Money Diary: A 25-year-old primary school teacher on €38K living in Dublin

TheJournal.ie reader WELCOME TO HOW I Spend My Money, a series on The Journal that looks at how people in Ireland really handle their finances.

Last time around, we heard from a development chemist on €63K living in Cork City. This week, a 25-year-old primary school teacher on €38K living in Dublin. Some will tell you teaching is a vocation and those that do it and do it well, it’s out of kindness and sort of guilt to do good for the faces sitting in front of them, not the joy we get from planning and preparation in our “own” time.

6.30 pm: I cook a prawn fried rice dish for myself and my housemates using the goods from Sunday’s shop in Lidl, plus rice and spices that are always plentiful in the house. 8.30 am: Spend €7.50 on Lotto tickets after a morning discussion with my housemate about how the €19 million must be won this Saturday. If you’re reading this, I probably didn’t win.

700 rent in Dublin This diaries are fake.

€38k a year, guaranteed pension & lump sum, 90+ holidays a year, sick pay. Career breaks, No redundancy. Incremental pay rises on top of agreed wage increases at national level. U can get a max 5 year career break so join the private sector & do a compare/contrast the benefits.

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