Hope O

Will I have enough for

* Warm clothes for the kids (they have taken a stretch since last year)

* gas and electric bills I still haven't turned my heating on yet. We're just walking around with layers on

*Christmas. Although it's very small every year and I don't go overboard I'm not sure if charity shop gifts are going to be enough this year as the kids are getting older. Trying to think of a creative ways to make Christmas less rubbish.

I have been saving Tesco points for Xmas which will be a big help. However that's going towards food. * what will 2025 bring. Pretty much more of the same misery. I'm sure last year I said this is the year of me and getting out of poverty. Maybe 2025 is the year.

Also mental health in the darker colder days. I'm hoping to try and go out for daily walks instead of moping around indoors but it's hard.

There are also things over the winter months that would like to take my children to panto, Christmas Market ,ice-skating, to see a good Santa etc etc but again I'm looking at a bank balance of £4. As saving is practically impossible.