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I was looking at some dog food, and a standard can i used to get a few years ago has gone in price exponentially, it used to be 50-75$ for the entire pack, now its close to 50$ for a 12oz can. Absolutely bonkers. And i noticed the same with jobs, sure they can pay you 6 figures, but that 6 figures now is like the same as someone making 25,000 not even 20 years ago, money just doesn't seem to buy crap anymore

I was looking at some dog food, and a standard can i used to get a few years ago has gone in price exponentially, it used to be 50-75$ for the entire pack, now its close to 50$ for a 12oz can. Absolutely bonkers. And i noticed the same with jobs, sure they can pay you 6 figures, but that 6 figures now is like the same as someone making 25,000 not even 20 years ago, money just doesn't seem to buy crap anymore

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You can stretch your shrinking dollar by only purchasing what you need. Much of what people buy, they don't need, and they end up throwing it out after it sits around their house for ten years. I save a fortune by buying used clothing (a lot of it is brand-new, actually). I save another fortune by not drinking alcohol, not smoking, not using illegal drugs, not going with prostitutes, not going to restaurants, and not buying take-out food. Also, when you buy a car or truck, keep it for ten years. Only do essential repairs on your house, nothing optional. When you have a vacation, stay close to home instead of traveling. Suddenly you'll find your savings going up once again.

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I do the opposite and built a revolving 4+ month stock of everything. When it gets too expensive I can take a break and still enjoy it for a while.

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Yes, cherry-picked data will mislead you about a lot of things. 😉

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A good example, a fridge. A fridge from the 1950s may have cost 10,000 in today's money. HOWEVER that fridge outlasted my grandpa and is still running to this day. When you take the fridge of t he 50s and compare it to now, the new day fridge needs to be replaced every 3-5 years, so now the current day fridge is 3.000 * lifetime of needing a fridge, which can be 10 or 15 times, making a current day fridge equivalent cost closer to 45,000

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You replace your fridge every 3-5 years? 😂

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I remodel homes. Have demo'd many kitchens with 1960s appliances that all worked fine. Today's machines are built to last 3 years.