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Amina Samee
@aminasamee.bsky.social
Humanistic & Integrative Psychotherapist • Interested in Anxiety, Depression, Somatic Therapy, Mental Health, Well Being & Mindfulness • Art, Literature, Theatre & Film Aficionado • Human Rights & Social Justice
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Decades ago, one modest income could often support a family. Housing was cheaper, childcare was usually provided by a stay-at-home parent or relatives, college didn’t require debt, and a basic standard of living was attainable without two salaries. Those days are over.”
December 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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…decent standard of living, but if you calculate the basic costs of a “modest but adequate” life in the Ireland of 2025, does that fit inside the neat €33.6k box? Here’s where things get tricky.

Life in Ireland today looks nothing like it did when these benchmark metrics were defined…
December 6, 2025 at 12:24 PM
*The bus journey is actually one-and-a-half hours today 😢. Making the total journey home 2 hours and 50 mins. I don’t even live that far away!
December 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
A bit of Bublé to lift spirits!

youtu.be/QJ5DOWPGxwg
Michael Bublé - It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas [Official HD Audio]
YouTube video by Michael Bublé
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM