Would you say you are struggling making ends meet at the moment?

[chroniclesofj]

And why

No HTH

Are you?

No i'm not struggling. I buy the food I like, go out whenever I want to, go to workshops I want to, and have 2 or 3 mini breaks a year. Also pay for grandchild whenever I go somewhere he goes.

yes I’m a single mother and switched careers so training atm and on a much lower salary than I was… it’s tough but I’m a lot less stressed…

Is for a newspaper article or are you a student doing a bit of research? You go first OP........

No.

No but I see alot of small business are struggling.
My business is doing well but when 2 staff members left i employed 3 more but their on zero hours contract. Before people start on how zero hours isn't fair, which I agree with, none of them could commit to more than 15 hours. Loads of people applied but wanted either to be paid weekly, cash in hand or have every weekend/school holiday off.

Not actually struggling, but having to be a bit careful and definitely watching the pennies.

I had to retire early last year due to ill health, and I don't get my state pension for another year, so we're living off DHs pensions (small) and our savings. Luckily our mortgage is paid off and we have been careful to keep our house in good repair so we should be OK, but there won't be much of our savings left at the end of it.

Yes. For the first time in my life (52) I am having to use my credit card for everyday bills and food shopping. Two working adult household. The money just isn't stretching far enough.

Why don't you get ChatGPT to give you some examples for your article instead of asking humans to waste their time typing up their problems?

No, if anything probably in the best financial position I've been in for a while.

Not got loads spare but enough.

Cheap uk holidays, old bangers but no car credit, kids in the gap between childcare and uni, cheap mortgage with 8 years left.

We have a lack of outgoing rather than huge income.

No. Husband is retired on good pensions. I work at Amazon which is good money for the work we do and I invest in stocks and shares. No mortgage helps as well so life is good

No, 2 good incomes and mortgage almost paid off. I realise we’re very fortunate.

No.

Are you?

Yes but it's nothing new, I've been a single parent on minimum wage for years.

Do you have any holidays or luxuries?

A week at the seaside over Easter. Sometimes visit family in summer. That's it for holidays.

No luxuries. Unless you count makeup, but that's from Superdrug, or if I'm feeling fancy then Boots with whatever's left after I've spent the money I save for Xmas.

Yes, in the sense that it’s getting harder and harder to carry on “as normal” and seemingly every month my money stretches to less. I have far less expendable income compare to 2/3 years ago - almost none in fact. But enough to pay the bills.

So if the question is can I pay the bills, then yes for now is the answer.

No. All good.

No,Pensioner & better position than i have ever been,