‘I had no savings at 27… five years later I bought my own house’ – meet the Irish women who started small and saved big
With rising rents, high childcare costs and inflation, saving is a struggle for many – but it doesn’t have to be that way
Marie McLoughlin pictured at home in Glinsk, Co Galway. Photo: Ray RyanAt the age of 27, Marie McLoughlin had no savings and no plan. She was living in Dublin, working in recruitment, and spending her money on rent, nights out and shopping.“I knew I had a disposable income, but I was just spending it. I wasn't thinking about the future, and I definitely wasn’t saving it,” she said.
