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7 Jan 2025
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Victoria S

Also having to switch from Asda delivery for groceries (my disabilities mean I can physically shoo so do the big shop online twice a month with small local stores in between as needed) to a different store. Cos the prices are comparable to M&S these days but while the delivery drivers are super helpful, the subs and unavailable goods have become too inconsistent for me to keep using them. So I've spoken to different people in the disability community to find good quality goods are cheap prices but consistently (like if I order bread, cheese n butter, an unsuitable sub for the bread is more cheese you know, bread's more important than cheese and why not sub for a different loaf FFS). Most of the feedback said ocado is best for quality, support and product availability. Other suggestions were Sainsbury's or Morrisons. All stores that in the past I'd have laughed at for being luxury or fancy stores. But I did a basket comparison with my usual goods and Morrisons and Sainsbury's both came out almost the same as Asda, and once I join nectar card the Sainsbury's one became cheaper than Asda. Ocado was only about £10 more for my usual shop. That's nuts to me. I suspect it's largely cos Asda stopped selling their essentials range online so had to buy fancier items, to force online shopper to spend more.

I bring this up as it's not as aspect that people think about much. On the scope website they have forums and chats there disabled folk can get advise on issues related to living with disabilities. Their website has pages upon pages of advice on various things, but the lack of options for those forced to rely on online deliveries and the costs associated with that aren't fully realised amor explored anywhere. Cheap stores are mostly only cheap cos they're not managing online deliveries much so can keep staff numbers down more, like Aldi n Lidl. And lots of aldis and Lidls in my town, but all take half hour to get to from my address by bus, an hour walking each way, so cos of my disabilities I'm forced to pick a shop and stick to it. No shopping around for cheapest prices or checking for yellow labels when online shopping. It's called the convenience costs, added costs if the convenience of everything being in one spot. But its only convenient for those not forced to use those services. Glad it's available but I often think with all the tech available these days, there should be better services available for the disabled and poor.

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3 Jan 2025
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Donnie C

I'm getting really worried about my rent going up this year. It keeps rising every year yet the local housing allowance is frozen for this year! Why won't the government address this. There's over a £250 difference to what the government say I should be paying to what the going rate is in this area. My landlord is trying to move my rent towards the higher end of that. It's frightening. I've painted her room and made a home for us, I can't afford to move. Even if I did, how can I afford it with only £475 LHA???

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19 Dec 2024
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Gabbie T

We are totally burnt out. My partner has used up all his annual leave for the tax year taking time off to help me out with the kids in half terms, taking me or our smallest to hospitals and looking after me when I've been really poorly. We shouldn't be in this position but next time he'll have to call in sick. Too many systems are broken and the financial help doesn't equal a wage so we are stuck either way.

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19 Dec 2024
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Cindy V

Feeling the pressure, now we are so close to Christmas. Financially, this is the worst time of year for us with birthdays, Xmas, insurance renewals and heating costs. Been struggling to sleep then struggling to stay asleep as I often wake up worrying about things and the worrying can spiral. I need to remember and break things into one strategy at a time.

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18 Dec 2024
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Prince H

My sons monthly pass for highschool was 33.00 when he first started highschool he is currently in year 8 and now I've received an email stating that it's going up to 42.00 it's a nightmare.

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10 Dec 2024
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Pippa A

It's so cold today. My life hasn't gotten much better lately. I'm quite worried about money, I'm afraid I and my baby will go hungry here. Life is so difficult for me right now. I don't know what to do to improve. Currently my baby is almost 3 months old.

Hôm nay trời lạnh buốt quá. Cuộc sống gần đây của tôi chẳng mấy tốt lên. Tôi khá lo lắng về tiền bạc, tôi sợ mình và em bé của tôi sẽ bị đói nơi đây. Cuộc sống hiện tại thật quá khó khăn đối với tôi. Tôi không biết nên làm gì để cải thiện hơn. Hiện tại em bé của tôi gần 3 tháng tuổi.

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9 Dec 2024
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Nicola P

As it was Christmas I have decided to ask my son’s private school to do a Christmas donation to the Trussell Trust food bank in my area to my disappointment. When I arrive to collect the donations this morning there was literally three bags of shopping there this school is a very big school with lots of wealthy parents. I’m appalled that not even The staff have bothered to bring something in it actually made me cry when I dropped it off to the food bank today because I didn’t feel like I had enough.

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9 Dec 2024
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Sophia V

Monday morning been feeling the lack of motivation to do things that I must get sorted. Leaking bathroom tap, draft coming through the front door, cooking a healthy nutritious meal for the family.

Everything thing feels like it must be done on a very very small tight budget and which one do I priorities first.

These are some of the challenges I am facing this week.

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8 Dec 2024
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Lolarose O

My life revolves around a small house with my baby. Sometimes I feel very sad. I am not allowed to work and do not have enough living expenses to take care of me and my baby properly. I hope things will stabilize for me soon, so I can go to work and take care of my baby.

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30 Nov 2024
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Effie B

Christmas is around the corner, I wish I could afford to do all the Christmas activities in my town but the prices are just too much. Even something as simple as meeting Santa costs between £25-50 where I live. I know Christmas isn't about the money but I do worry. I worry for the future and my child asking for the expensive items all children want nowadays.

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29 Nov 2024
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Faith N

What a week - the weather has become a lot colder so I’m sitting in the house during the day with loads of layers on and only turning the heating on when the kids return home from school. It’s a sad world that we can’t heat the house when we need to

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28 Nov 2024
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Pippa A

The weather in Glasgow today is very cold, with snow falling. My baby and I don’t have really warm clothes to wear when going outside.

Thời tiết ở Glasgow hôm nay rất lạnh, có tuyết rơi. Tôi và em bé không có áo thật ấm để mặc khi đi ra ngoài.

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