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20 Jaw-Dropping Ways Inflation Has Driven Up Prices
By Aaron Ant,
7 days ago
Everything's gotten noticeably expensive in recent times.
It's not just luxuries or amenities. The basic cost of living is beginning to feel unaffordable everywhere.
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While inflation has shown signs of a cool down, according to AP, the price of everyday life is getting ridiculous.
That's especially true once people start comparing the price s of things now to those 10 years ago or even more recently.
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1. The price of chicken wings has been soaring for at least the past two years.
Jokes aside chicken wings have had some of the biggest price swings over the past two years. Chicken in general has, but the wings at my local butcher went from $2.50 per pound up to $5.75 a pound and back down to $3.50 a pound. It was almost like gas prices at times.
McDonald's is a $20+ meal now (not that I actually buy "meals" there, usually just two McDoubles, but even that's like $9 now when they were $1.99 forever basically
I can't eat at a fancy restaurant for $9-$20, but I'm willing to pay a few extra bucks at this point for the difference, it was one thing when $4 was my costs
4. And which streaming service is actually worth the price of a subscription ?
This isn't mildly infuriating, this is overwhelming infuriating.
I was watching Mary Poppins Returns the other day, and said to myself that Walt Disney would be rolling in his grave if he saw what Iger and Chapek had done to Disney and the parks since the mid-2010s. I mean, the founder himself thought of a visit to Disneyland as an affordable family day trip and now it's some exorbitant affair because some shareholders can't go without an extra million dollars in their bank account.
@GaryCardone / Via Twitter: @GaryCardone It adds up quickly when you consider the dozens of other subscriptions automatically charged to your accounts.
20. And finally, sometimes, public transit seems like it could be a better option overall.
"Pretty f*cking much. When I saw it went up $90/mo, I contemplated if I could sell my car and just Uber to the bus stop every day. Still twice as expensive as my insurance plus gas."
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