#costOfLiving
Hidden costs renters forget and how to cut them. 🏡

Rental asking prices began to ease slightly at the end of 2025, according to figures from property website Rightmove.

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Hidden costs renters forget and how to cut them
Most commonly forgotten costs and practical ways to keep them down.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Dosh dilemma: Julie always forgets her loyalty card – how she can stop leaving money at the till. 💸

Julie is on a mission this year - to spend less and save more. And one place she’s convinced she can claw back some cash is the supermarket.

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Dosh dilemma: Julie always forgets her loyalty card – how she can stop leaving money at the till
Forgetting a loyalty card feels like leaving money on the conveyor belt.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:04 PM
How stale bread can save you money. 🍞

When you’ve got half a loaf of bread that’s gone a bit hard or crusts that your kids won’t eat, it can be easy to just chuck it in the bin.

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#SaveMoney #CostOfLiving #Bread
How stale bread can save you money
Make the most of what you’ve already paid for.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Most conversations about childcare stop at kindergarten. But the costs don’t.

NHFPI’s Gene Martin breaks down how summer programs and before- & after-care can push childcare costs for a NH family with two kids to $300,000.

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January 15, 2026 at 3:31 PM
If We Ignore Local Elections, Are We Voting Ourselves Into Instability?
If We Ignore Local Elections, Are We Voting Ourselves Into Instability? #GoRight with Peter Boykin Commentary Read more: https://gorightnews.com/when-evictions-rise-and-costs-explode-why-are-we-still-arguing-about-noise-instead-of-survival/ Watch and Listen: https://rumble.com/v73dlxm-if-we-ignore-local-elections-are-we-voting-ourselves-into-instability.html https://youtu.be/6EDcMQYuL1g https://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-we-ignore-local-elections-are-we-voting-ourselves-into-instability--69433122 There is a hard truth nobody wants to say out loud. Most people are not being failed by politics; they are being failed by neglect of the closest layer of power to their lives. Evictions do not happen because of a speech in Washington. Property taxes do not rise because of a viral clip on social media. Rent does not jump because of a trending argument on cable news. Those pressures are shaped locally, quietly, through decisions most people never show up to vote on. When evictions rise to record levels, that is not noise. That is policy meeting reality. When housing costs climb faster than wages, that is not ideological. That is arithmetic. When families are one missed paycheck away from court, that is not culture war. That is, instability is taking root. And yet, many of the elections that determine these outcomes barely register on the public radar. Small town elections in places like Haw River can be decided by a few dozen votes. Town council seats, mayoral roles, and local boards are often filled by default because turnout is so low. People assume those positions do not matter. They assume the real power comes later. But here is what actually happens. Those small offices become credentials. They become pathways. The person elected by a tiny fraction of voters today can later be appointed or elected into a countywide role that controls budgets, taxes, housing policy, courts, and services for everyone. The scale of influence explodes, but the original mandate was microscopic. That is how instability is built. Not through malicious intent, but through disengagement. When voters skip local elections, they surrender the most direct leverage they have over real-life outcomes. They allow leadership to be shaped without scrutiny. They allow priorities to drift away from affordability, stability, and accountability. Then people wake up confused. Why are taxes rising without clear explanations? Why are eviction filings accelerating? Why does it feel like nobody is listening? The answer is uncomfortable but simple. Too many people checked out when it mattered most. Effective leadership does not appear by accident. It is chosen early, locally, and deliberately. Leaders who understand that housing stability is public safety. That preventing eviction is cheaper than cleaning up homelessness. That transparency in taxes builds trust. That budgets are moral documents, whether politicians admit it or not. Ignoring those choices does not keep you neutral. It places you on autopilot while others steer. The loudest voices online want you distracted. They want you arguing about symbols instead of systems. Because systems require effort to understand. Systems require showing up to boring meetings. Systems require voting when the cameras are not rolling. If we want communities that are stable, affordable, and livable, the path does not start with outrage. It starts with participation. Especially in the elections that seem too small to matter. Because those elections decide who eventually holds the power that affects everyone. Ignoring local elections is not harmless. It is how instability becomes normal. #GoRight,#GoRightNC,#GoRightNews,#LocalElectionsMatter,#EvictionsCrisis,#CostOfLiving,#HousingAffordability,#AlamanceCounty,#NorthCarolina,#RealIssues,#LocalLeadership,#CountyPolitics,#VoteLocal,#CivicResponsibility,#CommunityStability
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January 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Are Alamance County Schools Fully Funded or Fully Accountable?
Are Alamance County Schools Fully Funded or Fully Accountable? Why Citizens Have the Right to Demand Both Read More:  https://gorightnews.com/are-alamance-county-schools-fully-funded-or-fully-accountable-why-citizens-have-the-right-to-demand-both/ Can Schools Earn Trust Without Transparency? #GoRight with Peter Boykin Commentary Watch and Listen:  https://rumble.com/v73dkum-are-alamance-county-schools-fully-funded-or-fully-accountable.html https://youtu.be/YRAfaduORlA https://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-alamance-county-schools-fully-funded-or-fully-accountable--69433107 Every time this debate comes up, it follows the same tired pattern. Someone asks where the money went. Someone else shouts, “Fully fund the schools.” And just like that, accountability is treated as heresy. Here is the truth many officials do not want to admit: funding without accountability is not compassion. It is negligence with a friendly slogan. Public money is not a donation jar. It is a trust. When citizens see increased funding approved again and again, followed by system-wide failures like mold and HVAC breakdowns, the proper response is not silence. It is scrutiny. That scrutiny is not cruelty. It is a responsibility. HVAC systems do not fail everywhere at once. Mold does not spread across districts by accident. These failures point to deferred maintenance, misaligned priorities, and leadership decisions that deserve examination. Pretending otherwise insults the intelligence of the people paying the bills. Across North Carolina and across the country, this same story repeats. Warning signs are ignored. Concerns are dismissed. Emergencies follow. Then officials demand more money and accuse skeptics of being anti-education. That is not leadership. That is avoidance. In a Constitutional Republic, authority flows upward from the people. Auditing the government is not rebellion. It is the mechanism that prevents collapse. What makes these failures worse is the refusal to learn from citizens who spoke up early. Leadership that listens only after disaster strikes is not proactive. It is reactive. And reactive governance is always more expensive and more destructive. Taxpayers are not asking for perfection. They are asking for honesty. They want leaders who can say, we failed here, here is what we learned, and here is how we will prevent it from happening again. Supporting education and demanding accountability are not opposites. They are inseparable. One without the other is a lie. If schools want lasting public trust in Alamance County, across North Carolina, and nationwide, transparency is not optional. It is the price of legitimacy. That is not anti-education. That is not anti-teacher. That is pro student, pro taxpayer, and pro citizen. That is Go Right. Follow more local accountability reporting athttps://GoRightNews.com and https://GoRightNC.com. #GoRight,#GoRightNC,#GoRightNews,#LocalElectionsMatter,#EvictionsCrisis,#CostOfLiving,#HousingAffordability,#AlamanceCounty,#NorthCarolina,#RealIssues,#LocalLeadership,#CountyPolitics,#VoteLocal,#CivicResponsibility,#CommunityStability
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January 15, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Rising food prices getting you down? You don’t have to give up good meals 🍲

