PoliticsFederalFederal budgetPrint articleThey created a $1.5m start-up in lockdown. The budget worries themGus McCubbingReporterOct 25, 2022 – 7.30pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginCat Bloxsom’s and Morgan Collins’ lockdown side hustle, a knitwear business called Cardigang, has been so successful that sales have already hit $1.5 million and the two have quit their corporate jobs.But the two best friends worry about mounting cost of living pressures as their beginner-friendly knit kits sell for between $65 and $310, and they want government policy that boosts consumer confidence.Loading...Gus McCubbing is a journalist at the Australian Financial Review in Melbourne. Connect with Gus on Twitter. Email Gus at gus.mccubbing@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreFederal budgetConsumer confidenceShoppingSpendingBudgetLatest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetLauren SamsThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starHow Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlinesBOSS Financial ReviewHow the Macquarie CEO played a role in setting me up to lead MagellanSally PattenWhich AI course should I do?No work beyond 1pm on Fridays for this loose kidLife & LeisureBeautify your bedroom with a six-figure bed and chic Bauhaus lampEugenie KellyWhy this former MP has become our optimist in chiefDon’t miss round two of this Michelin-starred pop-up in SydneyRich ListLaurence Escalante gets real deep on Instagram benderHannah WoottonBillionaire furniture mogul’s $12m hinterland retreat smashes recordApartment prices in record jump to $19,000 per square metre