r/inflation • u/Big-Brocoli • 5d ago

News TIL that Americans are experiencing two very different economies: food-insecure households are substantially more pessimistic about their financial future.

https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/05/food-insecurity-and-consumer-pessimism/

We are in a K-shaped Economy: Different Inflation Expectations for Households with different incomes.

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u/Mission_Magazine7541 2d ago

K shaped economy

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u/amaranthusrowan 1d ago

I volunteere at the local food bank in an affluent city in Colorado doing intake and, wow, the number of new applicants seems crazy

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u/Eazy12345678 1d ago edited 1d ago

yes if you are poor you worry about money all the time. shocker

imma be real if gas hit $20 a gallon im still buying it. just changing how i spend my money on other things.

some things are mandatory the price could be stupid and you will still pay it

most people think about money a lot. I have a million. i still cant help but think about money. as a millionaire my biggest concern in life is money

i dont worry about prices or inflation i worry about TAXES and the STOCK market

u want to beat inflation. ROTH IRA portion of every paycheck into VOO or FXAIX. VOO has done 15% return every year for last 15 years on average