Money Diary: A manufacturing technician on €55K living in Dublin

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This week, our reader is saving hard for travel but also enjoying some socialising, while getting through night shifts.

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 an insurance consultant on €35K living in Munster. This week, a manufacturing technician on €55K living in Dublin. Monday 6.00 am: I wake up and get ready for work. I start at 6.45 am, so I’m happy I only have a 10-minute drive to work. 7.00 pm: I finish up at work. Restrictions have all been lifted, so after battling with myself for half an hour about whether or not I want to go out, I decide that I’d be doing myself a disservice by not going out.

6.45 pm: My shift starts. There’s not a lot of us in today but it does seem like it’s not going to be an issue. I like working the night shifts. I find there to be way less pressure/requests on us from management. They are home after all. 3.00 pm: I have a look at some homework for my French class. I only look at it for 30 minutes and I decide watching random videos on YouTube is a better shout. Can’t say no to new episodes of Jubilee.

5.00 pm: I’m awake. I go downstairs and I have a small package of clothes that I ordered waiting for me. I’m excited, so I try them on ASAP. I’ll return one of the items another day. 5.00 pm: I have leftover pizza and drive down to my friend’s as I haven’t seen him in a while. We end up taking the Luas to a bar in the city . I start feeling exhausted after the second pint, so I decide to go for another. My friend pays for my last pint, so I only spend €11.30.

Source: Holiday News (holidaynews.net)

 

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