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# How I Spend My Money

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