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from my notes" all amazon prices "rapsberry pi zero 2 w $50 christmas day pi 400 125-140" currently Raspberry Pi Zero W (Wireless) ( 2017 model) $89.99 Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (Wireless / Bluetooth) 2021 (RPi Zero 2W) $122.99 pi 400 seeed studio Raspberry Pi 400 Personal Computer in Keyboard Form Cortex A72 CPU Dual 4K HD - (Only Keyboard) $135.99 Raspberry Pi 400 Computer kit,4GB RAM,with Raspberry Pi 400 Keyboard, Wi…
from my notes" all amazon prices "rapsberry pi zero 2 w $50 christmas day pi 400 125-140" currently Raspberry Pi Zero W (Wireless) ( 2017 model) $89.99 Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (Wireless / Bluetooth) 2021 (RPi Zero 2W) $122.99 pi 400 seeed studio Raspberry Pi 400 Personal Computer in Keyboard Form Cortex A72 CPU Dual 4K HD - (Only Keyboard) $135.99 Raspberry Pi 400 Computer kit,4GB RAM,with Raspberry Pi 400 Keyboard, Wi…
OP wasn't looking to discuss the prices of toys.
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This really depends on where they live and how big a family they are supporting. I’m not struggling but I feel it on six figures with a family of four in a HCOL area with a special needs child and one income.
Op doesn't have a child with special needs, or he would've said that. You know, bring the most important factor.
Ill health - yourself or someone dependent on you- might be the reason, or extremely bad luck, not-so-smart decisions, living and working in a VHCOL area, or ...
Something other than inflation might be the reason you are struggling financially.
Every other week my dad and some of his friends go out to dinner on thursday. Each time a different person picks the restaurant and buys. This week was my turn. I picked a nice steak house that recently changed owners and completely remodeled. It is local to where I live and has been getting good reviews. It was expensive and on the upper end, so the ~$350 bill for 4 people didn't really come as too much of a surpris…
Every other week my dad and some of his friends go out to dinner on thursday. Each time a different person picks the restaurant and buys. This week was my turn. I picked a nice steak house that recently changed owners and completely remodeled. It is local to where I live and has been getting good reviews. It was expensive and on the upper end, so the ~$350 bill for 4 people didn't really come as too much of a surpris…
Every other week my dad and some of his friends go out to dinner on thursday. Each time a different person picks the restaurant and buys. This week was my turn. I picked a nice steak house that recently changed owners and completely remodeled. It is local to where I live and has been getting good reviews. It was expensive and on the upper end, so the ~$350 bill for 4 people didn't really come as too much of a surpris…
Isn’t that how high end steak houses always organize their menu? The sides are typically separate from the steak itself and ordered a la carte. (I’m no steak house expert, but had a similar experience a couple of times and learned how it works.)
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A friend of mine in Belgium said their energy expensives have increases from $300 a month to $1000 a month just in the last 8 months.
Yep, that’s the country I’m in too. We’re energy dependent, so it’s to be expected. In a way, it will expedite improvements in efficiency where possible. Some won’t be able to afford that, which is the more concerning part. But all in all, we know most of the EU is under the same pressure and there’s things in motion to be helpful about. Of course then you look at our nuclear neighbor and it’s hard to forgive the rhe…
-Our mortgage payment hasn’t changed, so 0% inflation rate. That’s a big one.
-Both of us already worked at home, so we don’t drive a lot. One car a gas guzzler that takes premium, the other EV. We also did not buy cars in 2020-2022, a huge source of inflation.
-We did a bunch of nest feathering in 2019, so no household durables, which was a big source of inflation 2020-2021.
- We get our food at Costco and farmers market, and don’t eat out much. Costco really worked hard on food inflation. Prices at the farmers market are through the roof.
- I flew on 1 round trip since airfares and hotels skyrocketed, and we took a 2-day trip to Santa Barbara for my wife’s birthday, which was 48 hours straight of sticker shock.
This is the ultimate YMMV