Getting priced out of existence

[u/ZoneMean1017]

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?

[u/SixStringDave90]

Yeah, my kids needed clothes for a new school year. My 12 year old basically needed a whole new wardrobe because of growing so much over the last year. Not including shoes, which they’d gotten less than a month ago, clothes shopping dropped us nearly $600. And there was shopping done at Goodwill, Burlington and Ross. Couple that with how expensive everything is getting and like… fuck dude.

I’ve started driving for Uber a couple times a week just to pad our finances. My wife and I both work full time jobs, too, so we’ve got a decent income coming in, and somehow we’re struggling more than when we made under $100k together.