@ilearn I'm same, I have the same left-over after mortgage, bills, and food, $100-200pw. Painfully little. I don't go anywhere because a 1.5hr return trip costs $60 and that's a big part of my savings gone for the week.
So I'm just holed up at home, for 2yrs now, single, feels very isolating. I do the same, I watch TV or read (= escapism). I'm also studying part time in Uni, one of the subsidized 0 cost online skilled course, using this time to learn a skill. And I work remotely, WFH full time, so really a full hermit.
I tried to start a side hustle, but I have ADHD so doing anything for longer than 2 weeks instead of chasing the next big idea isn't really working out, unfortunately. So far I have lost money, rather than gained anything.
I'm hoping it will get better, but it sucks to lose 2+ yrs of my life for nothing, to feed capitalism and pay taxes, while being skinned alive. If I get a salary increase grocery costs get inflated to ensure they definitely steal every last cent I have, or I get an email about electricity cost increase, or the interest goes up. Insidious. You can't win.