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This week
26th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
Money Diaries: A company secretary on €81K living in Dublin
This week, our reader is busy working from home and balancing income and spending.
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19th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
Money Diaries: An eCommerce agent on €44K living outside of Dublin due to house prices
This week, our reader has moved back in with her parents in order to save money to buy a house with her partner.
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Nov 19th 2023, 8:00 PM
Last month
November 2023
Money Diaries: Are you all set for the spending season? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
This week, we’re on the hunt for fresh contributions to this segment – are you in need of a check of your finances? Keep a diary…
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Nov 12th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: A software manager on €75K living in Tipperary
This week, our reader is busy working full time but also taking on a second role to keep the money coming in.
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Nov 5th 2023, 8:00 PM
October
October 2023
Money Diaries: An accountant on €73K living in Dublin
This week, our reader is busy juggling socialising and working and wondering where all the money goes.
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Oct 22nd 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Oct 20th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: A software engineer on €62K living in Dublin and saving for a home
This week, our reader is working and hiking and trying not to overdo the supermarket visits.
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Oct 15th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries follow-up: A data scientist on $175K who has moved to the US for work
This week, our reader revisits the money diary after keeping one in 2020. Life has changed a lot.
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Oct 8th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: A 23-year-old mechanical engineer on £40K living in London
This week, our reader is working hard and playing for the local GAA club in London while trying not to spend too much socialising with friends.
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Oct 1st 2023, 8:00 PM
This year
2023
Money Diaries follow-up: 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.
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Sep 24th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Sep 17th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Sep 10th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Sep 3rd 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Aug 30th 2023, 7:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Aug 27th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Aug 20th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Aug 13th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries follow-up: 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.
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Aug 6th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Jul 30th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: A 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.
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Jul 23rd 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: A supply chain manager on €110K living in Leinster
This week, our reader is busy juggling parenting, work and ferrying kids to sport lessons.
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Jul 16th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries follow-up: 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.
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Jul 9th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: A financial consultant on €50K living in Leinster
This week, our reader is busy working from home and dreaming of their next trip abroad.
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Jul 2nd 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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 as London.
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Jun 25th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
36.9k
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Jun 18th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: A manager at an NGO on €53K living in Dublin
This week, our reader is busy juggling work, household and gardening.
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Jun 11th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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10
Jun 4th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
35.1k
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May 21st 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
53.9k
16
May 14th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
39.4k
8
May 7th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Apr 30th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Apr 23rd 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Apr 16th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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12
Apr 13th 2023, 11:24 AM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Apr 9th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Apr 2nd 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Mar 26th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Mar 19th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: 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.
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Mar 12th 2023, 8:00 PM
Money Diaries: A civil servant on €32K living in Dublin
This week, our reader is juggling work and motherhood and watching her spending.
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10
Mar 5th 2023, 8:00 PM
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