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#Money Diary
# money-diary - Sunday 24 February, 2019
How I Spend My Money: A bank branch worker on €23,500 who made the move to Dublin to find a long-term career
He is studying in his spare time so he can start to move up the ladder at work.
# money-diary - Wednesday 20 February, 2019
How I Spend My Money: A chartered surveyor on €50,000 splitting her week between Dublin and her partner's home out west
She is studying part-time in the capital and long-term wants to move closer to home.
# money-diary - Sunday 17 February, 2019
How I Spend My Money: A secondary school teacher in Meath on €41,000 who saved up to buy her mother an apartment back home
She balances her saving plans with a healthy social life.
# money-diary - Wednesday 13 February, 2019
How I Spend My Money: An Irishman in Paris on €85,000 finding it easier to save while living abroad
But his stint in the French capital has dragged on longer than he expected.
# money-diary - Sunday 10 February, 2019
How I Spend My Money: A 24-year-old financial analyst in Dublin on €32,000 saving over €800 a month
He set up a savings plan soon after graduating from college.
# money-diary - Wednesday 6 February, 2019
How I Spend My Money: A logistics manager on €37,000 on maternity leave who dreads the thought of going back to work
She doesn’t want to miss out on the experience to raise her kids.
# money-diary - Sunday 3 February, 2019
How I Spend My Money: A call centre worker living in Navan on €29,600 saving a €4,000 rent deposit to move to Dublin
Her medical expenses account for a large amount of her spending.
# money-diary - Wednesday 30 January, 2019
How I Spend My Money: An Irish engineer in Toronto on €62,000 looking to put down roots and buy a house
He has to miss out on a stag do because the trip home would be too pricey.
# money-diary - Sunday 27 January, 2019
How I Spend My Money: A health sector worker on €73,000 who moved home from Australia with three kids in tow
Some of her older children are still living in Australia.
# money-diary - Wednesday 23 January, 2019
How I Spend My Money: An expat in Melbourne on €62,400 not excited about coming home soon when her visa expires
She says it’s tough being away from home but the quality of life in Australia is worth it.
# money-diary - Sunday 20 January, 2019
How I Spend My Money: A travel agent in Cork on €20,000 trying to fix a bad credit rating from her student days
She’s just started saving and wants to put away €500 a month for her travels.
# money-diary - Wednesday 16 January, 2019
How I Spend My Money: A civil servant on €34,000 doing a lot of late nights to study a part-time course
She shares a lot of expenses with her fiancé through their joint account.
# money-diary - Sunday 13 January, 2019
How I Spend My Money: A business owner on €32,000 sending money back to her parents in Asia
She’s also saving for a house and plans to buy this year.
# money-diary - Wednesday 9 January, 2019
How I Spend My Money: A junior doctor in Mayo making €85,000 who wants to buy a €250,000 apartment in Dublin
He’s commuting back and forth quite regularly to visit his girlfriend.
# money-diary - Saturday 5 January, 2019
How I Spend My Money: A teacher in Westmeath on €47,000 who wants to put an end to her costly commute
She commutes to the capital daily and spends nearly €30 a week on tolls.
# money-diary - Thursday 3 January, 2019
How I Spend My Money: A marketing analyst in Dublin on €32,000 who saves over €500 a month
She lives in her partner’s parents’ apartment and they pay €1,000 in rent a month.
# money-diary - Sunday 30 December, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A Trinity PhD student on a €6,000 stipend who's having second thoughts about moving to Ireland
She gave up work and a good salary in London to study in Dublin.
# money-diary - Wednesday 26 December, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A call centre worker in Sligo on €22,000 who spent just under €120 during a busy week
A trip to Galway helped drive her weekly spend past the €100 mark.
# money-diary - Sunday 23 December, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A civil servant in Kildare on €43,000 put off renting rooms to save money by a bad experience
She is supporting her partner financially as he sorts out some debts.
# money-diary - Wednesday 19 December, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A data analyst in Dublin on €75,000 who wants to live his life instead of saving
His phone bill, public transport costs and health insurance are covered by work.
# money-diary - Sunday 16 December, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A tech worker on €37,000 dreaming of a three-bed house with a small garden
He needs to be more frugal to prove to the bank he can meet mortgage repayments.
# money-diary - Wednesday 12 December, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A marketing manager in Dublin on €40,000 who is moving home in the new year
He and his partner aim to save €2,000 a month next year for a house deposit.
