“I asked her if she was doing worse economically, or anything of the sort and she said “no”.”
Maybe she doesn’t buy gas and grows her own food.
Not true. I'm no different. These economic times have had a minor effect on me personally. If nothing else, my family is probably better off than we have ever been. Sure fuel costs are higher, and groceries are a bit more expensive, but I have yet to NOT drive somewhere I was planning on driving because of gasoline prices being higher, and we are continuing to purchase groceries as we aways have.