Junior Minister Seán Fleming had to apologise after he said people needed to stop complaining about the cost of living and shop around to get good deals. TV personality and property expert Kirstie Allsopp said young people need to cancel subscriptions such as Netflix if they want to save and buy a house. Is it a case of the haves being out of touch with life for the have-nots? Or notwithstanding the high cost of living, are there things that people can do for themselves to save money? Sinéad Ryan is a consumer affairs journalist while Trisha Keilthy is head of social justice and policy with St Vincent de Paul?
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