Without a doubt this is a difficult moment to be a freelancer not only because the inflation is very high and this is affecting everyone all around the world, this is also because all businesses are trying to reduce expenses as much as possible and the ones that are the first to resent this are the freelancers, as businesses decide to downscale their operations or to postpone any big expenses until the economy recovers, so hang on as much as you can and try to reduce your expenses until things improve.
A freelancer can always take on a little more work. I understand that when you get used to a certain order of things, it is difficult to rebuild, but if there is a need for money, and you don’t want to deny yourself the usual things, you can work more than usual. It may not be forever, it is until the situation stabilizes. There may also be such a situation that you will have to retrain for a more paid profession, this is also not easy, but difficult times will make a strong personality grow.