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# Money

This week
3rd December 2023 - 6th December 2023
Money Diaries: A data analyst on €61K living in Co Laois
This week, our reader feels lucky to have bought a house with his wife after years of saving, and wants to be a bit less strict with spending going forward.
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Last 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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Nov 26th 2023, 8:00 PM
Last month
November 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
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
CAB seized over €6.3 million in 'ill-gotten gains' last year, including cars, bags and watches
Among the items it seized last year were luxury cars and Rolex, Breitling and Hublot watches.
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Oct 30th 2023, 2:30 PM
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
Budget 2024 confirmed tax & USC changes and a significant cigarette price hike
The Finance Minister said Budget 2024 has been “framed against the backdrop of considerable global uncertainty”.
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Updated
Oct 10th 2023, 10:40 PM
Budget 2024: Here are the main points you need to know
The Government has confirmed a range of measures.
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Oct 10th 2023, 4:15 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
Irish GDP set to contract for the first time in over a decade, ESRI says
The ESRI report states that this is the first episode of negative GDP growth since 2012.
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Oct 4th 2023, 6:00 AM
Corporation tax receipts fall to €1.8 billion in September, exchequer returns show
It is the second consecutive month in which corporate tax declined year-on-year.
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Oct 3rd 2023, 4:57 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
Bank of Ireland reports pre-tax profit of €1 billion in first six months of the year
The bank’s interim results show that new lending of €5.2 billion was up 20% compared to the first six months of last year.
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Jul 31st 2023, 8:06 AM
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.
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Jun 18th 2023, 8:00 PM
Proposed EU regulation would clear up what it means for a company to be sustainable
The EU Commission has put forward a proposal for better oversight of ambiguous ESG ratings.
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Jun 14th 2023, 12:49 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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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: 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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Apr 13th 2023, 11:24 AM
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