Cost of living....struggles....rubbish!

[IwishIcouldconfess]

Been into Manchester today.

I'll be honest, shops full, restaurants full, pub's standing room only.

I thought as a country we were in a cost of living crisis, not in Manchester, the amount of cocktails, bottles of wine i saw being knocked back today made me wonder, ate things really as bad as as the narrative we're being sold?

I’m lucky in that the rising costs hasn’t stopped me doing anything I really want to do but some prices trigger a double take eg. I love a cheeky McDonalds egg mac muffin when I travel (approx 3 times a year) but now at nearly double the price than it once was, It now represents such poor value for money that I’d rather give it a miss. I have the same trigger for minced beef, only if it’s been reduced will it end up in my trolley.

If you drink 1 litre of water in the run up to going out, you aren't really thirsty and can make a drink last for ages.