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??your are not paying more??..do you ever go food shopping..... EVERYTHING is up
You've got that right! Wife came out of the grocery store yesterday with one of those small carts........ and said "Look like $108 worth?" And that was just a quick stop, sale items, for just two of us. Gas went from $3.44 to $3.75 overnight with no sign of slowing down. Utility bills are increasing rapidly and we leave the thermostat at 65 during the winter. Everyone is paying more and if they can't see it .....they just aren't aware of what's going on around them.
I would venture to say that those in poverty that got raises to $15 an hour are worse off now than before. And those that were making $15 to $20 an hour and haven't seen raises are much worse off than before and are or will be joining the poverty class.
Either raise the bridge or lower the water........ it doesn't help anyone by only raising the water.
Yet many are still working from home- spending way way way less on the commute, the happy hours and the lunch at the deli. The bread and eggs have not increased more than a couple of bucks- if that. Bake your own- lots of sour dough recipes on line and on YouTube.
As I said- there are winners and losers.
I am sorry if you are a loser, but that is not most everyone.
Have you noticed any up-tick in the number of homeless people standing at busy intersections begging for money? Wasn't long ago that you'd see one or two occasionally. Now it's almost every intersection with as many as four working every direction.
Not everyone outside of your circle see the rosy picture you're painting. Open your eyes, step outside of your bubble and imagine how "a couple of bucks" bread and eggs have gone up affects someone who has little to start with.
Well not everyone.
Not my husband, not either of my kids, not either of their spouses. Pretty much not anyone on my block. So not anyone in my large circle.
No one is commuting in to the city daily. Most not at all, some 2 days per week. Everyone got a big increase. Hey, I’m in Florida and we are working remotely.
Just a few data points for you. Much lower commuting costs/ much higher salaries.
We run in different circles.
I’m sorry this is not your experience.
There are winners and losers.
If you are not paying more you are not paying attention. While you may save some money by not commuting you ARE paying more for groceries and damn near every other goods and service that most of us need. The increases are pretty well documented at this point! Getting a big increase great....you will pay more in taxes! I suspect if you run the numbers at the end of the year it won't look as pretty as you think.
Have you noticed any up-tick in the number of homeless people standing at busy intersections begging for money? Wasn't long ago that you'd see one or two occasionally. Now it's almost every intersection with as many as four working every direction.
Not everyone outside of your circle see the rosy picture you're painting. Open your eyes, step outside of your bubble and imagine how "a couple of bucks" bread and eggs have gone up affects someone who has little to start with.
No not everyone is doing better.
It is true that I don’t personally have anyone in my family or circle that would have a hard time with eggs and bread increasing by 2 dollars a week. Factually, my egg and bread budget has not increased by $2. The eggs are 4 the milk is 4- and that has been consistent as long as I remember. That is for brown extra large eggs and sourdough bread from the bakery counter. If it were a burden, I could switch brands and pay less by half or bake my own bread. These are my actual, every week numbers for bread and eggs. The price for my brand of milk - skim plus is also 4-5. EVery single week, I buy the same products, no matter where I live around the country. And I travel a lot and go to many grocery stores. Midtown Nyc and west Los Angeles prices are higher than just about anywhere else I shop- maybe $1 more in total but even there I have options if I was looking to save in those neighborhoods too.
How much did you pay for eggs and bread this week? How much did you pay last year? Please post your real life actual item amounts,
Lots of generalizing about how hard it is, but I don’t see much actual numbers historically being presented.
I spend an inordinate amount of time in grocery stores, cook a ton and entertain a ton so I know prices.
Also, I walk almost everywhere so gas prices don’t effect me as much as others. Same with most in my circle, we walk a lot and are not as car dependent. Also, no one is overweight, mostly because of the walking and food choices - and my healthy cooking!
As far as homeless, yes that number is increasing but that represents a small (albeit obvious) percentage of americans. And the reason for homeless is not always or even frequently economic. Common reasons for homelessness is mental illness and drug addiction, which are both increasing at a much much much higher rate than poverty.
If you are not paying more you are not paying attention. While you may save some money by not commuting you ARE paying more for groceries and damn near every other goods and service that most of us need. The increases are pretty well documented at this point! Getting a big increase great....you will pay more in taxes! I suspect if you run the numbers at the end of the year it won't look as pretty as you think.
You would not believe the financial analysis I do every January on my spending habits.
It is ridiculously detailed and my spreadsheet has tabs going back 10 years. I can tell you down to less than $100 what i spend at the grocery store, at the liquor store, at restaurants, for entertaining, for gas, for tolls, for airfare…
My food budget has remained consistent for 3 years.
I am paying more attention to my spending, in a more detailed and analytic way, than most of the posters here.
Want to know what my annual grocery spend is?
and that my friend is what makes good news, in reality - bad news
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