Sometimes I'll get half-pound block cheese from Aldi, in varying flavors (Swiss, Mozzarella, Sharp Cheddar, etc). For the longest time, it seemed like they were around $1.49, although every once in awhile, some flavors were $1.69. Last time I went to the store, they were all $1.89.
Still pretty cheap, but just going from $1.69 to $1.89 is an 11.8% jump. Their chocolate milk would usually run around $1.49-1.59 for a half-gal. Now I'm seeing $1.89-$2.09.
The swimming pool company used to charge $95/week to come service the pool, one little luxury I afforded myself. In their defense, they did not raise prices in 2021, over 2020. And they were about the same price as the company I used in 2019. But, this year, they jumped to $115/week. Worse, they're short-staffed, so they've missed two weeks in a row! They refunded me for the first week, and on Monday I'm going to hit them up for another refund for last week.
Part of me does want to get mad, with the pool company. But, they did lose a technician, and with the labor shortage, I'm sure if I tried to find another company, I could run into the same problem, or worse!
