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How do I build up savings?

I’m 33 and single, and have recently moved back to Ireland after a six-year stint in London. For now, I’m back living with my parents in Meath and commuting to a temporary job in Dublin. I haven’t got much by way of savings now, but I am starting a permanent job in funds administration in a few weeks with a salary of €42,000. Initially, I was going to rent a place with friends, ...