Nothing changes, even if some of us have managed to improve our situation financially. The rise in everyday costs have just removed what should be a positive improvement.
We will be refraining from using our heating and wearing layers.
We are used to the cold but ASD child can have issues with this.
I sold my tumble dryer as it was too expensive to run and changed this for a dishwasher I was given. Funny enough it's next to Nothing to run it and saves me important time as my life is super busy.
So not heating means wet clothes, which means do I need to buy more clothes to cover this? Yes, I have had to already.
There's no clear answer to cut down costs, to what you can afford and there's no magic ball to see into the future.
There's no security and living in the moment is our "now" is also our future.