AIBU to be affected so much by it

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ForTwinklyMintSeal · 04/03/2025 13:52

Name changed for post.

Cost of living is brutal i on a good salary of £27.1k per annum near Coventry and i am a single on my own no children and I checked not eligible for any benefits and Im struggling.

mortgage goes up soon due to rates energy food and water will probably go up soon too

its sucking all the joy out of life i struggle to sleep worrying about it and its affecting my performance at work to but they are making redundancies

aibu to be worrying about it so much

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Comedycook · 04/03/2025 14:28

Can you get an evening or weekend job?

feelinggrim18 · 04/03/2025 14:27

I'm on £31k and I think that's terrible,

I only get by because there's 2 of us,

Single people really get shafted I feel. Only 25% off council tax - why not 50% etc

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ForTwinklyMintSeal · 04/03/2025 14:23

if 27k not a good salary is it even ok or is it bad

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Original poster

ForTwinklyMintSeal · 04/03/2025 14:22

yes wages are low @Comedycook

how can I stop worying so much

trying to look for another job for more than i am on but no luck

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Comedycook · 04/03/2025 14:08

This is no offence to you op...but £27k a year is not a good salary.. it's only a little more than minimum wage. It's not your fault, wages in this country are far too low.

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ForTwinklyMintSeal · 04/03/2025 14:05

@Hankunamatata thank I just worry if a lodger would be safe

already gone through money saving expert site too it just takes all fun out of life

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Hankunamatata · 04/03/2025 13:54

Friends are taking in lodgers to help pay mortgage. It's a tough time

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