Anyone else want to scream 😱 about prices

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Anyone else feel like screaming 😱. The smart meter is now the enemy. I'm constantly topping up the meter. Yes it's prepayment they won't change it I've tried and tried. The budget just keeps getting tighter. It's hard to find cheap food no offers things constantly out of stock. You need a bank loan for just to buy toliet roll 🙄 I don't have the heating on constantly I try to just heat one room with a heater. Radiators are barely on an hour here and there to keep away damp. Dryer needs to be used in in emergency since the house is colder so clothes aren't drying properly. I use an airer and it's constantly raining and windy to use the washing line. Food budget is through the roof food is smaller and more expensive and always out of stock honestly what a joke.

Burgers at Asda I got on Sunday were £2.90, they are now £3.30!!!

Just been to Lidl and even their prices seem to have jumped significantly this week ! Bought bag of 4 pears and had to throw 2 straight in the bin, so cross at myself for not checking them properly. The boneless chicken thighs are no more than £5 a pack they used to be £3 something a month or so ago?

That should say more than, not no more than .

I have just also been to the local Coop and they are asking £2.70 for a packet of Mr Kipling festive cherry bakewells, they are tiny too and have been shrinking for the past few years. That's almost 50p per Bakewell. WTAF !!! I think we all know what type of Christmas will be on the cards for many sadly.

The canny Scots? Is this as racist as the Mexican themed party?😂😂

Personally I think the 'have nots' are well and truly done for. I've lived through Thatcher, austerity, other crises, but this time round it's far, far worse. I have seen its consequences already. There's an obvious increase in homelessness on the streets in London, and a marked increase in the amount of the mentally ill. The NHS has collapsed - I had to wait 12 hours in A&E on a week day! People are obviously counting their pennies in supermarkets. Something is going to give and people will crack. Society can't carry on like this. When fuel bills go up again and there's no help from government, we are screwed. Death by a thousand cuts!

They may not be planning well or making wise decisions.

We are fairly well off, but its very much on our radar that our mortgage is due for renewal in two years. We will be facing a big increase - we don't expect to get a rate as favourable as the one we have now, even if they are incredibly high. We need to plan as to how we handle that now. There are various things we could do now to benefit us in 2 years time. That may include having to overpay now to offset the increase in 2 years.

We also have to think of higher income tax, higher council tax, high inflation, needing a new car, the impact to our pension and higher fuel bills. This is going to be a long term thing - its not going to be shortlived. There are also others who may lean on us for support.

On paper we could afford a lovely holiday abroad. We haven't managed one in 3 years. But future proofing ourselves with boring shit is a priority so we can afford things in a few years time.

Genuinely, I don't think anyone under 45 can afford to be not thinking about boring shit or it will catch up with even the better off.

THATS how bad things are. Many of the 'have' are in for a big shock, especially if there is a big increase in the number of 'have nots'. More have nots mean bigger more people for the state to support.

Some of us are and can think about holiday spend for next year mine will be few k...
But that's because of my set up.
Low energy use, little mortgage because i moved to cheap area, bit different shopping habits i guess etc.

Not everyone who has still spare money is lying or naive idiot with lack of planning... I don't even have some high paying job...

When you see cheese and meat and even sausages in those plastic safes in supermarkets you know you are in a bad place. I guess my question is how long can we put up with this? People in poverty,on the edge, families struggling to not even manage the basics..then the trouble starts.The country will errupt. All this money for utilities and they are all but promising we will have to deal with blackouts..its going to get very dangerous if something doesnt give. Thats my worst fear.

Yes.
I don't want to make this a cheap shot about illegal immigration, but I feel very uneasy on the one hand about the arrival of thousands of destitute people every week, with the colossal cost of housing, clothing and feeding them even temporarily, and the desperation people in the UK are feeling about their living standards. I fear that something very ugly might be about to erupt over it.

Wheredoallthepensgo · 02/11/2022 22:44
It always makes me smile that the angelic cook it all from scratch brigade always serve their delish of the day with "crusty" bread. Always crusty. Never bog standard white loaf oh no gotta be fancy crusty. 😇

So funny lol! My husband always says that as well as ‘ fresh cracked black pepper’
wally

I can't vet over the fact that bread with actual crust is considered fancy in UK 🙈
Sorry!

The basic beef medallion steaks used to be £2.90 for a pack of 2 on Tesco and have now gone up to £4.50, for that price I might aswell splurge another pound on a better cut anyway

The supermarkets don't have factories / processing plants creating their own brand foods.

The trick is to find the manufacturer that makes the own brands, eg Marks and Spencer's biscuits are made by Fox's in Yorkshire.

Some are identical, some are slightly different, eg you can get chocolate biscuits in B and M but not Belgian chocolate.

Govt just don't care about any of this, so frustrating, fed up of it

What can the government do, do you think?

@jennakong I don't want to make this a cheap shot about illegal immigration, but I feel very uneasy on the one hand about the arrival of thousands of destitute people every week, with the colossal cost of housing, clothing and feeding them even temporarily, and the desperation people in the UK are feeling about their living standards. I fear that something very ugly might be about to erupt over it.

Yup
I'm afraid it's already happened.
Someone firebombed a Dover immigration centre 4 days ago.

Yup
I'm afraid it's already happened.
Someone firebombed a Dover immigration centre 4 days ago.

and then took his own life!

Well, perhaps you should direct your unease towards the super-rich and those who benefitted from millions and millions of pounds of government contracts that were unfulfilled and unfairly awarded during covid, for example, rather than the least well-off.

I wanted to leave it alone bu lt since others are commenting.
Illegal immigrants don't get any funds or access to services.

And yes, you did want to make it about immigration.

I bought one of these:

It works really well and I very rarely have to use washing power now. I only keep some in stock for when DH has a very stinky shirt. Haven’t bought a new box of laundry detergent in about 6 months.

Cheese has gone up 30p in Lidl recently, and yoghurt 20p :(

Watch out for eggs.
Asda large eggs went up 20p for dozen since July, but I just read an article about issues with supply in Europe due to bird dlu, so I am assuming similar may catch us since the bird flu is causing mayhem here too.

If anyone is a blue light worker see if you have a company shop nearby, I haven’t been for a while but you used to be able to get some great bargains (like M&S chicken breasts for £1), it’s near expiry date food from all the big supermarkets, ideal for freezing.

Also the checkout lady at Asda said they expect other supermarkets to start offering BLC discounts too as their profits have gone through the roof, hence why they’ve extended the 10% off offer.

I know this won’t be relevant for everyone but may help someone.

@Prinnny what shop are you talking about? I’m a blue light worker.