For example, if your salary can no longer satisfy your needs to the fullest, you need to learn how to economize and manage what you have to live on reduced expenses. If you are living in a city or town where the cost of survival is too high or if you are living in a very expensive apartment, then you should make an adjustment.
How is it possible to live cheaply in a country where prices of goods are doubling due to high inflation? Not only the prices of goods are increasing but people are losing their jobs and the number of unemployment is alsoq increasing day by day which has created more critical conditions for people to live. I am referring to the situation in some Asian countries where the city living rent i.e. the apartment you live in is high. If you want to come and live at village level to adapt there i.e. reduce your expenses then same is the case here. Your house rent will be low but the daily essentials like furniture, food, clothes are all expensive. I think to get rid of this situation people need to earn more money than before so that they can fully meet the needs of their families.
Things are actually becoming worse than speculated and from the look of things no matter where you are staying, whether its a rural or urban settlement, the cost of living will still hit hard on the person because everything is just becoming expensive unnecessarily. The cost of diesel, cooking gas and petrol has skyrocketed just last month in my country and people are complaining because transportation fee has gone up and despite all these high inflation rate, salaries still remains the same.
It's a sad reality indeed. The economy is bad, and indeed it's really terrible in some third-world countries. But instead of letting it weigh you down, we need to find alternative means to maintain sanity. I know it's going to be difficult, but as individuals and as families, we could just try.
You could be managing what you have while searching for new roles. And for that search, you can upskill in whatever aspect you're in. There's no shame going back to your parents' house. So, if your parents have a house or you have a family member that can accommodate you, you shouldn't see it as a big deal or struggle. Make use of that option while you keep saving up and applying for future opportunities.
Also, you need to have a resilient mindset because everything is really difficult. The economy is bad, you need to have a resilient mindset, a positive mindset, to keep pushing, else things can weigh you down.
Indeed, if you're not healthy, even when jobs come, you might not be able to pick up the pace, so try to maintain your sanity while searching for better opportunities to earn.