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Money diaries

    Money Diaries: A civil servant on €32K living in Dublin
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    Money Diaries: An accounting manager on €86K living in Dublin
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    Money Diaries: A private healthcare agency manager on €65K who is expecting her first child
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    Money Diaries: A 60-year-old currently recovering in a nursing home on disability allowance
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    Money Diaries: A 32-year-old admin assistant on €39K living in Dublin
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    Money Diaries: Have you been affected by the cost of living - would you like to keep a diary for us?
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    Money Diaries: A business operations manager on €45K living in Cork
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    Money Diaries: A health and social care worker on €63K living in the east of the country
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    Money Diaries: A financial analyst on €81K who recently moved to London
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    Money Diaries: A 30-year-old architect on €45K living in South Dublin
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    Money Diaries: A communications manager on €69K living in Cork City
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    Money Diaries: A 37-year-old product manager on €141K living in Dublin
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    Money Diaries: An IT customer support worker on €19K living in Co Mayo
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    Money Diaries: A lawyer on €130K living on the west coast
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    Money Diaries: A mum with a young family who recently moved home to Ireland after 15 years away
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    Money Diaries: A 29-year-old recruiting specialist on €70K living in Dublin
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    Money Diaries: An executive administration support worker on €45K living in Dublin
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    Money Diaries: A full-time postgraduate student on €10K living in Dublin
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    Money Diaries: An electrical engineer on €115K living in the northeast of the country
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    Money Diaries: A 27-year-old graphic designer on €45K living in Dublin
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    Money Diaries: A public relations manager on €62K living in Dublin
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    Money Diaries: A social care manager on €58K living in the east of the country
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    Money Diaries: A retail manager on €48K in Dublin living at home and saving for a home
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    Money Diaries: A technology sales executive on €44K living in the east of the country
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    Money Diaries: A 30-year-old administrator on €44K living in Dublin
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    Money Diaries: A clerical officer on €26K living in Co Meath
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    Money Diaries: A 26-year-old trainee solicitor on €37K living in Cork
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    Money Diaries: An administration assistant on €31K living in Co Clare
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    Money Diaries: A HR assistant on €27K living in the northeast of the country
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    Money Diaries: A 38-year-old customer care assistant on $65K living in Queensland
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    Money Diaries: A laboratory aide on €28K living in Kildare
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    Money Diaries: A warehouse worker on €38K living in the east of the country
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    Money Diaries: A doctor on €83K living in the midlands
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    Money Diaries: A public servant on €83K living in Dublin
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    Money Diaries: An IT associate on €47K living in Dublin
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    Money Diaries: An early childhood educator on €35K living in Leinster
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    Money Diaries: A civil servant on €42K in Dublin currently on maternity leave
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    Money Diaries: A quality assurance analyst in biopharmaceuticals on €99K living in Dublin
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    Money Diaries: A financial services employee on €100K living in Shanghai
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    Money Diaries: A project manager on €35K living in Dublin with her boyfriend and their baby
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