The 'squeeze' families

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Meet our panel of families charting how the squeeze on household incomes is affecting them.

Some of them are analysing their spending habits to see where they can make some cuts. Most are worried about rising energy bills.

They gave us their first instalment in July and we will be checking back with them every month to see what they are doing to make the most of their money and if they are making any changes to their spending habits.

In October the UK inflation rate fell from 5.2% to 4.5%.

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<a class="bodl" href="/1/hi/business/7724811.stm">Some of our most important income is running professional tapes for studios and businesses. If they cut back on this, it will really affect us.</a><a class="bodl" href="/1/hi/business/7724811.stm">Colin McCormick</a> | near Plymouth, Devon | Married with one child

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<a class="bodl" href="/1/hi/talking_point/7725371.stm">We are looking for bargains for Christmas presents. This year for ourselves we are buying some rolls of insulation.</a><a class="bodl" href="/1/hi/talking_point/7725371.stm">Karen Norris</a> | Peterhead, Scotland | Stay at home mum

<hr /><a class="bodl" href="/1/hi/business/7734002.stm">I have not been able to move into my new flat as contracts have not been exchanged yet due to some hitch, so technically I am still homeless.</a><a class="bodl" href="/1/hi/business/7734002.stm">Mary Ann Day</a>| Leeds | Divorced pensioner

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<a class="bodl" href="/1/hi/business/7734158.stm"> My mortgage lender is only offering me a standard variable rate at 7.6% when my fixed rate mortgage ends next February.</a><a class="bodl" href="/1/hi/business/7734158.stm"> Barrie Lester</a>| Bournmouth, Dorset | Lives with his girlfriend

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<a class="bodl" href="/1/hi/uk/7722994.stm">There's uproar over here with regard to the price of home heating oil which most people depend on</a><a class="bodl" href="/1/hi/uk/7722994.stm">Andrew Smyth</a> | Belfast N. Ireland | Lives with partner

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<a class="bodl" href="/1/hi/uk/7725778.stm">Our savings were invested in the collapsed Icesave bank and we are still waiting to get our money back. </a><a class="bodl" href="/1/hi/uk/7725778.stm">Stuart Kidman</a> | Oxfordshire| Proud new father

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