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Prices are rising, household budgets are under pressure and the cost of those everyday essentials seems to keep creeping up. For many of us, that means thinking twice about where our money goes and cutting back where we can. Even when the purse strings are tighter, there are some things we’re still prepared to pay a little more for. What are you willing to splash out on, despite rising prices?

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00:00If I couldn't afford toilet paper, I think it would be a difficult time.
00:05You'd have to get creative on that one, so I think that could be a bit tough.
00:09Outside of loo roll, I think coffee for me.
00:15I've got to have coffee. I could probably survive without any solids.
00:19But then I'd also need the loo roll on top of that.
00:21Coffee out, I spend way too much money.
00:23Way too...
00:24Yeah, but I can't give it up.
00:27Even though, yeah, it is creeping up in price.
00:30Okay, so just to juxtapose that, be a little bit of a devil's advocate.
00:34If I've just said coffee, I'm going to say a beer.
00:38Okay.
00:38Yeah, I enjoy a beer now and then.
00:40And I do think this day and age, it's getting a little bit more demonised.
00:44The youth are getting out of drinking, and I come from a culture
00:47who's a little bit more acceptable to unwind with a beer.
00:50There's a difference between luxuries and necessities.
00:53So I think you definitely need food and water.
00:55You need somewhere to sleep at night.
00:56You need the heating on, right?
00:57Those are things you absolutely cannot, no matter how much they cost,
01:00you need them in your life.
01:01However, I think a lot of stuff like going out...
01:04I play a lot of pool.
01:05Pool has become a lot more expensive recently.
01:07I remember I used to go play pool for a tenner.
01:09It's now £16.50 for a game of pool and two pints.
01:12Not on.
01:13But I still pay it because it helps my mental health.
01:15We all have our weapons of choices, but this one gets me through the day.
01:18And I work with my body a lot.
01:21Drumming is what I do.
01:22So I need stuff for recovery and for endurance.
01:25And so, yeah, those two just tickle my pickle.

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