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Next month has been dubbed \\u2018Awful April\\u2019 as the cost of pretty much everything is going up \\u2014 but is your budget ready to withstand the strain? 22-year-old podcast listener Lil is worried about how she\\u2019ll cope with higher energy bills, rising rent and bigger food bills at the supermarket \\u2014 not to mention National Insurance increases and changes to her student loan repayments. She\\u2019s already pretty thrifty \\u2014 so can presenter Claer Barrett come up with more ways that Lil could stretch her money further?

Charlotte Jessop, founder of the website Looking After Your Pennies, explains easy ways everyone can get to grips with budgeting and saving money, as well as ideas for boosting your income. Plus, Claer visits the home of Miguel Barclay, better known on Instagram as the \\xa31 chef, to see what budgeting tips he\\u2019s been cooking up in his latest book.

You can follow all of the podcast experts on Instagram: @Claerb, @lookingafteryourpennies, @miguelbarclay 

To make the fried rice recipe Miguel cooked up for Claer, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JT2bzS-vnF4

Here\\u2019s the link to claim tax relief worth up to \\xa3125 if you\\u2019ve worked from home in the UK: https://www.gov.uk/tax-relief-for-employees/working-at-home

To listen to our previous episode How to get a payrise, click here: https://www.ft.com/content/eeb84e5e-acf2-4b92-a99a-bd3514e1837d

Charlotte\\u2019s recommended websites that offer small payments for completing consumer surveys include YouGov, Prolific and UserTesting.

Presented by Claer Barrett. Produced by Persis Love. Our executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design is by Breen Turner, with original music from Metaphor Music.

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