Has the cost of living effected you and your family?

17-Feb-23 06:52am
david s 68234
yes it has
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17-Feb-23 06:47am
JANN R
I am finding it much harder to manage now with everything going up all my bills have to be paid first which doesn't leave much for food
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17-Feb-23 06:47am
Tereani W
Yes definitely the prices have sky rocketed it's ridiculous
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17-Feb-23 06:34am
Susan KTC
The cost of living has had a profound effect on most household’s, even living on a shared family property with only a small mortgage. We grow some veggies, have a boat to go fishing, buy locally wherever we can, and count our blessings, we are healthy, humble and have supportive families and friends Edited 17-Feb-23 06:56am
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17-Feb-23 06:22am
William P 589978
Rising costs for everything is having a profound affect on the household finances. Supermarkets keep sprouting their price freezes on a variety of products and yet I have detected increases of as much as 25% on other products, which means that overall, supermarkets have become distinctly more expensive.
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17-Feb-23 06:22am
Colleen M 510798
I am on a fixed income and my boyfriend hasn't had a job in over a year. There was a point when I lost my income for a few months and I really don't even understand how we survived. I have counted on my income for over 20 years and never had any issues with it, so because I was moving I missed my phone appointment with the social security administration, but they sent a letter telling me they would not take my income without letting me know. I didn't realize they meant after they took it. I had never missed any other appointments throughout the years, so it seemed like they could have been a little more flexible. Anyway, sometimes we get hungry. Sometimes we are without toilet paper or water. We have went without electricity many times over. It has been cold on quite a few of those nights.
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17-Feb-23 06:17am
boy blunder
just wait till supermarkets start charging for toilet use, then we will be saying to pee or not to pee that will be the question,nah we are doing ok have a great neighborhood that looks after each other, things are a wee bit tougher our veggie garden helped
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17-Feb-23 06:16am
Igor A
I can guess it will get even worse judging by what the politicians say on the TV.
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17-Feb-23 06:03am
Carolina Z
not at all because i know and spend only for priorities
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17-Feb-23 05:39am
Anita C 1123862
The cost of everything keeps going up. I think the shortages are created to keep prices high.
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17-Feb-23 05:33am
kristian s 513441
Yes, that why I have to cut down of some of the things I buy.
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17-Feb-23 05:32am
Vivian M 867575
The cost of every thing is bloody terrible!
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17-Feb-23 05:28am
lynda e 390007
Yes and sadly only getting worse
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17-Feb-23 05:27am
pam rae
NO BUT WITH THE HIGH PRICES GOING UP DAILY, I AM HANGING IN THERE AND ONLY BUYING WHAT I NEED
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- 17-Feb-23 11:15am
  Andy B 2142638
  Like a keyboard with a caps lock key?
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17-Feb-23 05:26am
Grommie
let's start with affected, not effected. unless you earn a lot more than you spend, you will be affected.
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17-Feb-23 05:15am
Hummingbird 1018344
No vacations and working long hours.
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17-Feb-23 05:00am
Karen S 841350
The cost of living has challenged our family. We are eating less meat, cheaper meals. Reduced going out and travelling out of town, just can't afford it
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17-Feb-23 04:39am
The dog house
I shop between a few stores if I know the other is discounted.
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17-Feb-23 04:39am
Ann D 726256
Buying less meat. No vacations.
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17-Feb-23 04:12am
Michelle S 553303
If anyone has ANY money left over after they have got the essentials on their grocery shop it's time to start putting aside extra food whether it's a packet of dried beans, oil or a bag of flour because the cost of grains, which help fill us up and make up a large amount of our diet, think bread for instance, will rise dramatically from mid year and will almost price most Australians, Americans etc out of being able to afford these staples. It's going to get MUCH worse and so laying aside extra and not buying unessential items is going to be vital. We all eat and many of us 3 or more times daily and try and imagine what the world would look like if a famine were to come. You can always just ignore this warning but there are people in Africa now experiencing famine and this time round they won't be the only ones! If you can grow food and have a garden then DO SO!. It's worth the effort and engage your children in this if you have them. Even if you just do garlic, onions, potatoes and squash/pumpkin these will provide essential nutrients and the potatoes are easy to grow and filling and can be cooked in a myriad of ways. Look into microgreens and buy LOTS of seeds. Good luck.
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17-Feb-23 03:57am
Maria T 1103596
The cost of living is making it almost impossible to keep up with bills. Buying less and trying to make it last more. Rent goes up and now I have to revamp everything again to make for that increase
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17-Feb-23 03:32am
Helena H
I am doing more surveys, with lots of survey sites. Making approx an extra $100 month with them, so am managing ok, not going out unless I really have to. eating more fish than meat, buying hot roast chicken late in the day when the price has been reduced, if I am lucky. That lasts a few days.
