Yahoo Finance 20 Jaw-Dropping Ways Inflation Has Driven Up Prices
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.
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 prices of things now to those 10 years ago or even more recently.
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.
2. It isn't just the price of Taylor Swift tickets that are outrageously high.
You could still see an arena show for $80 or under in 2019, and now the promoters have decided there is a specific price point for concerts to get in the door, and if it doesn't get there, they cancel the tour rather than have supply and demand affect the overall price point
— Chris OIIey (@chrisoIIey) May 25, 2024
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3.Fine dining might be a better option at this point.
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
Here's the link to the original study from Finance Buzz.
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.
5. The prices are jumping across the board.
This is what inflation looks like. Pay attn to your subscriptions pic.twitter.com/65bmLYUMRO
— Gary Cardone (@GaryCardone) December 8, 2023
@GaryCardone / Via Twitter: @GaryCardone
It adds up quickly when you consider the dozens of other subscriptions automatically charged to your accounts.
6.Is BBQ season canceled?
For reference, These were $58 last summer and $40 the summer before.
7.And I still have to build it myself?
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8.Spicy Tuna Rolls smack but are they really worth it?
9.Just when you thought tuition couldn't get worse.
10. Student loans are equally outrageous.
College and university prices have been rising faster than the rate of inflation for many years. If student loan money was no longer available, colleges and universities would be forced to lower their prices, because they wouldn’t have students willing or able to pay what they’re… pic.twitter.com/rL2rD6ZRvH
— Dave Ramsey (@DaveRamsey) October 3, 2023
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11.And the good fights are still on PPV.
It’s crazy. Another 20% increase on top of doubling it last year.
375% increase since my original subscription.
12.How about the astronomical price of groceries, even at Costco?!
13.Inflation hits when you least expect it sometimes.
Introducing Walmart’s Rollforward.
14.The fluctuating price of lettuce.
"Was 99 cents 10 months ago"
15.The price of Cheetos Hot Fries, once $0.99, increased to $2.49 in a 10-year span.
16. Car maintenance is out the roof.
Inflation is outrageous. Got an oil change today $123.00 I was like 🤔, so I looked at a receipt 🧾 from previous changes, in 2021 same car same oil it was $68.00, 🤷🏻♂️ this can’t be good. @POTUS
— Michael Woods (@Pwoodzy1977) May 2, 2024
@Pwoodzy1977 / Via x.com
17.Orange juice got hit by shrinkflation, too.
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18.Breakfast burritos are changing, too.
This individual weighed his weekly breakfast burritos every Saturday for the past seven years—commitment at its finest.
19. And insurance is looking like an even bigger expense than it ever was.
yall arguing on the timeline but my car insurance just went up to $300 a month and I called geico and they just told me it’s because of inflation pic.twitter.com/25asdDGwhl
— Lizzie (@lizzief1acc) June 25, 2024
@lizzief1acc / Via Twitter: @lizzief1acc
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."
Graph via MishTalk.
H/T: r/funny, r/economy, r/mildlyinfuriating, r/temecula, r/dataisbeautiful, r/boxing, r/inflation & r/shrinkflation
