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Inflation is 16% here and of course it's affecting me - I have quite a lot savings, so I can take a longer break because I'm having burnout issues for few years now and now my savings are worth 16% less. It's like I throw away two months of my yearly earnings.
My energy bill, however, is predicted to jump from £150/month to £1500/month in February (my fixed rate ends 31st Jan).
All in all my disposable income has decreased by ~20% (before energy increases)
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OP wasn't looking to discuss the prices of toys.
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Yes, I had to move for a job this year and the rent is basically unsustainable. I went from paying $500 a month to paying $1500 a month. After taxes, that's half my pay. I know that it's not exactly all the fault of inflation. The town I was moving from is very poor, whereas this one is a little more well-off, but even two years ago a similar apartment would have been around $800. The real killer is cars, though. I'm…
Where were you paying $500 for rent?
How is this even possible. My expenses vary between $500-700/month, I don't pay rent, but rent is for sure not 90% of your salary.
We've always been frugal. If something is expensive we just don't buy. We don't buy junk/processed foods. Don't buy the latest and greatest electronics/gizmos/fashion etc. Eat out very infrequently (restaurant prices are up but not crazy up). Own my house. EV (that's where I splurged) so don't care about gas prices (around here electricity I think is pretty much the same). One year of +8% (on average) after decades o…
I drive a 22-year-old car that gets 37 MPG. I ride my bicycle whenever I can. My home is 1100 sqft on a 5000-ft lot.
I can see prices that have gone up, but that hasn't impacted my buying habits. (One exception is international air travel... Scott's Cheap Flights helps there if you're flexible, but prices to where we want to go are still up 200%.)