Current Affairs Cost of living…

[Blue 1]

Comical Ali.

 

[Rita_Poon]

News through the door today. Ovo energy. 13.6pence per day increase to standing charge for Electricity, taking it from 48.2 pence per day to 61.8 pence per day. Elec increase per unit on top. Gas unit price fallen about 0.8 pence, but standing charge gone up about 1.3 pence per day.
As it stands
gas 29.7 pence for the privilege of being connected per day.
elec 61.8 pence for the privilege of being connected per day.
Just over 90 pence per day for heat and light, before you've consumed any. Every day of the year.

Shambles!

 

[mahermi1]

see the Political party of low taxation, ( their words) are putting road tax up yet again, you can't really call it road tax as very little of it seems to go on road maintenance, nice one Hunt.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

 

[summerisle]

Can't even afford junk food now.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

Aye, the world is truly mad.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Tories and liberals look away the critique of the free market. Free market is ok for TVs and such like not essential such as food.

 

[Brennan]

Went to Aldi today, got four days worth of food shopping. £60.

No alcohol or branded goods at all.

Prices really seem to have shot up in the past six weeks or so.

 

[Goat]

Went to Aldi today, got four days worth of food shopping. £60.

No alcohol or branded goods at all.

Prices really seem to have shot up in the past six weeks or so.

Its an utter farce.

When the kids were at home, a shop would cost about 100 quid for 5 of us.

The kids have all left now and shopping is still costing us 100quid for 2 of us and thats also without any alcohol, plus we get a lot of stuff in bulk from Costco these days so it doesnt even include a lot of stuff we would buy.

Insert your own jokes.

 

[orchard]

Went to Aldi today, got four days worth of food shopping. £60.

No alcohol or branded goods at all.

Prices really seem to have shot up in the past six weeks or so.

Perversely, it appears supermarkets tend to subsidise corporate branded processed goods (very small margins ,if any) with the healthy fresh foods ( 20-40 pc).

 

[Nymzee]

Far too expensive being alive these days. I can’t afford to WFH anymore even though it’s better for me mentally and physically. Worst part is companies aren’t bothering to introduce wage rises to compensate and then they wonder why everyone is jumping ship.

 

[Yarrgh]

Its an utter farce.

When the kids were at home, a shop would cost about 100 quid for 5 of us.

The kids have all left now and shopping is still costing us 100quid for 2 of us and thats also without any alcohol, plus we get a lot of stuff in bulk from Costco these days so it doesnt even include a lot of stuff we would buy.

Insert your own jokes.

Almost the same. Used to be a £100 for a biggish shop for 3 if us. Now it's a couple of £70+ per week plus a smaller £20 shop and that's not including a monthly trip to Costco.

 

[ArtetaMoney]

Used to be able to get a decent amount of scran from the Asda for about 60/70 quid. Now you’re not getting much change from £40 for a basket full.

Will the supermarkets be forced to reduce their prices as inflation comes down? I’m going to guess no.

 

[Harryflashman]

Used to be able to get a decent amount of scran from the Asda for about 60/70 quid. Now you’re not getting much change from £40 for a basket full.

Will the supermarkets be forced to reduce their prices as inflation comes down? I’m going to guess no.

You see it everyday , it’s just shocking how much things are going up .

Inflation everywhere is up , so they keep telling us , but who else is paying those rises on top of the insane rises in gas/electric ? It must be crippling for people I honestly have no idea how large portions of the population are managing to live .

 

[larrygobfiend]

Feels like there’s a bit of profiteering going on with all of this. I’m seeing price increases on a weekly basis in my local Morrisons.