Tag: discretionary income
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Falling discretionary incomes. #FinanceFriday
Energy I did a poll on Facebook to see how local people were coping with energy bills and the rising cost of living. 53% were cutting their energy consumption but 16% appear to be fine overall. 3% said they have to choose between heating and eating so this is a genuine cost-of-living crisis. I paid…
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Discretionary income and inflation #financefriday
Inflation is eating away at our discretionary income. Many people have no discretionary income when they have paid for all the essentials like food, housing, energy, taxes and telecoms. We can keep tabs on our energy consumption and we need to do that as winter approaches. Changing our habits can shave bits off our energy…