NORFOLK, Va. — With costs still high across Hampton Roads, financial counselors say many families are adjusting their budgets, work, and even how they live to stay afloat.
A local HUD-certified housing counselor, Vanessa Dunlap, says more families are asking for guidance as rising costs stretch household budgets.
“We are having to encourage clients to get second jobs, where they’re doing Instacart or Uber. We are encouraging roommate situations, someone with whom they can share bills. If they have adult children living in the home, we have to encourage them to get those children to pay their share to live with them,” said Dunlap…