Keep an eye on the cost of your takeaway coffee.
A very close eye.
That’s the message from Mirandah Shields, a financial counsellor for CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes who will be at Coonabarabran Library on May 23 providing “free and confidential appointments” about debt management, credit negotiation and financial literacy to anybody who wants to attend.
Shields told the Western Plains App that rising cost of living was making people think more carefully about their finances.
While Inflation has declined to 7% in the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, it is not far down from a 30 year high of 7.8% in the December quarter.
In its release, the Australian Bureau of Statistics noted that the most significant price rises were gas and other household fuels, which soared by 14.3%; medical and hospital services, which rose by 4.2%; tertiary education costs, which were up 9.7%; and domestic holiday travel and accommodation, up 4.7%…