# money-diary - Sunday 9 December, 2018
How I Spend My Money: An engineer in Kildare on €70,000 who is thinking about leaving the country
He pays nearly five times more in tax than his wife.
# money-diary - Wednesday 5 December, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A scientist in Galway on €42,500 with an emergency fund to last six months
He has started investing some of his savings in shares.
# money-diary - Sunday 2 December, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A Tipperary man in Brussels on €30,000 who wants to move back to Ireland
He moved over with his fiancée a few years ago and works in an EU institution.
# money-diary - Wednesday 28 November, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A legal secretary in Kildare on €26,000 who has saved up over €13,000
She’s saving for a house but still budgets for city breaks and an annual sun holiday.
# money-diary - Sunday 25 November, 2018
How I Spend My Money: An accountant on €60,000 still paying off an unsuccessful Celtic Tiger investment
He’s saving €2,000 a month as he plans for an early retirement.
# money-diary - Wednesday 21 November, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A civil servant on €23,000 who took a large pay cut to get her job
She has €12,000 saved and feels too focused on saving for her age.
# money-diary - Sunday 18 November, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A sales worker on €70,000 saving €1,000 a month for a mortgage
She’s moved in with her sister in order to save as fast as she can.
# money-diary - Wednesday 14 November, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A student in Galway earning up to €500 a month from several odd jobs
The corporate law student works in a supermarket, drives tractors and helps out on the family farm.
# money-diary - Wednesday 7 November, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A doctor in Galway on €59,500 saving for her own home
A costly work trip abroad takes a toll on her plans to save.
# money-diary - Wednesday 31 October, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A finance worker on €34,000 who sees no point trying to save for a house
Some demoulding around the apartment and a bill from RTÉ make for a pricey week.
# money-diary - Wednesday 24 October, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A marketing manager on €60,000 renting in Dublin with his partner
The couple have €85,000 in savings but can’t afford to buy the house they want.
# money-diary - Wednesday 17 October, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A widower on €209 disability benefit per week and renting in Dublin's commuter belt
He is also delivering food to top-up his weekly income.
# money-diary - Wednesday 10 October, 2018
How I Spend My Money: An e-commerce worker on €35,000 saving to build his own house
He has kept up his hobbies despite many cutbacks.
# money-diary - Wednesday 3 October, 2018
How I Spend My Money: An editor on €41,000 trying to save for a deposit
Her urge to save is having a negative effect on her social life.
# money-diary - Tuesday 2 October, 2018
How I Spend My Money: A bank employee on €30,000 saving to buy her first home
She has moved back home to squeeze every penny.
# money-diary - Sunday 30 September, 2018
City Break Money Diary: Here's how much I spent across three days in Amsterdam
‘I put it on my credit card because then it didn’t happen.’
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Poll: Should Ireland vote against the Mercosur trade deal?
TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR has suggested that Ireland could vote against the Mercusor trade deal with South American countries unless Brazil takes steps to protect the Amazon rainforest.
His comments follow international concern over the fires, with figures showing the area has seen the highest number of blazes for any year since 2013.
A vote on the deal is at least two years and and would take place under the EU’s Qualified Majority Vote system, where a vote needs at least four council members representing over 35% of the EU population to be blocked.
The controversial deal, announced in June, could save European companies billions of Euro in trade duties every year and would open up new markets for exporters.
However, critics believe that it will lead to products with lower standards being imported into the EU, and that it may have a negative impact on the environment.
Irish beef farmers in particular say the deal could threaten their livelihoods, as it would open up European markets to some South American beef producers.
So today we’re asking: Should Ireland vote against the Mercosur trade deal?
Poll Results:
Yes (8017)
No (733)
I don't know/No opinion (412)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Simon Coveney: The backstop is overwhelmingly supported. This gets little recognition in the UK Brexit debate
By Simon Coveney - @simoncoveney
A hard Brexit, if the UK chooses one, will be ugly and difficult, says the Tánaiste.
'Collecting the school voluntary contribution is an unwanted and stressful obligation on principals'
By Joseph A Moynihan
As things stand, the contribution is needed to keep school doors open, writes Joseph A Moynihan.
Katy Hayward: Why we should take note of the unexpected in Boris Johnson's letter to Donald Tusk
By Katy Hayward - @hayward_katy
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