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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Guardian staff

Tell us: how are you coping with Australia’s rising housing costs?

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How are you coping with the many financial pressures facing individuals? Photograph: Malte Mueller/Getty Images/fStop

Australians are facing a litany of financial concerns, with real wages shrinking as grocery and energy bills grow. But with interest rates rising at a dizzying clip and the country in the grips of a rental nightmare, housing affordability stress is front and centre for both renters and mortgage holders.

We want to know the ways in which you’re adjusting to these pressures – especially if they are working. Whether it’s cutting back on discretionary expenses you’ve found you hardly miss or implementing household austerity measures that hurt but help a lot.

While individuals are not to blame for the financial strains they are facing, we hope sharing your coping strategies might benefit others in the same leaking boat.

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