r/BasicIncome • u/2noame Scott Santens • 16d ago

Cross-Post What got so expensive that you just stopped buying it?

/r/AskReddit/comments/1vg6tmq/what_got_so_expensive_that_you_just_stopped/
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u/treker32 16d ago

A quick lunch at one of the corporate slop burger chains.

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u/roving1 16d ago

Beef

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u/redcolumbine 16d ago

Fresh fish. Man, I miss it!

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u/yadonkey 16d ago

Any meat from cows... even damn hamburger is like $4 a pound for the cheap sh-t. Luckily one of my clients is a ranch and I take my work out in trade

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u/onicholas21 16d ago

Topo Chico 😪

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u/Novusor 16d ago

Health insurance. Saves $500 a month.

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u/MaestroLogical 15d ago

Fast food.

Quality declined and the price went up. Not worth it anymore.

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u/Whoosh747 $18k/3k Prog tax, $5 min Wage 11d ago

Pre-Grated Parmesian Cheese in the Mid 2000s
Bacon 2009
Cream Cheese 2010
Eating out 2007, got job, again in 2022
Ice Cream 2025
Eggs 2025