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I stopped buying chips when prices doubled. I stopped buying minced meat and chicken. I only buy eggs and coffee when it's finally discounted. Now frozen vegetables doubled in price. I can't just stop buying things.
Also, came back to Netherlands after a few years. Cigarettes over €10 and €7.50 for a beer wtf
Phone service in America. A 1 month sim here in vietnam with a number and 8gb/day costs ~10USD. Its cheaper if you buy longer. Meanwhile Verizon is charging 35-50 dollars a month.
Okay, but Verizon is not the best option in the U.S. right?
I'm paying €15 for 200GB/month and 1500 minutes to all EU countries and the UK
utility bills, it has gone up because of AI datacenters, and all forms of insurance, health, car,,,,etc looking at parents costs. we have the wierd property tax here, that the state likes to tax on for some reason, and target the actual billionaires.
also the cost of schooling for different grad programs, one grad program in health is under 15k for a state school but highly competitive as a result due to very limited space and schools(like most state schools ever only accept 30ish applicants per semester or year) out of likely hundreds or thousand+ people applying and the industry is a shortage(likely intentional to keep the salary high, much like with MDs licenses) they recent started a "abridged program" which i dont think it solves the problem. while pharm school very expensive yet earns almost the same as the grad program i mentioned and 4 times as long to finish.(1 vs 3/4 years), since everyone wants to come our state the shcools are severely impacted because theres only ever 9 unis that teach this program for CLS.
I thought home internet would get cheaper over time...
Politicians, they used to be expensive. Now it’s almost downright affordable.
they still are the "bribes are just small cash donations" they dont account things like million dollar RVs, homes, yachts or investments(stocks, or real estate) which the public cant get the full scope of and other backdoor deals they do.
Oh, you!
Ice cream, right now it's around 2.50-3.80€ per scoop. I remember from a few years ago it was at 0.80€
they are currently on sale in usa, WF stores by half all frozen desserts and ice cream. good deal right now.
Apparently getting corrective eye surgery. Not that I ever had the procedure. How could I when I'd be dropping $7000?! I even tried applying for financial assistance, but my application was denied.
You can several decades worth of glasses for that price
You are not rich enough not get financial aid. It's only applicable to people with $$$, not plebs like us.
Already said a lot, but should be said again. Food.
Food, my weekly grocery bill has risen from ~80€ to ~130€ and I've started to limit and reduce snacks. Store is the same, amounts have gotten smaller, only difference is time. Few years ago when the first Lidl(Aldi) was opened and became the closest store to my home. Overall weekly bill never reached to triple digits, nowadays it never stays below that.
And i bloody hate triple digit numbers, my heart weeps every time i need to pay it and think about quitting eating all together.
SSDs as well. I stuck 2TB in my PS5 for under 100 quid.
Now they're closer to 300.
Similarly, SD and microSD cards. Much like RAM and storage, I wished I threw away my adult responsibility a bit and stocked up on them
I actually had to look up M2 drives to see if the image above was those.
M2 has the connectors on the end rather than the side, but they don't look too different otherwise.
RAM is the new component to become overpriced.
It is <2016, 2019, 2026>*. I'm using a 1050Ti.
* new, re-used in otherwise new build, and not buying anything respectively.
Careful about flashing that kind of cash
I just spent $109 for a Valvoline oil change in the Los Angeles area. I found this old coupon from 2014. Crazy how much it's increased.
Americans seem to do oil changes way more often than anyone else... Maybe this is the sign that you should cut down!
Oh my god. I know that's a coupon for a discount but oil changes became 10 times more expensive no wonder why it always felt like such a burden. We really need to break card dependency because it's just playing old not affordable
Do oil changes yourself. It's very simple and kind of fun. First time took me 45 mins. Every time after that, about 10 mins, and most of that is sitting around waiting for the oil to drain before screwing the plug back in.
Really, for most cars, if you can pump gas then you can do the oil and oil filter, fluids (coolants, brake, power steering, etc), air and cabin filters. They generally involve unscrewing or unclipping something, then popping it back on. Brake pads are also very simple. These are parts designed to be replaced regularly so are quick and simple with 1 or 2 tools, if a tool is even needed.
I'm with you, but keep in mind that some people live in apartments, so no garage to work in, or a driveway, and also they have nowhere to store any tools they buy.
And the initial investment is something, right? Get a decent jack, get a drain pan, learn how to dispose of the used oil, buy the wrench, buy the paper towels or degreasers or whatever.
And if you fuck it up, your car is ruined. All that being said, more DIY is probably a good thing, but we all gotta find out own comfort zones and decide what's worth trying out.
Having teeth.
Them luxury bones. Had to get a front tooth root canal and crown and it was $1,600 WITH insurance.
Bruh, go to mexico.
Bread. Even bread is too expensive now. Rice has been climbing but is still affordable. For now.
Sounds weird but, chocolate chips.
Oh, and a $70k Toyota Tacoma. $70,000, for a taco. The fuck is Toyota smoking?
Cow. Ground beef got so expensive. Good for me in the sense that I am eating less red meat, but bad in the sense that meal prep takes longer now.
I've been running on full-synthetic (Impossible and others) for a while now. It's no more expensive now than it was 5 years ago and is actually the cheaper option by me.
Gotta thank the screwworms that Trump let into the country over the borders.
