Americans still struggle with inflation that is the highest in nearly 40 years. Many are changing their spending habitsKeep up.

According to the Consumer Price Index report, the prices in May were 8.6% higher than what they were last year. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.The main drivers of this increase were the higher costs for food, shelter, energy and other necessities.

Toluna conducted a survey with more than 1000 adults from March 23rd to 29, and 61% said they are concerned about their financial future because of these rising prices.

Americans expect to have to spend more for a variety of items, including personal care and home improvement.

Roger Ma, who is certified as a financial planner, co-founder of Lifelaidout, New York, and the author of “Work Your Life, Not Your Life”, a book titled “Work Your Life, not Your Life: How To Balance Your Career And Personal Finances in Order to Get What you Want,” stated that it’s just like every other change, whether you are changing your situation or buying a house.

How do you adjust?

This audit can allow you to determine where your money goes and what you should do to rectify any spending that is not serving your financial goals.

Inflation is rapidly driving up the prices. Ma recommends that you regularly review your expenditures and adjust your budget.

He advised, “Plan it out over a couple months,”

Because inflation is so wide-based, it may be necessary for people to think of creative ways to reduce their expenses. Ma noted that he’s seen clients cancel some subscriptions, as well as change their grocery shopping lists — from buying more generic items instead of brands to swapping pricier steak for less expensive chicken, or even foregoing meat entirely.

His clients were saying that they wanted fancy milk. But, he was fine with the regular grocery milk. These are the types of choices people make to keep their money in check.  

It is good to know that consumers have already begun to make changes to their spending habits in order to cope with rising prices.

A majority of Americans are open to trying new things. new brands of food and drinksAccording to Toluna, about 25% have made the switch to cleaners and personal care products in order to lower their costs.

Additional income

Ma also said that if it is difficult to cut costs, this could be a great time to look at how you can potentially earn more.

This means that you might consider switching to a hot market job or launching a side hustleThat could allow you to make more money and help balance out your expenses.