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# Money Diary

All time
How I Spend My Money: A Kerry woman in Toronto saving €700 a month to build her dream Irish home
How I Spend My Money: A student on €12,000 trying to balance work and college life
How I Spend My Money: Engineer in Perth on €75,000 wonders if it's cheaper to live in Ireland
How I Spend My Money: Sales manager on €67,000 in Kildare saving for unpaid maternity leave
How I Spend My Money: A 31-year-old doctor on €68,000 working long hours to pay off Dublin mortgage
How I Spend My Money: A tech consultant on €40k trying to save in order to emigrate
How I Spend My Money: A mum on maternity leave weighing up a permanent move from Dublin
How I Spend My Money: A student on €9,840 aims to cut down on food spending at college
How I Spend My Money: A property surveyor on €45,000 who regularly dips into his savings
How I Spend My Money: Construction manager on €38,000 spending less since birth of first child
How I Spend My Money: A public policy worker on €91,000 who saves €1,000 a month
How I Spend My Money: A bank branch worker on €23,500 who made the move to Dublin to find a long-term career
How I Spend My Money: A chartered surveyor on €50,000 splitting her week between Dublin and her partner's home out west
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
How I Spend My Money: An Irishman in Paris on €85,000 finding it easier to save while living abroad
How I Spend My Money: A 24-year-old financial analyst in Dublin on €32,000 saving over €800 a month
How I Spend My Money: A logistics manager on €37,000 on maternity leave who dreads the thought of going back to work
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
How I Spend My Money: An Irish engineer in Toronto on €62,000 looking to put down roots and buy a house
How I Spend My Money: A health sector worker on €73,000 who moved home from Australia with three kids in tow
How I Spend My Money: An expat in Melbourne on €62,400 not excited about coming home soon when her visa expires
How I Spend My Money: A travel agent in Cork on €20,000 trying to fix a bad credit rating from her student days
How I Spend My Money: A civil servant on €34,000 doing a lot of late nights to study a part-time course
How I Spend My Money: A business owner on €32,000 sending money back to her parents in Asia
How I Spend My Money: A junior doctor in Mayo making €85,000 who wants to buy a €250,000 apartment in Dublin
How I Spend My Money: A teacher in Westmeath on €47,000 who wants to put an end to her costly commute
How I Spend My Money: A marketing analyst in Dublin on €32,000 who saves over €500 a month
How I Spend My Money: A Trinity PhD student on a €6,000 stipend who's having second thoughts about moving to Ireland
How I Spend My Money: A call centre worker in Sligo on €22,000 who spent just under €120 during a busy week
How I Spend My Money: A civil servant in Kildare on €43,000 put off renting rooms to save money by a bad experience
How I Spend My Money: A data analyst in Dublin on €75,000 who wants to live his life instead of saving
How I Spend My Money: A tech worker on €37,000 dreaming of a three-bed house with a small garden
How I Spend My Money: A marketing manager in Dublin on €40,000 who is moving home in the new year
How I Spend My Money: An engineer in Kildare on €70,000 who is thinking about leaving the country
How I Spend My Money: A scientist in Galway on €42,500 with an emergency fund to last six months
How I Spend My Money: A Tipperary man in Brussels on €30,000 who wants to move back to Ireland
How I Spend My Money: A legal secretary in Kildare on €26,000 who has saved up over €13,000
How I Spend My Money: An accountant on €60,000 still paying off an unsuccessful Celtic Tiger investment
How I Spend My Money: A civil servant on €23,000 who took a large pay cut to get her job
How I Spend My Money: A sales worker on €70,000 saving €1,000 a month for a mortgage