The cost of living crisis has caused some Brit's energy bills to soar by 300%, as households weather price hikes in areas from food to council tax.
The Mirror has spoken to hundreds of households hit by the big squeeze on the cost of living - such as Ganesh Naghu, 34.
Ganesh was born in India and came to the UK to work, and now rents in Ashton-under-Lyne, near Manchester, with his wife and child.
He said: "My energy bills have gone up from £67 a month to £195 - a 300% increase. I understand these costs have to rise, but that sort of increase is insane.
"They didn't explain it, my energy company just sent me a letter with the new payments."
The Mirror estimates that a slew of rising prices will leave families £2,000 a year worse off .
Earlier this month it emerged that the typical household will pay a record extra £693 in energy costs due to a rise in a price cap set by regulator Ofgem.
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Annual food bills are rising by around £180 , while in April council tax bills will increase by around £100.
National Insurance costs will also rise by 1.25 percentage points - an extra £255.40 a year for someone earning £30,000, and pensioners will also have to pay it for the first time.
Energy prices are certainly not the only issue affecting the Naghus.
Ganesh said: "We have also seen increases in food bills of 10% to 20%, which adds to the pressure."
Renters in Manchester face another problem too - soaring bills from their landlords.
Ganesh said that a year ago a terraced house in Greater Manchester cost around £550 a month to rent, but that the typical price is now £700.
"Friends of mine are being quoted up to £1,000, he added. "The rent is skyrocketing and there is no control."
High petrol and diesel prices are also a growing problem for people that own a car.
Petrol prices hit a record high of 146.9p a litre for petrol last week, and a near-record rate of 151.1p for diesel.
Ganesh said: "I also run a car, and the rising cost of fuel has had a considerable impact and has definitely affected us. At the moment I am working from home, but soon will be commuting and paying extra for fuel."
The overall impact of rising prices is eroding the Naghu's ability to save, which Ganesh said could get bad enough to cause the family to relocate.
He said: "To be frank, we are trying to save money, and we moved to the UK from India to be able to work and save. If we spend the same as in our native country, and costs keep on rising, we need to relocate.
"We have cut down on costs for little treats, like takeaways, due to all this."
Last week The Mirror reported that a household in Nottinghamshire have had to cut back on heating and food over rising bills.
Peter Marciniak, 69, is retired, and says around five months ago he really started to notice bills were going up.
"In June I paid a direct debit of £64 a month for my energy, and that went up to £94 in July," he said.
"The extra cost means we now go to bed early, at 8pm, trying to save money. I've removed the security lights from outside the house to cut down on electricity, turned down the storage heaters in our bedroom and now only turn the heating on in the lounge."
Peter said he and his wife have "just got to stomach" the rising energy prices, as there are no better deals available.
