groceries have definitely been pushing the limits of my budget a lot more. even at the height of the covid shortages i could pretty comfortably get a month's worth of food & necessities without breaking 200$ now it easily takes around 350$ to cover the same lifestyle. the largest negative is that i feel like i'm being pushed towards unhealthier dietary habits both by price hikes and by the need to work more hours to compensate. i can get about a week's worth of ramen and toaster strudel for the same price as 2 days worth of chicken breasts.
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#42Every 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.)
There’s normally a piece of kale for garnish…
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#43It materially changed how I approach the food portion of my budget. I stopped dining out, and began dining at home. When I shop, I buy what is on sale, and on some sale items, I'll buy extra and freeze the rest (so I have enough of the item, to last until it's on sale again). I meal plan around what's in my pantry, freezer, and whatever is on sale that week. Most dinners are a protein, carb, and a vegetable, so I'm e…
I see these as positive lifestyle changes
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#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
Op doesn't have a child with special needs, or he would've said that. You know, bring the most important factor.
You’re essentially saying someone on a 100k salary can’t complain, as it’s their fault if they’re feeling inflation. Why are you defending a system that is punishing the majority? Stockholm Syndrome?
You missed my point.
My point is that spending in stupid shit is a much bigger factor than inflation. So Op blaming his problems is just blame shifting. His actual problem is he's shit with money.
No, not Stockholm syndrome. I'm also on 6 figures in one of the most expensive cities in the us, but I stretch my money to the absolute limit. Instead I don't spend in stupid shit.
Think I'm wrong? Notice how OP didn't tell us where his money is going.
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#45Wait until winter. I’m in the Midwest with gas heat. Years ago I signed up for the budget plan, where the monthly payments is fixed for nine months of the year. My budget payment reset for the next 8 months 2.5x higher. Cost per therm has gone from $0.30 to $1.20. When the first customers start getting $900 bills people are going to be pissed off
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#46cat food is up 30%
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#48How can you have issues on a 6 figures salary??? It is uncanny! I live in southern France (family of 3) on a “average” EU Software Engineer salary (plus my wife salary as an accountant)and can’t really say I not much change in prices (besides the energy bill that went up from 100 euros to 130)… but I never bothered checking prices when groceries shopping. My savings keep going up so no worries there either.
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#49Earlier quoted context omitted.
OP wasn't looking to discuss the prices of toys.
That’s a bit harsh, but this is definitely a very Raspberry Pi-focused take on inflation. Besides, electronics were already going up pre-war.
US inflation overall is not a war thing. It's been going on since early 2021, just made slightly worse by the war: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/graph/?g=TmiV
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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…
Your nuclear neighbor that has a ton of their nuclear plants offline because of excessive heat preventing adequate cooling?
And where energy inflation is sitting around 20% instead of 80%… Gas went up 600% for me, by the way. I know their reactors are offline, but come winter, they’ll be reliable again.