Is anyone else struggling at the moment?

[hugsandpugs]

Feeling so fed up of struggling week to week and trying to stretch money to cover all the things that need to be paid out.

We currently only have husbands income coming in as I’m out of work due to migraines.

On average our monthly income is around £2,200 including child benefit and though it may sound a lot we are currently dipping into the tiny bit of savings we have just to get by!

There is 5 of us - me,hubby and 3 children & the food shopping alone crucifies us! We are lucky that our mortgage cost is fairly low but the rise in everything else is meaning every month is a struggle.

Just want to know I’m not alone 😣

l take magnesium oxide at night and can say hand on heart I never get migraines now. HTH. 500 mg Lindens brand.

You are not alone OP, my budget is similar to yours- single mum to two teens.

right now my biggest expense is tutors for my dc. I have approx one more year of that.

but I’m using my savings every month to get by.

I resent scrimping and saving on food- and try to give them good food. Plus we have pets.

tried to be strict with groceries this month, but dc had friends round a couple of times for the football. I want to appear’normal’ so bought crisps and juice and ice creams. But had no money to do so.