“Soon, we will take on the booklet A for the races”: faced with inflation, these families dig into their savings

Since the beginning of their professional life, they have forced themselves to put a few hundred euros aside to prepare for the future and prevent a blow. This savings effort, made over several years, has been battered for several months by galloping inflation – 5.2% in May over one year according to INSEE – and ever heavier constrained spending. These three families, from the working or middle class, glean from their woolen stockings over the months to maintain their purchasing power.