Are you able to pay your bills and still survive?

[ItchySnoof]

I am so angry. I worked so fucking hard the past year to improve myself and my money situation. I have gone from literally having to choose between my utility bill and feeding my kids (and ended up having with thousands in debt as a result) to earning a comfortable salary that meant I could even start saving money, and I was putting away a small amount since September. It didn't come to much but it was a start.

Energy prices have fucked me. My energy company went bust, my bill has more than quadrupled and they sucked all of my savings and more from my account after telling me "not to panic, we will stay afloat, don't take your credit with us out" etc etc.

And now I see shit like this being reported.

"He's got Gold Lamè and I can't pay my gas bill"

And

Families face choice between heating and eating

I fought so damn hard to get out of my situation and yet again the Tory economy has fucked me over. I promised myself I would never, ever be in that position again and before I could even save enough for emergencies in my own life it is all fucked.

How many of you are in the same boat or is it just me?

@ItchySnoof Hi OP! You're definitely not alone 😊 our gas bill has gone up by nearly £50 a month, even though our usage has halved. We struggle but we managed. We've cut back on so much stuff but we have each other and that's the main thing

It is horrendous.

It’s fucking horrible.I’m worried about the NI increase and council tax and everything else that goes up in April. And there’s no mention of pay increases at my workplace either,
I’m dreading seeing how much more the gas is going to be.

You think you have a hold on things then the fat cats rip it from under you. A food shop seems to be getting more expensive each tine too.

There’s the current debate about bojo’s flat - that cost more than some of us can dream!! The gov is so out of touch

Not alone no, my utility bill used to be £57 a month it's gone up to £140. Rental prices are going through the roof and I need to find somewhere else as my landlord is selling. It's utter shit, how the hell are people supposed to live??

Yep! Our electric bill has gone from £50 to £130. I am avoiding going out far because of the cost of petrol in my car.

I don’t struggle. But I am worried. I’m worried that the bills will go up enough to make us struggle. I am keeping a really close eye on our electric and gas bill. No idea what will happen as things get worse.
Like you I struggled for so long when my son was little. And now he is older and doesn’t need me anymore I can now work. So the pressure of money is better. I will be gutted if we have to go back to struggling again.

Had to move house recently and my mortgage is bigger and that’s a worry. Everything is a worry