How to make up the difference between benefits and bills

FBaby

Well it depends how you find yourself with less than £5 to buy a bus pass. Of course, if I'd gone out to the pub with friends and spent £20 on drinks, or gone shopping and bought new shoes to go out, I would indeed not dare asking for £5 to get me on the bus.

I assumed that the OP sharing his experience of being short of any funds was due to genuinely struggling with every day necessary expenses, or a one-off unexpected expense, and that it wasn't something that happened on a regular basis.

Even small error of judgement can happen to everyone and I wouldn't judge a friend that I knew to be otherwise responsible with their budgeting.

w06

for varied reason my social circle are all pretty short of cash, managing but things tight for us all despite best efforts.

If something like the above came up and an opportunity to make things easier meant borrowing a fiver none of us would have any qualms about offering let alone asking

Loz01

simmons wrote: »

So no i don't earn more than a working person not by a bloody long shot.
Enjoy your dinner tonight won't you

...Like I said, not EVERYONE is better off than a working person, I said quite a lot of people from what Ive seen numbers wise.
Sorry that you are struggling and I wouldn't wish poverty on anyone! I donate regularly to food banks... this wasn't a pop at anyone and I hope your situation improves...