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What are your monthly outgoings/are mine crazy?
143
How should couples split household costs when one earns twice as much?
91
Spring shenanigans, frugal mischief, Maypole antics, garden faffing, bargain binges, picnic pandemonium, Spaniel loving and Bank Holiday mayhem 😁
839
Selling jewellery
8
Would EU membership have reduced UK spending on Channel crossings?
9
Is anyone else struggling at the moment?
151
Grocery Aid School Essentials Grant 2026
7
Octopus referral link - save £50 when you join
59
Do you spend more on groceries online or in store?
43
Bank switching advice
13
Water bills / useage
24
Summer holidays not going away
152
Moving house on UC
14
Child’s savings on UC?
86
Can't afford school trip
147
Childcare and universal credit
7
Uc review!
4
HELP! Universal Credit / Tax Free Childcare
3
Looking for another single mum to share house
18
School uniforms
2
Budget meal ideas for a family of three on £300 a month for food and household items
70
Where's all the own brand non-bio gone?
76
Let's lower our food bills.
178
Can my employer keep paying 45p mileage after HMRC increases rates?
3
I honestly cannot afford to live
636
"Keir Starmer's refusal to go is risking another Greece-style economic collapse"
10
Sky switched me from full fibre and then closed my complaint
5
Income Protection Insurance
85
Financial abuse?
51
Starmer's refusal to go is plunging the economy into a crisis
66
Somebody left a Cash Withdrawal receipt sticking out of the ATM in the local Morrisons. £86,398 in their account...
301
Eating healthily on a budget while trying to lose weight
24
Does city matter more than NHS band for cost of living?
20
Fuel duty
6
Capping the price of weekly shop items.
2
what's a realistic budget for these categories
8
Is there a low spend May thread yet?
8
Evening remote job ideas?
6
Just changed broadband and TV provider and it’s £79 less a month for way better package!
8
How do people budget?
423
Can you realistically earn £50 to £100 a month from surveys?
43
Cheaper greetings cards?
22
Shopping budget?
11
How to make £1000 ?
31
Saving £15k from scratch on a low income.
38
Ovo energy price hike
5
Food waste avoidance tips to help with the cost of living
21
Lakeland codes of anyone would like them …
0
Savings
15
With bills going up again — where are you all cutting costs?
202