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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Hana Kelly

Priced out, losing hope, patronised by Kirstie: Manchester's millennials on life in a cost of living crisis

The cost of living crisis is upon us - and each day seems to bring more bad news about bills, petrol, and supermarket shops. For many young people, the dream of owning our own homes looks more and more distant.

Just getting by is hard enough. Martin Lewis is on our screens every week offering tips and tricks to try and ease the blow, while TV property guru Kirstie Allsopp suggests young adults cancel their Netflix and make coffee at home as a way to save for a deposit.

But let’s be honest, most young adults don’t pay for Netflix, someone else does. Granted, I pay £9.99 a month for Spotify, but I doubt the £119.88 I would save every year to not have music would get me a mortgage.

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