South Africans are cutting down on these things to cope with price hikes...
What are you doing to cope?
With headlines saying that we could soon be paying close to R40 for a litre of petrol, there's no doubt that many South Africans are feeling the pinch. And not just with the cost of traveling to and from work, but also when it comes to their lifestyle choices.
Its not like the pandemic left people with a positive impact, but now with the added war-stricken effects, it really leaves a fine line between staying afloat and surviving...
Mduduzi Ntuli, a resident of Diepkloof, shared that he has had to abandon his car and start using public transport to manage the hikes in fuel prices and electricity costs.
"He lives with his mother, 75, and three children aged 20, 15 and 10. He said he “lives from hand to mouth and has no spare money” to spend in light of the high cost of living in SA." (MSN)
I spend R1,200 on electricity and water, R3,500 on grocery, R1,000 on school fees and R3,000 on petrol. Since fuel went up in February and March, I decided to stop driving my car to work and started using taxis. Now I spent R1,600 on transport. It is still a lot.
He earns R11,000 and has not received a salary increase in four years. But more than that, his expenses come to R9,000, which includes food, municipal costs, and transport. So there is no room for luxuries (if savings is even considered a luxury), only necessities.
Mduduzi admitted that he had to dip into his savings to get by, cut down on items such as cereal and juice. Can the world leaders just stop and realise the effects their hatred has on the Mduduzis of the world...
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