Our guide shows how smart planning, batch cooking & clever shopping can help you eat well on a budget. Learn how in our latest blog:

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#CostOfLiving #MealPlanning
January 15, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Every time you use Uber and Deliveroo, you're sending money to American tech firms. 💸

#CostOfLiving #WorkersRights
January 15, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Takeaway from today’s report on #UK attitudes to #Putin and #Ukraine from Parliament:
#Covid represents a major event in sowing government distrust and believing #disinformation on eg #Ukraine
#Costofliving lowers empathy for conflict abroad
January 14, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Caitlin's letter was published in this weeks Perth Advertiser! It's a shocking state of affairs from PKC that puts more pressure on families!
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#CostOfLiving #PKC #Perthshire
January 14, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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We have the technology to not only MAKE OIL WORTHLESS, but to MAKE SOLAR, WIND FARMS & ENERGY BILLS OBSOLETE.

Companies around the world developing this tech include Eng8 and Clean Planet among others:
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January 14, 2026 at 5:38 PM
#Police in #Barcelona on #ThisDayInHistory in 1918 shot 19 women who were demonstrating over the high #CostOfLiving and low pay. The governor complained about their harassment, and police happily obliged with violence against unarmed civilians, i.e., did their job as state thugs.
January 14, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Lester says: "Worm Prices are up."
Murray replied: "good thing I invested in crumbs"

Price are always going up and never go down
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January 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Such good advice. I work for Citizens Advice and debt is very common and not embarrassing. There are ways out of it, but people may need some help to figure out the best way to live and repay their debts. ❤️ Martin Lewis
#debt #costofliving #help #support
Are you in a functional relationship with your debt? 3 questions to find out…

And if you’re not, where to get help.

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January 14, 2026 at 9:42 AM
92% of employed Americans have cut spending as living costs soar. A survey shows many now prioritize essentials amid rising financial insecurity and record household debt, highlighting a growing affordability crisis. #CostOfLiving #EconomicCrisis #FinancialStrain
January 14, 2026 at 1:23 AM
The rising cost of food in uk is bloody incredible, isn't it? How can #inflation be in single digits when basics are going up by 30 - 100% every month? #costofliving
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