The cost of living is rising with shopping and energy bills just one of the many things currently seeing a sharp increase.
Because of this, a mum has taken to the internet in a bid to seek financial help however some people aren't so sympathetic.
Writing on Mumsnet, the anonymous poster who has the username 'Soddinghell', has said that between her and her partner, their income totals £65k, however this isn't enough to live on.
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She wrote: "By the time we have paid mortgage, phone bills, car insurance, kids activities etc we barely have anything left. I don’t know what’s going on. DH [Dear Husband] earns 50k and I earn 15k part time. Please somebody help me I am thinking of going full time to stay afloat, I don’t know where we are going wrong, we are not in London or an expensive area, just outside Manchester and people keep telling us we should be fine. We are not though!
"Nursery fees are 600pm, gymnastics, swimming etc come to 100 a month, food shops have become so expensive, Surely we should be managing though? We don’t have enough to put away for savings either."
Whilst many were quick to ask what their monthly outgoings were such as whether or not they were buying takeaways or going on holiday, others said that it sounded as if they weren't good at managing their money with some claiming at a time where the cost of living is rising, it was "tone deaf" to be complaining with a salary of £65k.
However others also quickly took to the mum's defence adding that the cost of living has surged with many facing unexpected costs meaning their salary is no longer enough despite it having been in the past.
One said: "You're earning a hefty amount. Sounds like your priorities are awry combined with daft mortgage responsibilities."
Another commented: "Poor money management and I think people will be offended by your post who are less fortunate. So many variants how much is your weekly food shop? How expensive are your phone contracts? You could use sim only once they have ended. Gymnastics could be dropped. Do you have sky? Takeaways?"
"We are on £50k and have £250 in clubs but only £600 mortgage and no childcare. Managing fine atm" wrote a third whilst a fourth added: "That's a good income in the North. Your post is tone deaf there's many who will have to rely on food banks especially this Christmas. Instead of posting on mn [Mumsnet] complaining, put your out going and on goes and work from there."
However a fifth offered some much needed advice to the mum commenting: "Ignoring all the weird posts. Get a budget. Even an excel sheet. Map out every committed expense: e..g anything you're in contract with. Then prioritise it.
"Then meal plan, when I don't meal plan I'll easily spend 30/40 quid more a week. When I meal plan I can get that right down.
Then track everything you spend for a month, see where every penny goes and what you can stop. For me, sounds cliché, takeaway coffee, so I got a decent coffee machine and a good travel mug. Paid for itself in a month.
"As a pp. [previous poster] Said, it's lifestyle inflation. What I could afford nine months ago, now needs to be cut down/out."
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