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Giving up a daily coffee or weekly parma? How the cost-of-living crisis is reshaping our spending habits

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par Meg Elkins, Senior Lecturer, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing and Behavioural Business Lab Member, RMIT University
Lisa Farrell, Professor of Economics (Health Economist), RMIT University

Remember when grabbing a coffee was just… grabbing a coffee? When a parma at the local was a budget meal? When Friday night takeaway was a reward for getting through the week? It didn’t require a financial spread sheet.

For many families navigating the cost-of-living crisis these small indulgences now have to be accounted for. They’re not just automatic purchases.

We’re not just cutting back on buying large discretionary items, like new cars. The…

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