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Thread: Inflation is nuts and I'm seriously wondering how we survive.

post 1697303153 02-01-2024, 09:30 PM
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Inflation is nuts and I'm seriously wondering how we survive.

I know everyone here feels the same way rn.
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post 1697303203 02-01-2024, 09:31 PM
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Wrong jack

post 1697303273 02-01-2024, 09:33 PM
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Tell me about it . Check the price of this paper towel I was debating to take out a loan for .
This is 2 rolls , but they add 5% more and call it the same as 5 rolls and charge accordingly

Back with my Fam
post 1697303643 02-01-2024, 09:44 PM
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If only there were some way you could beat the devaluation of government issued paper

Like, by converting worthless paper into valuable things that hold real value

Oh well
post 1697303683 02-01-2024, 09:46 PM
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Doesn’t seem to be reflected in a lot of metrics, companies are earning absolutely insane amounts of money and the stock market is at all time highs
post 1697303943 02-01-2024, 09:55 PM
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A simple solution would be to stop voting in democrats. Liberalism is very expensive.
post 1697304363 02-01-2024, 10:23 PM
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Well, to be fair, if people in 3rd world can survive then I’m sure so can you.

But people are getting poorer, the rich are getting richer but everyone else’s purchasing power is getting eaten up. It’s not an overnight event, you’ll wake up in 5 years and realise you are living in a 2nd world.
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post 1697304403 02-01-2024, 10:27 PM
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OP comes in here when hes buying ugly expensive watches, guns, other stupid chit he dont need and hes coming up in here like that? Jon is mocking you guys straight up!
post 1697304803 02-01-2024, 10:54 PM
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As longs ad youre not a consoomer youll be fine
post 1697305203 02-01-2024, 11:24 PM
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OP your wife.could be making bank on onlyfans
post 1697305263 02-01-2024, 11:26 PM
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remember when intelligent people said shutting down the economy over a glorified flu and printing trillions would be a bad idea?
post 1697305273 02-01-2024, 11:28 PM
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Think it’s really the end. Hell the millitary is getting drone bombed daily as millions cross the border. They finally killed 3 the other day and the usa has no answer. I think anerica has become an inferior country but it’s hard for people to believe. Went too liberal with the blm and trans gender and feminist crap and now there’s no one worth a damn or who even cares anymore
post 1697305413 02-01-2024, 11:46 PM
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post 1697305433 02-01-2024, 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted By MajorTendonitis⏩
Tell me about it . Check the price of this paper towel I was debating to take out a loan for .
This is 2 rolls , but they add 5% more and call it the same as 5 rolls and charge accordingly

if you're thinking about taking out a loan to buy paper towels, i have some bad news
post 1697305483 02-01-2024, 11:54 PM
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It used to be that a man could have a typical officecel job around median wage and then act as the sole provider for their family, 5 bedrooms mortgage, vacations, and retirement.

Now a single incel at around median wage can't even get a sufficient down payment for a 3/2 house in under 10 years. Let alone address their debts, or have a retirement.

I think some of this is controllable though. Everyone sucks with their money. Daily restaurants, uber eats, going into debt for everything, $100/mo on subscriptions, buys the latest cell phone or other technologies. Everyone has credit cards now, everyone consumemaxes without actually calculating costs and feeling the payment.

But I think unlike older times, there's still a way to assuredly stay ahead, and that's to actually have money. Put your excess savings into tech stocks - people should've seen anywhere from 300%-1500% return in the last 5 years if they held many different shares. Also, own a house, pay it off to avoid having any mortgage/rent, sell it years later for 50% more.
post 1697306963 02-02-2024, 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted By forthenoodz⏩
if you're thinking about taking out a loan to buy paper towels, i have some bad news
Well if he uses plastic to buy necessities then he could easily need a loan to pay that off
post 1697307673 02-02-2024, 03:13 AM
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I'm glad that inflation hasn't been rising as quickly as it was a year or two ago. Inflation is still rising higher than wanted though. Cheaper prices are not returning any time soon it looks like with current government policies in place. The Biden administration spent and printed 10 years worth of money in 2 years. All that money printing causes high inflation.

From the other day ~

Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen Contradicts Biden on Inflation: ‘I Think Most Americans Know That Prices are not Likely to Fall’ (VIDEO)

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/202...n-inflation-i/
post 1697307753 02-02-2024, 03:16 AM
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Originally Posted By MajorTendonitis⏩
Tell me about it . Check the price of this paper towel I was debating to take out a loan for .
This is 2 rolls , but they add 5% more and call it the same as 5 rolls and charge accordingly

wtf they are cucking you hard. at costco here its like 20 something for an entire car full of paper towels
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Originally Posted By forthenoodz⏩
if you're thinking about taking out a loan to buy paper towels, i have some bad news
they want 11.50 for 2 rolls while 12 rolls is like 20 something here at costco so they are cuckign him hard in canada
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Originally Posted By LinuxJon⏩
I know everyone here feels the same way rn.
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Maybe use your fed connections to do something about it OP. Call the inflation people idk
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During the great depression, everyone basically was suffering.

That meant that if they were used to eating steak, they didnt but it anymore because it was expensive and money was tight, Its a pretty simple strategy to figure out.

For some reason now, people think they have a right to drink $7 starbucks multiple times a day and order fast food delivered and of course still eat steak. Then they whine it so expensive and wonder how they will survive.

Shopping smarter or cutting out stupid wastes of money rarely cross their mind.
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People just keep leasing nice cars, new phones, subscription services and more bullchit they can't afford.

Not to mention no one works anymore. The roads and establishments are packed 24/7
post 1697320363 02-02-2024, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted By elterrible987⏩
they want 11.50 for 2 rolls while 12 rolls is like 20 something here at costco so they are cuckign him hard in canada
Do you mean these

post 1697320403 02-02-2024, 11:14 AM
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Just hope you saved your .16 cent savings from couple 4th of Julys ago and then instead of buying turkeys for thanksgiving might have to swap to bologna or hotdogs
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Like others have said, we should be fine if you're not a giant consumer and just scale back on unneeded purchases and subscriptions. Even with everything rising in price, I'm still able to save some money, always have. Unless we have hyper inflation everything is going to be fine.

It's pretty disgusting how well corporations are doing through all of this and raising prices more than they should. Which is certainly part of the problem. But I hedged my bets. I invested in the corporations, so while they make money I'm better set for retirement because of it.

Whether we're fuked or not from all the debt we're taking on as a country is another conversation.
Originally Posted By Destor⏩
Do you mean these

They're cheaper in store.
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