COST OF LIVING INCREASES? What can we DO NOW to COPE?

With cost of living expected to rise nearly 50% for basic energy and food bills this year ahead in 2022, what can we do now to try and cope and prepare? In this video I'm sharing with you some practical tips that are helping us as a family and that you can use too.

If you are struggling in any way though with debt or paying bills right now, please reach out to the below information sites and charities to seek help as well:
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
https://capuk.org/
https://www.stepchange.org/

How I budget our Household income exactly - https://youtu.be/EqqpJjHnrEw

Timestamps
00:00 What can we do NOW to help with cost of living increases?
01:23 Coping with Energy Price Hikes?
02:22 Developing our Budget Plan of Attack
04:59 Coping with Food Prices increasing?
07:52 Coping with Inflation
09:38 Is there an opportunity here?

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