Tom Gardner wrote:
Part of their survival involved spending ~30%
of income on food. That's now down to ~15%

Is that really the % of income spent?
I may have to make it tonight's project to work out the % I spend on
various things. I suspect, but need to confirm, that the order will
be: mortgage; transport; childcare and possibly /then/ food

Hmm. Is that /all/ food, including eating out? Where does any going
out for drinks go, is that food or socialising/other?