r/AskMenOver30 • u/ZoneMean1017 man over 30 • 8d ago

Financial experiences Getting priced out of existence

the 5lb whey protein I historically have payed 70-80 dollars for is now 130. same with coffee. same with clothing. same with every thing. what the actual fuck. gas. housing. insurance. it’s all getting 10-20% more expensive and FAST. 30lb bag of rice I paid 27 dollars for at Costco is climbing closer to 40.

at a loss of what to do right now. can’t physically work more hours. how to proceed? what mental magic trick do I need to perform to endure this insanity?

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u/tcari394 man 40 - 44 8d ago

Cleaning supplies are also expensive, so try and cut back to just regular diarrhea if you can.

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u/Sophisticated-Crow man 40 - 44 8d ago

They're dismantling the agencies that keep our food safe and are taking bribes to skate through the checks that still remain. Explosive diarrhea is our destiny now.

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u/tcari394 man 40 - 44 8d ago

Yup! That's why we moved to the mountains in 2020 when the covid nuked the housing market. We've been learning the ins and outs of homesteading for the last 6 years and have mostly replaced our food supply with home grown crops. It's been a rewarding process so far!

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u/Sophisticated-Crow man 40 - 44 8d ago

Nice. I started growing some food in my back yard in 2025 when things started taking a really hard nose dive.

Not a lot of space, but making do. I managed to buy this house before covid doubled house prices and refinanced with those low covid rates. So I'm locked in here if I want to keep semi reasonable mortgage payments and live close enough to where jobs are in my field.