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Hard-working couple with 11 children share budget tips as cost of living soars

A 13-strong family in Britain has shared their top tips for budgeting well as they feel the stress of the cost of living crisis is having on their household.

Joanne and Tommy O'Rourke, who look after their 11 children aged between two to 19, live in a house with just four bedrooms, the Manchester Evening News reports. The hard-working couple are still trying to stretch their £2,000 monthly income as far as it can go.

However, the cost of living crisis isn't easing up any time soon, as energy bills and weekly food shops double in the last 12 months. The family now spends a whopping £760 a month on shopping.

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