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Tuesday 4 October 2022
This week, our reader is enjoying a hybrid work setup.
As we face the cost of living crisis, we’d like you to keep a Money Diary to let us know how your spending and savings are changing.
This week, our reader feels lucky to be able to save to buy her own home while living at home with her family.
The Reds boss has come up against half a dozen opponents in charge of arch-rivals Manchester United since taking over at Anfield.
This week, our reader enjoys socialising with friends in between working full-time and completing a Masters.
This week, our reader is busy working and trying to save to start a family.
AIB this week said its plan to go cashless in 70 branches was a ‘mistake’.
This week, our reader is busy enjoying life and work in Cork.
This week, our reader enjoys cooking at home and cycling to keep fit while saving for a long-term plan of investing in a property.
This week, our reader feels lucky to be saving on rent while living at home, but feels like she is struggling to make big moves for her future.
This week, our reader is enjoying life and work in Australia.
This week, our reader is busy saving in preparation for moving into a new house with her husband.
The finance minister says Government will use indexation to up peoples’ take-home pay.
This week, our reader is juggling changeable working hours and is learning how to invest in the stock market.
Our columnist, a keen golfer, reacts to the disruption of his beloved sport this week caused by the new Saudi-backed tour.
This week, our reader is juggling work and trying to keep a lid on spending.
Consumer spending, which was down 0.7%, was affected by rising prices, especially for energy.
The poll examined spending and money management habits.
This week, our reader is juggling busy work and parenting schedules, while worrying about her sick mother.
A new billionaire was created every 30 hours during the pandemic, according to Oxfam.
This week, our reader is working hard and supporting his family while enjoying socialising in Dublin.
This week, our reader is working hard in two roles and also equally as hard on maintaining healthy finances.
This week, our reader is busy taking care of her children while saving to take unpaid maternity leave.
This week, our reader enjoys cooking at home and socialising with friends in between working hard.
This week, our reader documents a week in Shanghai as he navigates life there amid Covid lockdowns.
This week, our reader is busy juggling work and parenting but is grateful for family support, too.
This week, our reader feels lucky to be living at home with his parents while saving for a mortgage.
This week, our reader feels lucky to be renting from a friend who moved abroad while working hard and studying.
This week, our reader is disciplined in her saving towards buying a new home.
This week, our reader is working from home while spending the weekend with his girlfriend.
This week, our reader balances a busy work week with socialising with friends and planning a trip away.
This week, our reader is busy juggling work, renovating a property and planning her wedding.
This week, our reader is busy working from home while studying for a diploma.
This week, our reader is juggling an internship and part-time work to keep things going.
This week, our reader has a unique way of keeping track of his savings.
This week, our reader is busy saving while trying to balance working from home, studying and taking care of her son.
This week, our reader is eating out and enjoying the company of friends, as well as a weekend away.
This week, our reader is working hard in Cork and enjoying a bit of socialising while paying back his Mam.
This week, our reader juggles remote working and family life, while keeping things simple and saving to buy a house.
HALLOWEEN IS ALMOST upon us and to get in the spooky mood the Bram Stoker Festival is set to announce its programme of events tomorrow.
The festival will take place at the end of the month from 28-31 October in Dublin.
It takes its name from the author of the famed horror novel Dracula who was a Dublin resident.
The festival honouring the story of the undead bloodsuckers went into hibernation during Covid-19 but it is now rising from the crypt for a fresh outing.
With all that in mind we want to know today: Have you read Bram Stoker’s Dracula?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
This week our reader is busy doing different shifts and is trying to save for a home.
Students deserve more than just barely surviving in college, says Mairead Maguire.
Our columnist looks at the key battles in the US ahead of November’s vote.
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