From sneaking toilet paper out of public facilities to ordering off the kids menu, Aussies are turning to extreme lengths.
More and more Australians figuring out new ways to meet their financial needs, according to new research by comparison website
Using free public wifi instead of home internet , taking toilet paper from restaurants , and dog bags from parks filled out the top five measures people were using to make ends meet.Other lengths included pocketing condiments from restaurants , snapping off broccoli stalks at the shops and ordering meals out off the kids menu .
"Traditional cost-cutting measures are no longer enough, so many are turning to support programs or doing things they'd never normally do to scrape by," she said.Finder data shows 78 per cent of Australians were stressed with their current financial situation, with 22 per cent admitting they're "extremely stressed".
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