Digital Journalist, 20s, South Dublin: €35K Salary, €85.00 First Day Spend
A 20-something digital journalist in South Dublin, earning €35,000 annually, details their weekly finances. Supported by parents, their first day's spending included €85.00 on painkillers, car wash, groceries, and petrol. Over the week, expenses covered food, social activities, medical appointments, and car-related costs, with parental help for petrol.
A digital journalist and sub-editor in their early 20s, living and working in South Dublin, earns €35,000 annually. They receive parental support from abroad and have a monthly take-home pay of €2,495. Key monthly expenses include €200 for petrol, €100 for food, €100 for household bills, €158 for a credit union car loan, and €100 each for pension and savings. Their phone is covered by a family plan.
The first day of the week, working from home, involved a €30 purchase for painkillers due to ongoing pain. After finishing work, they spent €10 on a car wash, €15 on groceries, and €30 on petrol for the drive back to Dublin, totaling €85.00 for the day.
On the second day, working from the office, they spent €5 on lunch from a coworker, €12.50 on a burrito, €15 on drinks with coworkers, and €6 on a motorway snack, totaling €38.50. The third day, working from parents' home, included a €20 GP appointment, €8 on a sweet treat, €10 on dinner groceries, and €6 on a Lotto ticket, totaling €44.00.
The fourth day, working from home, involved a €10 lunch treat, totaling €10.00. On Friday, the fifth day, their father filled the car with €97 worth of petrol, refusing payment. The journalist spent €15 on ice creams and €5 on a milkshake with a friend, totaling €178.00 (including the car loan payment of €158). On Saturday, they won €10 on a Lotto ticket, spent €10 on breakfast, €20 on petrol, €9 on items for their brother, and €11 on a candle, totaling €50.00.