Your G.U.I.D.E. to the rising cost of living

Date Published: 03 August 2022

​We all need to be creative in budgeting our household expenses these days as the cost of living is on the rise. Everyone now has to tighten their belts a little more and start budgeting.

But how? To help navigate and give you a roadmap, our financial wellbeing partner, Salary Finance, have created the G.U.I.D.E., which stands for:

  • Groceries
  • Utilities
  • Insurance
  • Debt
  • Energy

Inside the G.U.I.D.E. which you can read here, you'll find:

  • A summary of government schemes and support available to give you money back or provide discounts that could be on anything from council tax to energy bills
  • Ideas for how to reduce expenses and shop smarter
  • Ways to put money back in your pocket that you may not have considered including consolidating high cost debt

Salary Finance provides Aberdeenshire Council colleagues access to a range of financial benefits. These include affordable loans repaid through salary, advances on earned pay, simple savings accounts and money insights. To find out more, visit: Salary Finance.

Important: The "Advance" product is not a regulated lending product. This is an option, not a recommendation. Aberdeenshire Council does not benefit from offering this service and all your communications will be with Salary Finance. Loan applications will be assessed to ensure the loan is appropriate and affordable for you. "Learn" content is for guidance and educational purposes only and is generic in nature. Salary Finance does not offer regulated financial advice. Please seek independent financial advice.