So true.
And, the utilities are already being raised incredibly in my State. We didn’t notice at first or right off. Until we got the first huge bill. There was no warning. And we’re expected to just accept it. And we all did. Complained to each other but still paid the bill. Then, We had a huge issue recently with our gas/electric. They “estimated” our bill for 6 months. We should have caught it and we didn’t and we formally requested no estimations way back. Anyway, they estimated and we were charged for their mistake at the tune of $900. On top of our regular bill payments. It didn’t matter that they weren’t supposed to estimate our bill. It didn’t matter that they made a mistake. We had to pay it and we did. Because that’s what responsible people do, they pay their bills no matter who makes a mistake.
We are getting so screwed from every which way. Far too many have no clue.
I live in AZ. I am a very careful shopper - usually buy only what I need and use, when it is on sale (then stock up). So I am very familiar with prices.
Has anybody noticed that the price of groceries has gone up at least a third - and mostly by 50% in the past year? (I know it is not my imagination.)
All these poor people who are out of work - and groceries have skyrocketed. No wonder ‘spam’ sales are soaring. (ewwww)
Vegetables are now over a dollar a can. Frozen vegetables are way over $1.50 for a small bag. Bread is well over a dollar a loaf. And eggs and bacon have doubled in one year.
I have been running my dehydrator almost full time, these past few months.
Of course, I’m being silly. No big deal. We’ll just sit back, and ask each other if we want any cheese with our ‘whine’. (If only we could afford to buy cheese!)