How are you coping in this cost of living crisis?

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Sat here in multiple layers to avoid putting the heating on. Trying to switch to value food brands, I'm not a low earner but the only earner and it means i have otopay for everything at the moment. I am trying to eat less in the day to make the food last longer, not have any electrical items on unless essential and trying so hard to keep money but always something.
Just not sure what else to do , have cut out all treats, no meals out, no take outs, no cinema or other outings. What about you?

Why are you the only earner? Who are you supporting? Are you maximising working hours and/or benefit entitlement?

Due to my husbands ill health, cannot get anything apart from lower rate Pip.

The only real rise we're experiencing is in the cost of our weekly food shop which has gone up maybe £10-15 a week which we can afford. My main concern is my small business which needs people to have spare cash to splash out a bit, but it doesn't seem to be suffering too badly at the moment.
Where are you? I'm in Yorkshire and we don't need any heating on today, it's been a nice sunny Autumn day.