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# money diaries

Last year
2023
Money Diaries: A financial consultant on €50K living in Leinster
Money Diaries: A 26-year-old software engineer on £75K living in London
Money Diaries: A civil engineer and farmer on €75K living in Leinster
Money Diaries: A manager at an NGO on €53K living in Dublin
Money Diaries: A therapist on €47K living in the midwest of the country
Money Diaries: A 25-year-old recruitment consultant on €40K living in Dublin
Money Diaries: A 48-year-old procurement manager on €105K living in Leinster
Money Diaries: A 24-year-old junior health and safety officer on €42K living in Dublin
Money Diaries: A HR specialist on €57K living in Limerick and saving for a deposit for a house
Money Diaries: A 26-year-old IT apprentice on €25K living in Dublin
Money Diaries: A 28-year-old consultant on €120K living in the United Arab Emirates
Money Diaries: Have you been affected by rising costs? Would you like to keep a diary for us?
Money Diaries: A project manager on €86K living in Dublin and saving for a second house
Money Diaries: A 25-year-old sales representative on €35K living in Dublin
Money Diaries: A part-time call centre supervisor on €29K in her final year of college
Money Diaries: A 27-year-old staff officer on €47K living in the southeast of the country
Money Diaries: A systems operations analyst on €57K living in Wicklow
Money Diaries: A civil servant on €32K living in Dublin
Money Diaries: An accounting manager on €86K living in Dublin
Money Diaries: A private healthcare agency manager on €65K who is expecting her first child
Money Diaries: A 60-year-old currently recovering in a nursing home on disability allowance
Money Diaries: A 32-year-old admin assistant on €39K living in Dublin
Money Diaries: Have you been affected by the cost of living - would you like to keep a diary for us?
Money Diaries: A business operations manager on €45K living in Cork
Money Diaries: A health and social care worker on €63K living in the east of the country
Money Diaries: A financial analyst on €81K who recently moved to London
Money Diaries: A 30-year-old architect on €45K living in South Dublin
All time
Money Diaries: A communications manager on €69K living in Cork City
Money Diaries: A 37-year-old product manager on €141K living in Dublin
Money Diaries: An IT customer support worker on €19K living in Co Mayo
Money Diaries: A lawyer on €130K living on the west coast
Money Diaries: A mum with a young family who recently moved home to Ireland after 15 years away
Money Diaries: A 29-year-old recruiting specialist on €70K living in Dublin
Money Diaries: An executive administration support worker on €45K living in Dublin
Money Diaries: A full-time postgraduate student on €10K living in Dublin
Money Diaries: An electrical engineer on €115K living in the northeast of the country
Money Diaries: A 27-year-old graphic designer on €45K living in Dublin
Money Diaries: A public relations manager on €62K living in Dublin
Money Diaries: A social care manager on €58K living in the east of the country
Money Diaries: A retail manager on €48K in Dublin living at home and saving for a home