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- 17-Feb-23 06:39am
  Susan KTC
  Sounds interesting, perhaps you could the names of site’s
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- 19-Feb-23 01:13am
  Helena HSusan KTC
  The surveys depend on what country you are in. Most are Australian sites.
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17-Feb-23 03:06am
nancy b 1002224
Sadly yes.
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17-Feb-23 03:05am
LESLEY S 385154
Yes it has i live on my own and this week my son bought my grocery list at Pak and Save. I purchased 4 tins dog food eggs bread an 1litre of milk it was $31.19. That is all i can afford this week
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17-Feb-23 02:50am
Evie S 79418
Most definitely. Everything is more expensive. The pension was already hard to manage on.
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17-Feb-23 02:45am
Donna A 1225876
Yes I am a senior
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17-Feb-23 02:30am
Marie F 1208557
Big time worry from day to da if you’ll have money to buy groceries or if you’ll have to go hungry. Even have money to fill up your tank with gas.
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17-Feb-23 02:11am
Shelia C
Of course
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17-Feb-23 01:50am
Daniel T 626103
The sharp rise has affected our family, I've had a 2% pay rise but our grocery bill is probably about 30% higher (even with switching to cheaper generic brands etc), especially the price of Meat and Veg. But yet the kids still expect the same amount of well.....everything. We are okay but definitely struggling to get ahead.
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- 17-Feb-23 03:48am
  Michelle S 553303
  Daniel, please don't be offended by my comment but I believe that it is important for the children, if not babies and toddlers which I don't believe that yours are, are made aware of the difficulties and the rising costs of living because they, both the kids AND the high prices, are here to stay and will only get much worse. Make them write a list of what THEY want and then you or the other adult in the family if there is one, writes the grocery list for the entire family. Take the children with you to the Supermarket and tell them to put what they have on their list in their own trolley and when you get to the checkout, and use cash for this because it's a physical representation of the actual funds used to show how much is actually available, and as you go through with the family's groceries, while occasionally asking them "do you think we need this item" which can be milk, flour, pasta or apples etc they have a chance to respond after with yes or no. Only put the essential items through and leave anything like juice, biscuits etc and pay for the essential items. Then leave the checkout area and show your child the money that remains and ask them what do YOU think we should buy with what's left, and I'm hoping that they will have a greater understanding and appreciation for what is ACTUALLY spent on keeping them fed. Perhaps there IS a little money left for a treat from their trolley or maybe they would prefer the biscuits or fruit juice from your trolley instead, but kids MUST be made aware of what things COST because otherwise it's always going to cause tension and drama and that's just going to increase family division. But I would STRONGLY suggest that you get an extra grocery item such as pasta, flour, oil or dried beans every time you shop just to try to build up a small stockpile. I hope that this is helpful for you and although it's going to be a pain to do I also believe that it's the only way to ensure that your children don't keep pestering you for things which you, and many families like yours, can no longer afford. All the best to you and your family!
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- 17-Feb-23 06:07am
  Daniel T 626103Michelle S 553303
  Hello Michelle, thank you for your input, we are pretty good with our money and quite resourceful. Our kids are well aware of our situation but are at quite a selfish age and stage (4-12 LOL).
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- 17-Feb-23 09:39am
  Michelle S 553303Daniel T 626103
  That's good then. I had 5 of my own, all grown now, but I long remember the pleading of "can we have this" and I would always try NOT to take my kids grocery shopping for that reason. I know that it's hard on kids and especially if they have foolish parents! I wish you and your family all the best. I'm in country, NSW, Australia FYI.
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- 17-Feb-23 12:35pm
  Daniel T 626103Michelle S 553303
  I'm based in Invercargill, New Zealand Edited 17-Feb-23 13:08pm
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- 17-Feb-23 14:32pm
  Michelle S 553303Daniel T 626103
  Oh, I've always wanted to visit NZ but never did. You live in a beautiful country. I hope that you weren't impacted by the recent weather and earthquake tragedies!
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- 17-Feb-23 15:54pm
  Daniel T 626103Michelle S 553303
  Fortunately, I live at the Bottom of the South Island, and haven't been affected by the earthquake and extreme weather.
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- 17-Feb-23 16:51pm
  Michelle S 553303Daniel T 626103
  That's actually the place I'd like to have visited the most!
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17-Feb-23 01:40am
Beverly S 998439
Yep looking for specials driving less, looking through flyers, even started a Facebook page called A Way Beyond Frugal so every money saving idea going, can be shared with others , every penny counts these days or should I say nickel as Canada no longer has pennies.https://www.facebook.com/groups/296040945872900/ Here is the link for my page if anyone cares to check it out...Our group is small but effective as our members are willing to share. Edited 17-Feb-23 02:00am
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- 17-Feb-23 03:52am
  Michelle S 553303
  That's a wonderful idea Beverly. I probably won't visit your link myself as I'm pretty good at the whole shopping frugal and baking from scratch thing, having had MORE than enough experience over many years in doing this, but I know that there will be people here for whom the website would be a blessing! Kudos to you for putting it together. All the best.
