All of those have greatly increased here to . Vet bills have gotten crazy. My 5lb dog had his teeth cleaned and didn’t need any pulled. The bill was 800.
DW just got her annual 2.5% raise, lol. On a $52k salary that isn't gonna go far.
Yeah, my neighbor was talking about watching the hurricane news and what people are dealing with there. I told him it got me thinking about how my insurance is going to go up more, even though I live in the midwest.
Ouch... take him to my dentist only $120 to clean my teeth, of course I don't bite
You are giving your employees 10% raises ?
You don’t have to be knocked out for it eitherOuch... take him to my dentist only $120 to clean my teeth, of course I don't bite
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When was their last price increase? Since the Fed target is an annual rate, you can't compare your phone bill increase unless it was one year since the last increase. For example, if the 12.3% increase was from the rate established 5 years ago, then the actual annual inflation was 2.3%. And it would need to be for the exact same service, no additions.
Gumby, thank you for your cross-examination:
Fair enough. I ask only because I have noticed a lot of "apples to oranges" comparisons over the past few years.
Wow, I just encountered this last week, we were fixing trim on our deck, and 1"x6"x12' cedar boards were $60. Holy smokes, our last house (built in 1983) was completely sided in 1x8" cedar, 16' boards are $3 a foot now.
Had to replace the battery in my Buick this summer. $250 installed. Three years ago, $135. It's a slightly "specialized" battery since it's installed under the rear passenger seat and requires a special venting procedure. Still, that's quite an increase in 3 years. I looked into doing it myself and the closest I could come was $225 at O'Reilley - and I had to lift the battery in (all considering my bad back.) $25 extra for installation was worth it but, really? $250 for a battery??
Speaking of which: Apples AND oranges are BOTH up quite a bit locally. That's primarily driven by our shipping costs. Everything comes at least 2500 miles (and usually much more.) So we are very sensitive to fuel costs which have not ameliorated as they have on the mainland here of late.
If you are in a CARB state (California Air Resources Board, some other states have adopted their rules), good luck getting a catalytic converter installed now on many cars for under $2000. That is not a typo. CARB requires that an OEM converter or one that is "approved" be installed. Literally thousands of viable cars on the Colorado Front Range have been junked because of this rule after their catalytic converters were stolen. A converter that does the EXACT same thing and produces the EXACT same smog readings is $200-500, but it is illegal, and when you get a smog check, they inspect for that now.
Eat coconuts, man, coconuts!
(or pineapples)
I am not in a CARB state, and no inspections here, but due to inflation alone, it would probably cost me more than 200% of what it cost me several years ago.
Something you might find difficult to believe: Local produce is typically MORE expensive than what is shipped in. Our local labor costs and business-unfriendly laws mean local grown costs too much. Sad, really.Eat coconuts, man, coconuts!
Switch to a different mobile provider or look at dropping 5G since it is mostly marketing. Saved 12 dollars by switching from AT&T to T mobile senior plan.
