@mortgagefreeleigh: 💸 Underconsumption Era? 💸 This post is not intended to rubbish the absolutely amazing and necessary benefits of underconsumption both on the planet and your wallet BUT… I saw a post the other day about underconsumption and I couldn’t help thinking… but that’s not why I’m doing it, I’m doing it because life is so expensive right now. In a cost of living crisis like this, choosing underconsumption is actually a privilege because for many people, it’s not a choice. Don’t get me wrong, we have savings, we have a roof over our head, we are lucky to have the income we do have but if WE are feeling like our monthly budget doesn’t last the whole month these days, you know there are people out there REALLY struggling to make ends meet. So I’m not in my underconsumption era by choice, I’m in it because I can’t afford to buy all the things I used to be able to splurge on! ❤️ Anyone else feeling the cost of being alive right now? Let me know & do like and follow for more realistic family finance chat! #costofliving #costoflivingcrisisuk #personalfinanceuk #howtosavemoney
Leigh | Money + Mumlife 🇬🇧
Region: GB
Wednesday 21 October 2026 15:43:48 GMT
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Holland Highlight :
It’s both for me, I feel I have plenty, and too many choices make me anxious, like a ‘busy head’ 🤪 And what I don’t spend on myself, I can use to help my grown kids with.
2026-10-24 15:44:03
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Emma Peyton :
Went through kitchen cupboards to use up short dated foods and make meals from that but do need to go shopping 🥲
2026-10-24 11:48:45
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Lauren Stivala :
Life is just so expensive right now and I have no idea how we're meant to cope. Worked so much overtime to pay off a payment plan for work on our loft and literally the next week we found out we have dry rot in the living room and repairs will cost £6.5k 🥲 You can work as hard as possible and still end up ten steps back
2026-10-22 08:50:00
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heat :
I am selling all that I can find on vinted, I will be minimalist by circumstance not choice 😂
2026-10-21 19:58:10
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Aimee :
I feel like a failure for being in my late 30’s and not having any savings or spare cash. My direct debits are at an all time minimum and I am literally just able to get what we need and maybe a bit extra for emergency bits like kids clothes and shoes. Thank god my kids are school age and only have after school club fees to pay. Nursery fees now are a killer!!!
2026-10-22 12:44:14
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Han🌞🍄✨🌻 :
Tip for the sofa - I bought some fire safe stuffing on Amazon and filled the cushions so they were plump again! X
2026-10-22 09:21:53
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sophieslifeafterdeath :
Every month is a struggle! I’m starting side hustle after side hustle on top of working full time! When will it end!?
2026-10-21 19:42:18
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leia_katy :
‘Too much month at the end of my money’ - I feel that in my soul 😩
2026-10-22 06:51:32
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Megan :
Relate to this so much 💖
2026-10-22 19:00:09
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Dakota🤩🌕 :
Me too I’m a single mum to 2 I lost my job at the beginning of September but not got enough to get us through the month
2026-10-22 07:46:29
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boorooxox :
right there with you
2026-10-22 08:13:16
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Leigh | Money + Mumlife 🇬🇧 :
Is it just me that isn’t underconsuming by choice?!
2026-10-21 15:46:32
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Shona Fleming :
This is exactly what I need to read! Fed up buying stuff I don’t need and living pay day to pay day!
2026-10-22 07:40:50
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Jam Master Kay :
I'm a ridiculous over-consumer and i've had to stop. Its quite freeing not to be such a grasping b!tch. I can no longer afford to spend like I did!
2026-10-21 19:34:55
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Alison Gilchrist398 :
So true x
2026-10-23 15:27:34
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Jess🐘Wickens :
Yes yes yes 😭
2026-10-21 17:31:18
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💫 A M Y 💫 :
Hard relate
2026-10-22 20:21:04
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