How It Works

The Mirror
Explained

Real data. Official benchmarks. AI analysis. No flattery.

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You answer 8 questions

Salary, rent or mortgage, savings rate, pension contributions, age, county, employment type. Takes 2 minutes. Completely anonymous โ€” no name, no email required.

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We benchmark against real Irish data

Your answers are mapped against CSO Household Finance Survey data, RTB Rent Index, Central Bank mortgage figures, Revenue tax statistics, and DPER spending reports. Not surveys โ€” official government statistics updated quarterly.

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AI generates your reality check

Claude AI synthesises your benchmarks into a brutally honest narrative. It won't soften a 31st percentile pension gap or a rent-to-income ratio that's spiralling. The whole point is honesty.

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You see exactly where you stand

A percentile score across salary, savings, housing costs, and net worth โ€” benchmarked against your age group and county. Premium users get the full 12-metric breakdown with comparison charts.

Data Sources

We only use official Irish government and regulatory sources. No estimates. No made-up benchmarks.

CSO Household Finance SurveyRTB Rent Index (quarterly)Central Bank of IrelandRevenue.ie Tax StatisticsDPER Budgetary ReportsCSO Labour Market StatisticsCSO SILC Survey
Take the Mirror Test โ€” Free

2 minutes ยท Anonymous ยท No sign-up required