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Low key worried over the cost of living

Low key worried over the cost of living

Is anyone else just a little worried about the direction we’re heading in terms of cost of living?

I keep telling myself it’s fine but I know it’s not and it’s it’s a lingering kind of thing in the back of my head. And every time I shop it really concerns me…
Everything is going up and it’s going up so fast.

We’re spending $500 on groceries a week and that’s not including the
plus $150 on fuel, plus rent, bills and general living costs. It’s starting to worry me a lot. Every time a bill comes in the mail I just think oh here we go.

Instead of whinging about it, although sometimes I like a good old whinge which is what I’m in the mood for today, I wondered if there’s other people on here who can suggest things to help reduce the strain on living costs?


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Re: Low key worried over the cost of living

Nah @Historylover ,

No gardening skills on this side. More laziness. Instead of putting compost in a compost bin, I just dig a small hole and throw all the barge scraps there. The compost bin is too far to walk to lol. Can’t be bothered walking there.

You may tell me to bring the compost bin closer - but then I don’t want it in the middle of my garden bed. So I leave the bin at the back of my property.

Sounds weird, but it works.

BPDSurvivor

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Re: Low key worried over the cost of living

Perhaps you should try for a money tree, @BPDSurvivor?

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Re: Low key worried over the cost of living

Lol @Historylover , why not? A money tree would be great!

Tonight I had homemade home grown pumpkin soup for dinner. So delicious in this freezing weather!


@ArraDreaming , any hints for growing coriander? I’ve got heaps of parsley, but coriander is so hard to grow - it seems.

BPDSurvivor

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Re: Low key worried over the cost of living

Coriander, great question we have failed miserably at it here @BPDSurvivor so that I cannot help with

No home grown pumpkin soup for us, we’re all sick as here just plain toast for us

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Also coriander tastes like soap anyway so I’m not disappointed that it hasn’t grown

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In my house I mean…

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Lol @ArraDreaming . Coriander is a acquired taste. I’ve learnt to love the taste of it. So at $6/bunch, it’s hard on the pocket.

Well, in the future if you do manage to find ways to grow coriander, I’m keen to know. I’m not sure weather these 10 degree days are good for some herbs.

Meh? It is what it is.

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