Top of the Pops presenter breaks down over money struggles amid cost of living crisis
03.03.2024 - 06:17
/ ok.co.uk
A former Top of the Pops presenter has admitted she’s now struggling with money during the Cost of Living Crisis. In a candid post, TV personality Sarah Cawood, 51, revealed her family is now finding it hard at times to make ends meet. The mum, who has 'used to be famous' in her Instagram bio, confessed that the freelance wages she and her husband pull in are no longer enough to fund their lifestyle.
Sarah looked upset as she took to Instagram to post a picture of her with her head in her hands. In an emotional post, she opened up about how she is desperately trying to find the cash to pay her bills. The former BBC presenter wrote: "No one really talks about money here, or how we are all managing.
But how ARE we all managing? We are a family of freelancers, we live well, but we live to the edge of our means, and that’s going to have to stop. "I will admit money burns a hole in my pocket, but this month, the sums haven’t added up and my poor husband, our main breadwinner, has a gap in his contracts that we have to fill somehow. "I’m just glad that I can plug some of the hole with my direct sales money, and I’m intending that to be a full-time wage, but the building of a business takes time and patience.
I have no doubt it’s moving in the right direction but I hate doing the family finances and telling everyone we need to box smart for a few weeks. "So yes, I’m talking about money. How hard it is to manage right now and how frustrating it is when you work as hard as we ALL do and have nothing left over for the fun stuff.” Asking her followers for help she added: "Any budgeting tips are welcome btw!" Fans were quick to praise Sarah for being so honest as many revealed that they too are struggling in the current UK financial
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