The Land of the Not So Free..
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14544)
West Haven, Connecticut
January 13, 2025 7:07am CST
It is it just me or is America becoming unaffordable to live in?
It seems like the more money I make, the more taxes they take out while the cost of living and everyday necessities keeps getting more expensive.
Yesterday I had my Mom and sister over visiting and decided to make an order on Insta Cart since I didn’t want to step out to grab a few things.
As I’m reviewing my order and looking into pass orders, I realized that almost everything in my cart that I ordered months back are now 25 percent more expensive.
Something needs to change or I’m going to be working till I’m 85 just to survive and pay taxes smh.
Anyone else feel the same?
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14544)
• West Haven, Connecticut
14 Jan
Ouch, I don't even think il be able to retire at this rate
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@sallypup (62124)
• Centralia, Washington
14 Jan
@AmbiePam Somehow or other places like Starbucks have to stop wasting so much food. I bet most of the restaurants and such waste a bunch of edibles- half an order of french fries are left on the table so toss them into the garbage. Those fries could at least feed pigs. The U S wastes too much food.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14544)
• West Haven, Connecticut
15 Jan
@sallypup I agree food waste is also concerning when people are starving in certain places of the world
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14544)
• West Haven, Connecticut
14 Jan
I believe it, there's a food bank across the street from my house and that place was packed!
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14544)
• West Haven, Connecticut
13 Jan
Nothing really, keep working and trying to save money best we can
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@Tampa_girl7 (50951)
• United States
13 Jan
Yes, things are definitely getting more expensive.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14544)
• West Haven, Connecticut
13 Jan
More expensive and less quality
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@Tampa_girl7 (50951)
• United States
13 Jan
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I agree. On many things we get less and it’s not as good as it once was.
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@sallypup (62124)
• Centralia, Washington
14 Jan
@BACONSTRIPSXXX Good Lordy. I thought 2 thousand was high.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14544)
• West Haven, Connecticut
14 Jan
Oh for sure! My property tax went from 8 to almost 11,000 in one year
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@freelancermariagrace (28870)
• Philippines
14 Jan
It seems to happen in nearly every part of the world. Everything is becoming more expensive.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14544)
• West Haven, Connecticut
14 Jan
and the quality of everything is declining
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@freelancermariagrace (28870)
• Philippines
15 Jan
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I could not agree more.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14544)
• West Haven, Connecticut
14 Jan
I agree, prices up and the quality is crap if not its coming from China
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@shaggin (73033)
• United States
4h
Instacart charges a fee so maybe it’s tacked on to each item? The prices of everything has gone up so much though it’s really terrible and making it hard for the average Joe to make it in life. Sad for young people starting out with how high rent is and how expensive all products are.
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@jobelbojel (36404)
• Philippines
14 Jan
I feel you... Prices on essentials and other stuff are too expensive now.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14544)
• West Haven, Connecticut
14 Jan
Yeah life itself is becoming unaffordable
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@jobelbojel (36404)
• Philippines
14 Jan
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I know. Before I can go grocery with a full cart but now it is barely half.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14544)
• West Haven, Connecticut
15 Jan
@jobelbojel Same here, its really expensive especially with three kids
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14544)
• West Haven, Connecticut
14 Jan
Its terrible, its not like we are making more money either
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@Marilynda1225 (83418)
• United States
15 Jan
Everything has gone up in price and not even by a little. Grocery shopping for me has become a challenge with trying to find ways to cut back and stay within a budget. If the prices in the supermarket aren't going up then the size of the package has shrunk. It's a no win situation.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14544)
• West Haven, Connecticut
15 Jan
Same here, I stopped shopping at stop and shop and just go to Aldis when I can
@Shivram59 (37365)
• India
15 Jan
Cost of living and prices are spiraling everywhere across the globe. For example; when I was a college; the train ticket was available to that town was only INR 1.05. Now I can get it for INR 30. Thirty times more.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14544)
• West Haven, Connecticut
16 Jan
Yes, Life is becoming unaffordable
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