It's getting tough out there. Feeling the pinch?

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Thank you @mumtoomany, I read your post with tears in my eyes because you have responded so perfectly and summed up my thoughts. 

Hangryconsumer - 10 years ago when DD was born I was earning £45k a year as a 26 year old, fully ready to climb the greasy corporate pole. Ten years on and my life couldn’t be more different due to illness. I might be poor, and struggling sometimes, but I’m far happier despite my illness and lack of money. 

Whilst I appreciate what you’re trying to say, please be more gentle with your wording. This is a kind, supportive group and the world needs kindness more than ever now xx

KxMx

@nannygladys So pleased that you decided to get a trolley- now the big question is, did you go for a jazzy pattern 

nannygladys

KxMx - oh I feel, as if I've let everyone down as its just black at the moment, but I have put a red poppy on the picket zip. I'm thinking of adding bits to it, mostly hm!! So hopefully in a few weeks it should look better

I'm another one who's had a notification about g&e prices, it's gone up just like everyone else's so now I know the new amount I can see how to fit it into the budget, I don't think what I save with a shopping trolley isn't going to make much of an in road into it, oh well 
Nannyg

carrotstick_2

hangryconsumer said:

Rosa_Damascena said:

Its the kids that suffer for it. They could be having a main meal at lunchtime allowing their parents to spend whatever is saved on something else for their children. Don't expect it to change at any time with an unsympathetic minister who has no idea what it is to be hungry and denies that food banks are needed.

Perhaps if we considered this situation in a different way, then the parents would have seen that, on analysing their finances, they couldn't afford to provide for a child? This is a common issue in our society where we are always treating the end result instead of funding preventative measures. Have a child you can't afford, society will pay for it. (and the child, as per your comments). Same with the NHS. Treat the symptoms, not the cause.

As you said treat the symptom not the cause, having a free school meal in school for all children could help to prevent a lot of other issues in society. It's not just about children from low income families being fed, it's an opportunity to provide education around other things for all school age children.

Flugelhorn

nannygladys said:

I'm another one who's had a notification about g&e prices, it's gone up just like everyone else's so now I know the new amount I can see how to fit it into the budget, I don't think what I save with a shopping trolley isn't going to make much of an in road into it, oh well 
Nannyg

Oh goodness yes - I got the notification yesterday, not once but twice  fortunate enough to have a second residence (fortunately doesn't cost much to heat but the standing charges have gone up +++ ) - we are with Bulb and British Gas, the letters brightly say that we are on the best deal they have - ahem

Rosa_Damascena

Flugelhorn said:

nannygladys said:

I'm another one who's had a notification about g&e prices, it's gone up just like everyone else's so now I know the new amount I can see how to fit it into the budget, I don't think what I save with a shopping trolley isn't going to make much of an in road into it, oh well 
Nannyg

Oh goodness yes - I got the notification yesterday, not once but twice  fortunate enough to have a second residence (fortunately doesn't cost much to heat but the standing charges have gone up +++ ) - we are with Bulb and British Gas, the letters brightly say that we are on the best deal they have - ahem

The best they've got is only going to get worse in the foreseeable

nannygladys

It's only going to get tougher with everything I think, so there's going to be a lot of head scratching going on in this household and many others!
Hence step one to help me save - the shopping trolley!!!! Mind you I reckon I'll have to come up with much much more before I feel much difference.
Nannyg

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I agree @nannygladys. I will be looking over EVERYTHING again this week finance wise, and looking at where else we can save. It is such a worry for me. Today I am making brownies in the slow cooker (the main oven is hardly used now), hoping they turn out well as a nice treat for the childrens' lunchboxes. Take care xx

London_1

My DD's ma-in-law Margaret, has a  brother in Edinburgh, and he said he was charged £1.68 for a tin of Heinz beans on Saturday !!!! I'm afraid I would have taken it back no excuse for that sort of price.Sadly he ;ives on his own and didn't notice it untilhe got home and checked his bill  

 I only went food shopping once in February, as my food stocks were quite high and I am running down my freezer to defrost.

Tomorrow is a new month, and so far not a lot is needed on my shopping list, so I shall again be staying away from the shops as much as possible this month.I

 did get a £4.00 Tesco voucher through the post on Saturday so that will go into my purse to be used as and when I go food shopping
 Managed to have about £15 odd left from my February food budget so that will get rolled over on to March's one.

Its a case of using up every thing you can and only buying essentials that are really needed at the moment .

Keeping my purse firmly shut at the moment I have some peanut butter dough in the freezer that I will dig out later and make some cookies

JackieO xx

Florenceem

I am living on stocks and the freezer at the moment but will need to shop this week - only spent £16 in the last two weeks.