Life is getting more expensive
It's Not Just You, Life Is *Actually* Getting More Expensive How far does your money go at the moment? Have you started to wonder why you don’t seem to have that much of it left at the end of the month? Do you ever google ‘online banking conspiracies and/or scams’? Have you ever thought that your bank account might be ‘leaking’? If the answer to any of the above is yes, you might not actually be as bad with money as you think – life really is getting more expensive and, in real terms, your earnings almost definitely can’t keep up. Newly released official figures show that average wages are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of goods for the first time in two and a half years . As the pound remains weak and Britain embarks on trying to get a Brexit deal, real people are feeling the pinch in real time. Inflation is currently at 2.3% if you look at the consumer prices index (CPI). Food prices have risen at the fastest pace in three years, up 1.2% from las...