For months, she and her husband, a school security officer, have been dipping into savings and using credit cards to keep up with higher prices on food, gas, energy, as they take care of their two children.
What I would probably do is spend more time managing how I take money out of the retirement pot and that's things around drawing down on Isas and how I draw down on the pension and that kind of thing.
The elevated level of stock prices is one reason why net worth was rising relative to income last year, which is why consumer spending was so strong, because people drew down their savings as a result.
However, if things don’t improve, debt could become another issue. Expecting better days ahead, many households have continued to spend, by taking out loans and dipping into savings.
If your daily food intake is not enough to cover your energy needs, your body will dip into savings, or calories stored as body fat, to make up the difference.