The new (corrupt) inflation rates were released today and the message is clear: every.single.thing.has.gone.up.in.price! The three most vital elements to sustain livability: shelter, gasoline (energy) and food have skyrocketed to highs never before seen in any human’s lifetime. At this rate, realistically, as more and more people tap into their savings or rack up credit card debt just to buy the basics, people really will be going broke and may find themselves homeless and sleeping in their cars. Provided those cars haven’t been repossessed!
Remember when I, your humble blogster, used to brag that I was living on $2,500 a month ($30,000 a year)? Fast forward to today, and my same lifestyle, just to exist, has gone up $1,000 a month to $3,500 or roughly $42,000 a year (and some change). Where have I been coming up with the extra $12,000 I need just to maintain my existence? I’m fortunate enough that my (retired) husband is well enough to go back to work (at 65 years of age). But for how long? One of his clients already lost a big contract so his scheduled fall work has been cancelled. We’re only surviving by NOT tapping into our savings account simply because DH has been fortunate enough to earn at least $1,000 a month. But our bills keep going up and up and up every single month. When I open the mail, every one of our bills has increased. The only way we’ve been able to afford these increases is due to two things: cut backs and eliminations. Eventually (and sooner than I thought) we’re going to run out of things to cut and/or eliminate. The extra $1,000 a month may not be enough. I don’t think hubby can work any longer or harder. We may have to start tapping in to our savings and/or racking up credit card consumer debt. Eventually we will find out, as well as all the rest of the people, that the end is near.
So why is all of this happening? You can’t blame President Joe Biden 100% for this calamity (even though he is 100% responsible) Our biggest threat to civility is the Progressive Liberal Green Energy agenda. In their quest to make America non-reliant on fossil fuels they are pushing all of us into extinction. They don’t give a rat’s ass who they are hurting nor destroying in their asinine quest to transform America. Sadly (or happily) come this November, Biden and his ilk will be voted out of office and hopefully some semblance of world order will be restored by the new (Republican) administration. The first thing they need to do is restore the XL Pipeline (as this was the first domino to befall our civilization). They probably will also restore Nuclear Power (as France learned, it’s one of the best options and NOT as dangerous as we were mislead to believe). Solar and windmills can not sustain American big cities like Chicago, LA and NYC. If you were forced to buy an electric car, our current electric grids can not sustain you either. Electric trucks can not deliver the goods nor move supply across American highways. Although the EV concept may have been a nice concept, it isn’t and will never be sustainable AT THIS TIME. The green people jumped the gun (sorry for the pun) too soon and perhaps destroyed their green futures permanently. There could have been a more civil way to do the transition. We are NOT Afghanistan. You just can’t leave millions and millions of We The People behind to suffer and possibly die!
Our only hope right now is to hold on till the November 2024 election. Once the Republicans take back the house and senate, they will be able to stop Biden from doing any more damage to our lives. Anyone who does not believe this is just more part of the problem. There are correct and incorrect ways to get things done in life. Creating life threatening hardships to human beings gets absolutely nothing done. No good ever comes out of evil. And yes, the current greenies are evil, evil people. To stand by and let people starve, freeze to death, be unable to get proper medical care, keep a roof over their head, food on the table, energy to heat or air condition their homes, power their vehicles are just plain evil. History has shown that: NO GOOD WILL EVER COME TO EVIL PEOPLE.
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Things are certainly expensive we are raising children while most people have an empty nest. It is a good thing I am creative.
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I feel for you and your children. Back here there are some parents who are giving up their meals so that their children can eat. Empty nesters (some) have given up eating breakfast altogether and just have two meals per day. As time goes on, and this high inflation continues, creativity will come in super handy! Thanks for your comment.
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I miss New England. We are very lucky to live in an area where we grow so much food on our property. My husband who is a lot older I am remembers 1970’s inflation well. I am hoping we see see a sense of community again. My neighbors found salad greens of their fences today. We had so much ahead. I am so glad I found your blog again. I was sorry to see you had Covid-19. I had that in 2020. I thought I was going to die. It hits some people hard. It took 8 weeks to recover.
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I thought I was going to die too. So much so that I went over my will and life insurance policy with my husband and I went over my bill payment schedule with my kids! Until you get covid, you have no idea how horrible it is. IT IS NOT LIKE THE COMMON COLD! It’s been 19 days for me so far and although I am not taking any more meds, I am weak, weak, weak, weak. I can only do one thing, like unload the dishwasher and then sit down for 15 to 20 minutes to recover. Yup. That’s ow bad it is and I love a neat home. Ain’t gonna get it till I am back to normal. Whatever that will be.
One good thing about this pandemic is I have finally met my road neighbors after living here 21 years!! We’ve become like a special family protecting and caring for each other. And yes, you guessed it. We all got covid at the same time!! One of our neighbors was unvaxxed, went to a party in NYC and brought back one of the new variants. None of us were boosted for that. But we all stuck together and texted each other for company and encouragement.
Who knew?
Thanks for finding my blog again. Glad you are here.
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Glad you are getting better. My husband and kids did not get Covid-19. There is not greater sense of community than New England.
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I used to own a beach house in Newport, Rhode Island. For 10 years. I hear ya when you speak of New England. We had wonderful neighbors. Thanks to Facebook we keep in touch but we sure miss the beaches of Rhode Island. I was looking at some Newport hotels the other day. $337 a night was the norm! Unreal. Of course Motel 6 was only $100 BUT the reviews gave me the creeps. LOL! Thanks again for your comment.
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Hi Cindi, this is Chris. I was at the store this morning getting groceries, and the prices do seem to be higher. I was able to stay in my budget, but didn’t have to buy any meat this week. I find I am keeping more and more to my list, and when things I use are on sale,I always buy extra. But not as much extra as before. I filled up my minivan this week and gas was $5.09/gal. I had a quarter of a tank and it cost 79.50 to fill my tank. That is the most I have ever spent to fill my van.
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Chris, I feel your pain. Gas here is over $5 also. I’m holding to our monthly food budget too BUT there have been a lot of things out of stock lately. I know it sounds corny but I love the real hazelnut flavored coffee creamer (made with real cream and not that fake stuff). I haven’t been able to get it for weeks and I just can’t drink my morning coffee without it. I’ve tried other alternatives but no luck. I just miss my morning coffee. I hope one day to get it back. I know it sounds ridiculous but hey! when all you have in the morning is a coffee, you just would prefer it to be the best. UGH!
Thanks for your comment.
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Cindi, My neighbor buys Jordan’s hazelnut syrup for coffee on Amazon and uses a teaspoon to measure it and regular cream. I prefer Torani syrups, I use a scant tablespoon to measure what I like and cream or whole milk . Lara
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Lara, I have the hazelnut syrup and have tried it with coffee. It doesn’t work. It’s not the same thing as the already prepared creamer. Or it just could be, as I am suspecting, that covid changed my taste buds. I just can’t find any happiness anymore in my morning coffee no mater what I do. It doesn’t taste the same and now, whatever I eat, leaves a horrible residue feeling in my mouth. Like everything is burned. It’s starting to be a problem.
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We all feel your pain. The only bill that I have been able to hold down a bit through usage is the natural gas and electricity. The bill is still higher than we have ever had each month when it comes but we have really lowered our usage. If we had continued using power the way we were it would be so much worse. I think every time I use any about whether I can do something different to use less.
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It’s a battle for sure! Thanks for your comment.
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