Rn here in the USA gas is $4.99 usd per gallon of gas. Ramen noodles used to be cheaper than dirt. Even Ramen noodles are expensive now. A bottle of Suave shampoo used to cost 1-2 dollars. Now it’s $5. This is plain foolishness.
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I don’t understand why prices are going up and what the war has to do with it. So far I haven’t noticed prices going up at the Co-op where I buy my groceries and I’m hoping they don’t raise the prices too much.
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Yes they are. Inflation in Belgium is 9% right now. In the US it’s 8.6%.
Central banks will have to intervene and we’ll head for a recession.
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I think it started with Covid-19 honestly
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$6.50 a gallon here in California.
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Damn! There’s got to be a way to survive this ■■■■.
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$6.50 gas here
Grocery costing $100 now cost $140 for repeat order. Out of control.
I order the same thing every week.
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Here everything is up.
Gas, supermarket, food.
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Are you in Greece? I think it’s a worldwide problem really.
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Yes, I’m in Greece
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The same in Sweden.
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Since January cost increase started -
US food stamp deposit extra 95$ / mo.
Not sure if they will increase that now that cost is SO high. Not sure what to do. Just buy even cheaper food.
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What I’ve started to do (which is hard cos I’m a binge eater) is spreading my food out.
Example: I used to eat a whole pack of frozen green beans in one sitting. Now I eat 1/2 pack and save half for the next day.
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I get a whopping $16 a month in food assistance now. I make too much without enough bills I guess. Not much help tbh.
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I hear that even food banks are struggling to get enough food. I don’t qualify for food stamps or food banks.
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There are multiple reasons why we have inflation, but it started with Covid-19…
- Governments around the world printed money out of thin air and gave it away
- Gas prices cause transportation costs to go up, so the price of goods goes up to pay for the gas
- “The great resignation” - Many companies have to pay their employees more to hire them in the first place, that then means they need to raise their prices to pay their salaries.
- The war in Ukraine.
- Supply chains are f*cked. Low supply, high demand → Price goes up.
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Makes sense for sure
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I agree with all your points @Headspark . There are a variety of factors. Blaming all on the war as some have tried to do is not accurate at all. Ukraine is a small part of the reason.
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Remember learning about the Great Depression in school
Never thought we would live through something worst. Or not sure which is worst now or then.
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Yeah especially cos the prices started to go up before the Ukraine thing even began.
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