• exohuman@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    As others have already stated, the job market is fine, the stocks are fine, but the ability to afford living day to day is worse than I have ever remembered. Here in my cheaper state here are some random prices:

    • A bag of Doritos is over $7.
    • Beef shortage makes ground beef for a family of 4 $14
    • Gas prices are over $3.70
    • My grocery bill increased by nearly 50% overall and we are buying less on top of that
    • Car prices are through the roof, making it impossible for people like me to change cars (I’m hearing they are going to drop again soon)
    • Rent prices are soaring to the point where it isn’t sustainable
    • Interest rate keeps rising