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- 17-Feb-23 11:49am
  Beverly S 998439Michelle S 553303
  It also consists of other ways to save money such as calling your phone or cable company and asking for a discount , they all have a customer loyalty department.Edited 19-Feb-23 14:22pm
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17-Feb-23 01:27am
Corine M
Absolutely - not longer vacationing / spending less on our going gifts / shopping for groceries has also changed - we are enlarging our vegetable garden this spring to cut down on rising food costs (raw F & V’s) / repairing more things as opposed to buying replacements
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- 17-Feb-23 03:56am
  Michelle S 553303
  Are you being facetious?
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- 17-Feb-23 05:26am
  Corine MMichelle S 553303
  No excuse the typos - autocorrect is killing me.
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- 17-Feb-23 09:40am
  Michelle S 553303Corine M
  Oh I hate autocorrect myself!
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17-Feb-23 01:22am
Tracey H 92684
Has affected how we shop and what makes up our household.
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17-Feb-23 01:20am
2025
Maybe she should go look in the bins, they might have some stale old food for ya, like the homeless people eat. Lol American people get food stamps, what more do these bludgers want? Spare a thought for people in very poor countries that live on less than $2.00 a day. Edited 17-Feb-23 01:26am
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17-Feb-23 01:14am
2025
My personal concern is with the australian economy. I dont care how the rest of the world functions except my own territory. Unemployment is going up, and charmers, the treasurer, said its going up more, but he blames it all on interest rates. That is rubbish as only two months ago he said we cant find enough workers, so all of a sudden people are losing their jobs. I believe its due to higher energy prices that the government forced on business. Even the potato chip factories had to increase prices alot due to massive energy costs. It is woeful that business is closing or putting off staff and its only February. We will see a recession prob... if not this year, next year. Electricity and gas has gone up for everyone. This wasnt happening under the liberals. Labor is a poor manager of the economy and that goes way back. You reap what you sow Labor and green Voters!Edited 17-Feb-23 01:17am
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17-Feb-23 01:13am
Aisha A 379399
Constantly looking for specials and buying more supermarket brand products.
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- 17-Feb-23 02:01am
  Beverly S 998439
  https://www.facebook.com/groups/296040945872900/ We will sell you nothing this is just a facebook page dedicated to saving money you do not have join just check it out if you wish.Edited 17-Feb-23 02:02am
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17-Feb-23 01:04am
2025
Learn to budget Debra. God help these people if we ever get a depression.
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17-Feb-23 01:01am
2025
Not everyone has a family so stop being biased. We have discussed this a few other times recently. Do you like to repeat everything? Then get off your arse and look for a job and contribute something to your household if your partner doesn't bring in enough income. Im sick of most of the north American people on here whinging all the time. You bore me! Do something about it or dont complain. Wait until you get a massive recession and then you will know hardship. Haha. Poor, pity you! Pray to GOD, he might help, maybe a lotto ticket as well.
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17-Feb-23 00:53am
Roy R 1009866
Everyone is for sure affected but some more than others. The low income or those with more than one or two children and my group retired and on a fixed income.
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17-Feb-23 00:34am
Pennye R
I feel the need to work part time to supplement my retirement. Also, I am cutting expenses any way I can,
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17-Feb-23 00:30am
JAMIE D 156261
Delayed my retirement plans. Guess I should know to factor long periods of negative savings into my long term budgets. Always happens when the "moral majority" start electing leaders based on their vision of a perfect world,not on their financial, economic, business or budget skills.Edited 17-Feb-23 00:31am
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17-Feb-23 00:27am
Rhonda D 522615
Watching every dollar.
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17-Feb-23 00:10am
Carol S 657195
It has just begun to affect me. I used to have money left over every month. Now I have to watch everything dollar that I spend. I can't understand what has happened. I spent money for Christmas, but since then, I have no money for fun things for extras!
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- 17-Feb-23 00:17am
  Rosemary E 383382
  Some items go up in price in Jan. every year
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- 17-Feb-23 01:40am
  2025Rosemary E 383382
  In feb i think they put up cigarettes and beer. Some food items increase as well.
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- 17-Feb-23 04:00am
  Michelle S 553303
  It's called inflation and it WILL get worse through the year. Start putting aside an extra bag of flour, rice, cereal etc because the prices of grains are going to go through the roof by around mid year. I could spend 10 minutes explaining why but just trust me on this! All the best.
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