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# Money Diary

Last year
2023
Money Diaries: A 37-year-old fibre surveyor on €28K still living at home with parents
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Money Diary: An office worker in the east on €26K working in Dublin
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Money Diaries: A 37-year-old in a rural village in the West of Ireland earning about €1,800 a month
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Money Diaries: A software engineer in Dublin living with her boyfriend and three flatmates during the shutdown
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Money Diaries: A 43-year-old software technician on €35K working from home in Dublin
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Money Diaries: A data engineer living in Dublin, working from home in the shutdown
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Money Diaries: A pharmaceutical engineer living in Meath, commuting to work in Dublin in the shutdown
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How I Spend My Money: A 25-year-old design engineer working at home in Carlow
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How I Spend My Money: A 22-year-old graduate surveyor living with family in Dublin
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How I Spend my Money: A 55-year-old office administrator from Galway with four children
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How I Spend My Money: A 37-year-old who just signed on the dole before the Covid-19 crisis hit
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How I Spend My Money: A 35-year-old manager from Dublin earning €55,000 living and working in Sweden
How I Spend my Money: A law student working part time as a waiter in Cork on €20,400
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How I Spend my Money: A 30-year-old primary teacher on €37,000 living in a mobile home
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How I Spend My Money: A 23-year-old clerical officer on €23,000 who lives in Louth
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How I Spend My Money: A 29-year-old data analyst from Waterford, living and working in Brussels on €39,000
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How I Spend My Money: A 32-year-old talent acquisition manager on €70,000 who commutes to Dublin
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How I Spend My Money: A 21-year-old business student on an internship earning €20,000
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How I Spend My Money: A 26-year-old data analyst on €55k commuting from Kildare to Dublin to save for a mortgage
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How I Spend My Money: A 29-year-old engineer on €42,000 getting ready for Christmas
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How I Spend My Money: A 23-year-old engineer in Limerick on €37,000 balancing work and a masters
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How I Spend My Money: A 22-year-old psychiatric nurse on €30,000 working 13-hour shifts and overtime
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How I Spend My Money: A 27-year-old software engineer on €92,000 who does charity work in his spare time
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How I Spend My Money: A 26-year-old recruiter on €40,000 living in Dublin
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How I Spend My Money: A 33-year-old HR manager in Cork on €50,000 putting in a lot of hours at work
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How I Spend My Money: A 25-year-old civil servant on €38,000 struggling to save while commuting to Dublin
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How I Spend My Money: A masters student on €12,000 trying to balance her work, college and social life
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How I Spend My Money: A 32-year-old HR manager in Sligo on €45,000 who moved out of Dublin two years ago
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How I Spend My Money: A 28-year-old video editor on €39,000 who works freelance in Dublin
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How I Spend My Money: A 30-year-old software developer on €77,000 who invests €2,000 a month
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How I Spend My Money: A 26-year-old banker on €35,000 who owns two properties in rural Ireland
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How I Spend My Money: A 24-year-old software developer in Limerick on €35,000
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How I Spend My Money: A 43-year-old Wexford solicitor on €22k whose rescue dogs changed her life
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How I Spend My Money: A 23-year-old engineer on €33,600 who works as a GAA referee at weekends
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How I Spend My Money: A 33-year-old technical writer in Dublin on €65,000 looking to move house
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How I Spend My Money: A 27-year-old compliance officer on €46,000 who keeps busy in his spare time
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How I Spend My Money: A 32-year-old in Melbourne on €62,000 who loves the outdoors and plans to move home
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How I Spend My Money: A Kilkenny farmer on €32,000 with six adult children who likes a quiet life
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How I Spend My Money: A doctor in Galway on €62,000 who lives at home to save money
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How I Spend My Money: A 28-year-old engineer on €40,000 trying to save money while renting in Dublin
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