in Ireland early next year.

13.08.2023 10

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A 25-year-old legal executive on €36K living in Dublin

This week, our reader is revisiting the Money Diaries format to see how their saving and spending are going.

06.08.2023 10

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A newly set up business owner on €36K living in Dublin

This week, our reader is loving life as a newly set up business owner and finds the work-life balance working for them.

30.07.2023 6

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An 32-year-old architect on €67K living and house-hunting in Dublin

This week, our reader is facing into the long road of trying to find a home in Dublin, battling all the other bidders.

23.07.2023 8

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A supply chain manager on €110K living in Leinster

This week, our reader is busy juggling parenting, work and ferrying kids to sport lessons.

16.07.2023 10

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A HR staff member on €47K living in Co Offaly

This week, our reader is doing something different and revisiting their spending, three years after their first Money Diary.

09.07.2023 9

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A financial consultant on €50K living in Leinster

This week, our reader is busy working from home and dreaming of their next trip abroad.

02.07.2023 5

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A 26-year-old software engineer on £75K living in London

This week, our reader sees himself returning to Ireland eventually, but doesn’t see the point at the moment with costs being almost as expensive...

25.06.2023 8

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A civil engineer and farmer on €75K living in Leinster

This week, our reader is busy running his farm and working as an engineer, while also building his own home.

18.06.2023 6

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A manager at an NGO on €53K living in Dublin

This week, our reader is busy juggling work, household and gardening.

11.06.2023 10

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A therapist on €47K living in the midwest of the country

This week, our reader is a great believer in Revolut vaults and is using that system effectively to plan trips and stay organised.

04.06.2023 6

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A senior software engineer on €60K living in the midlands

This week, our reader is busy managing the bills and saving for their wedding.

28.05.2023 10

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A 25-year-old recruitment consultant on €40K living in Dublin

This week, our reader is trying to manage income versus living in an expensive city.

21.05.2023 7

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A 48-year-old procurement manager on €105K living in Leinster

This week, our reader is busy juggling family life with full time work and spending.

14.05.2023 10

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A 24-year-old junior health and safety officer on €42K living in Dublin

This week, our reader is enjoying life working and socialising while trying to save for a home.

07.05.2023 20

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A HR specialist on €57K living in Limerick and saving for a deposit for a house

This week, our reader is busy with family and trying not to spend too much on food.

30.04.2023 4

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A 26-year-old IT apprentice on €25K living in Dublin

This week, our reader recently moved back home with her parents after renting privately in the city centre became too expensive.

23.04.2023 10

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A 28-year-old consultant on €120K living in the United Arab Emirates

This week, our reader documents life in the Middle East where the cost of living is high but work pays for a lot.

16.04.2023 8

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Have you been affected by rising costs? Would you like to keep a diary for us?

We are asking readers to keep a Money Diary to let us know how your spending and savings are changing.

13.04.2023 5

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A project manager on €86K living in Dublin and saving for a second house

This week, our reader is saving to buy a rental property in the next few years to use as extra income when they retire.

09.04.2023 6

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A 25-year-old sales representative on €35K living in Dublin

This week, our reader is juggling visits to the gym with stressful work days.

02.04.2023 4

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A part-time call centre supervisor on €29K in her final year of college

This week, our reader is juggling working with finishing her dissertation while saving to take a holiday when her final exams are complete.

26.03.2023 3

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A 27-year-old staff officer on €47K living in the southeast of the country

This week, our reader feels lucky to have been able to save for a deposit on a house while living with her boyfriend and his parents.

19.03.2023 10

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A systems operations analyst on €57K living in Wicklow

This week, our reader feels lucky to be able to spend more freely after moving into a new home following years of saving.

12.03.2023 10

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A civil servant on €32K living in Dublin

This week, our reader is juggling work and motherhood and watching her spending.

05.03.2023 4

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An accounting manager on €86K living in Dublin

This week, our reader is juggling work with home life and enjoying visits to the golf and tennis club.

26.02.2023 8

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A private healthcare agency manager on €65K who is expecting her first child

This week, our reader is focused on having her and her husband’s home ready as they prepare to welcome their first child after undergoing...

19.02.2023 4

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A 60-year-old currently recovering in a nursing home on disability allowance

Our reader this week is living in a residential facility to aid their recovery from a stroke.

12.02.2023 5

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A 32-year-old admin assistant on €39K living in Dublin

This week, our reader is focusing on saving money in order to travel more with her husband and renovate their home that they bought from her parents...

05.02.2023 7

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Have you been affected by the cost of living - would you like to keep a diary for us?

We are asking readers to keep a Money Diary to let us know how your spending and savings are changing.

31.01.2023 5

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A business operations manager on €45K living in Cork

This week, our reader is considering how much they spend on cigarettes but is still enjoying a few nights out.

29.01.2023 6

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A health and social care worker on €63K living in the east of the country

This week, our reader is a single mum working full time and juggling it all.

23.01.2023 5

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A 38-year-old teacher on €69K living in the south of the country

This week, our reader is busy juggling family and work life and planning for a safe financial future.

15.01.2023 10

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A financial analyst on €81K who recently moved to London

This week, our reader is enjoying living in London having moved there to save after being priced out of the property market in Ireland.

08.01.2023 3

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A 30-year-old architect on €45K living in South Dublin

This week, our reader is juggling work and socialising.

01.01.2023 8

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A communications manager on €69K living in Cork City

This week, our reader is busy juggling family life and organising Christmas.

25.12.2022 4

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