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HeldFast's avatar

Thank you, your title was my reaction to the Yahoo article. “Yet this improvement does not alter the reality that we have significantly higher prices today than just three years ago. It does not alter the reality that we are paying more for food, on average. It does not spare us the purchasing power squeeze that arises when rising prices outpace rising wages.” And yet with the President’s Tweet of Good News, it seems cognitive dissonance also has not changed in the past 3+ years.

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PAULA ADAMS's avatar

I’m sure I’m not the only one who is looking for ways to cut back on costs , including by buying less. I’ve even been able to save money by switching cell carriers and life insurance companies, but my auto insurance went up . We’ll get a break on our property taxes if that passes , but I’m sure my homeowners insurance will go up. Fuel prices are pretty variable so I don’t get too excited about temporary drops. Next winter could be different. Thanks for another great analysis.

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