Our rent eats away a large amount of our weekly income, and with my son in hospital so often, we are struggling to survive. I can no longer do it on my own
‘Food prices have gradually increased: first by 20c, then 50c, then sometimes over a dollar. This doesn’t seem like a lot, but when you add it up overall it is absolutely huge.’‘Food prices have gradually increased: first by 20c, then 50c, then sometimes over a dollar. This doesn’t seem like a lot, but when you add it up overall it is absolutely huge.’I run a really tight budget. There are no takeaway meals; there is no lavish spending.
Petrol has increased from $1.59 to sometimes as high as $2.12 a litre. Food prices have gradually increased: first by 20c, then 50c, then sometimes over a dollar. This doesn’t seem like a lot, but when you add it up overall it is absolutely huge. I wish I could buy my own home. In fact, the payments would be so much less than what I am paying now in rent, but I don’t fit into the boxes that the bank wants, such as having the same job for 12 months. I run a small business from home, but the bank considers that to be seasonal income. I could be paying way less and actually owning the place – instead, I’m losing money and paying for someone else’s retirement plan.
Our rent eats away such a large amount of our weekly family income already, and because Harrison is in hospital so often, we are struggling to survive. Even with Centrelink support, I divide the last $200 a week on petrol to get me to work, utilities and then any food we may need from the food bank. I have walked this road for nine years now. I’m a mother of three, I’m my son’s primary caregiver, I work, study and run a business from home. I have done my best without asking for help, but I can no longer do it on my own.
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