Cost of living

oldtractor

I'm not sure this is the right board for this topic and if its wrong then I apologise.
My cost of living has risen recently by approx 12%. Everything seems to be going up in price.
food
animal feed
animal bedding
electric
oil
car insurance
wood for the woodburner.
BT line rental.
Postage.

Thought I was doing well money saving wise but need to bein cutting back further.
How are you all managing?

Tiglath

The things I can control e.g. the grocery bill, I reduce. I break it down into essentials, cat stuff, household/toiletries, and luxuries. I shop around and use mysupermarket to see where stuff is cheapest, and I cook pretty much everything from scratch using value/smartprice products. I have a spreadsheet where I log every single penny I spend. I've also become quite a fanatic about electric and gas usage. We do have a fair bit of spare income each month but I'm aiming on freeing up even more as prices continue to rise.

meanmarie

Money seems to be flying out of my purse these days, have to sit down soon and do a new budget, as prices have changed so much

Marie

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tbh i dont belive the inflation figures

meritaten

managing ok at the moment - but, I am dreading when OH retires and we are on a 'fixed' income!
I dont believe the inflation figures either - not my experience of shopping!