Lady, have your dog put down.

[Jolly]

https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/opinions/inflation-high-prices-pandemic-stewart

[Mik]

Needs a little cheese for that whine.

[George K]

Poor thing....

I stopped driving for anything other than essentials.

Why else do you drive? Pleasure? I never drive anywhere without a purpose.

meals out

Ahem.

Out went mani/pedis and the occasional massage.

Ahem, again.

I use coupons more, and always look for sales.

So do I.

I also hit matinees instead of movies on weekend nights.

The horror!

I combine errands instead of making single trips to the grocery store, the drug store and restaurants to reduce the amount I drive and spend on gas.

Isn't that just common sense? I guess not.

I’ve been very pleased with the legislation Congress has passed, such as the Inflation Reduction Act, because I know it will help our economy in the long run, especially lowering the cost of prescription medicine. But so far, I haven’t felt the benefits of it.

Don't hold your breath.

Temporarily reducing our taxes would also offer some much-needed relief. And raising the federal minimum wage would certainly help those who are lower-income and would put more money back into the economy.

Because raising wages is a surefire way to tame inflation.

[Aqua Letifer]

my job of 14 years as program coordinator and academic adviser at the University of New Mexico’s School of Engineering. I loved the work I did, but it was time to move on. I was in my early 60s, and being old enough to retire suddenly made that option more appealing. Finances would be a little tight for a while, but

Some questions here.

[George K]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Lady, have your dog put down.:

my job of 14 years as program coordinator and academic adviser at the University of New Mexico’s School of Engineering. I loved the work I did, but it was time to move on. I was in my early 60s, and being old enough to retire suddenly made that option more appealing. Finances would be a little tight for a while, but

Some questions here.

Yeah, like in your early 60s, Social Security will not provide all that much.

[jon-nyc]

Ouch. Retiring without an inflation hedge.

That’s the problem with 40 years of price stability - people forget to take the possibility of inflation into account.

[Mik]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Lady, have your dog put down.:

my job of 14 years as program coordinator and academic adviser at the University of New Mexico’s School of Engineering. I loved the work I did, but it was time to move on. I was in my early 60s, and being old enough to retire suddenly made that option more appealing. Finances would be a little tight for a while, but

Some questions here.

Yeah, like you had a job you loved and retiring would be tight for the first few years. I suspect it was a pretty cake job too. Another two or three years would likely have made a decent difference. Since she's on a public sector retirement plan I suspect she gets less social security.

[Doctor Phibes]

I'd like retire too, but I can't afford to.

I wonder if I could write an article about having to go work every day and how it really gets in the way of my hobbies.

[LuFins Dad]

I was really grateful for the stimulus checks that the government distributed earlier in the pandemic – it would be nice if we could get one more to get us through until inflation cools. Temporarily reducing our taxes would also offer some much-needed relief. And raising the federal minimum wage would certainly help those who are lower-income and would put more money back into the economy.

This was maybe the most ridiculous paragraph that I have ever read