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Aussie105

(7,496 posts)
2. Wait a year . . .
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 12:59 AM
Sep 2025

perhaps the buffoon in the White House will be dead, his band of nogoodniks in disarray, but in the meantime . . .

Forgo eating out.
Forgo expensive stuff you cook at home. (More seasonal fresh veg, less meat.)
Put on hold any major expenditures - make what you have now carry on for another year or two.
Look at your credit card balances, if in the red, point your discretionary dollar there instead.
Act like you are poor, look at every dollar you spend and consider if it is better to keep it in your pocket rather than spend it.
Build up a cash reserve, if possible. Things might yet get worse . . . the expense of eating out may appear trivial later on.

I know it will hurt, especially for those who define themselves in terms of what they earn and what they spend.
I did when I retired.
Yearly spend is now about half of what it was when I was working. No, I have no idea what I was spending it all on.
Turns out I never needed to spend every cent that came in.

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And we're just 8 months in .... live love laugh Sep 2025 #1
Wait a year . . . Aussie105 Sep 2025 #2
Recently we went out to eat fujiyamasan Sep 2025 #3
The quality of food served at many places has also gone down JI7 Sep 2025 #4
And bacon! kkmarie Sep 2025 #11
wait! we can't release the PEDO files, that will blow the FBI's informant's cover!! Nimble_Idea Sep 2025 #14
Yes. The quality has gone down and the prices have gone up. Quiet Em Sep 2025 #19
I can confirm this when I was working in a restaurant Polybius Sep 2025 #24
I completely agree ... aggiesal Sep 2025 #5
And yet I see people ordering food to be delivered. milestogo Sep 2025 #6
It does not always cost that much more. usedtobedemgurl Sep 2025 #16
Agreed. milestogo Sep 2025 #18
DoorDash is extremely popular over here Polybius Sep 2025 #25
Funny (But Not Ha Ha Funny) modrepub Sep 2025 #7
G.O.P. has trashed the US economy -- except for their billionaires (r) BoRaGard Sep 2025 #8
Exactly 👍 people are struggling to survive TommieMommy Sep 2025 #9
I'm worried about the 15-20% increase coming in Ilsa Sep 2025 #17
I had a coupon, so I went out for lunch yesterday. callous taoboy Sep 2025 #10
Recommended. Once a week or so we go out for breakfast... PCIntern Sep 2025 #12
we have to win so much, we forget about the child raping. Nimble_Idea Sep 2025 #13
Trumps middle name should be "Diversion" LilElf70 Sep 2025 #15
Half the restaurants we go to edhopper Sep 2025 #20
Even while traveling, have to strategize dining out. IzzaNuDay Sep 2025 #21
My husband and I often split meals.. mountain grammy Sep 2025 #22
We also split meals a lot, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2025 #30
Lol, I wish dinner for two was only $50 here Polybius Sep 2025 #23
Local and chain LilElf70 Sep 2025 #31
I have noticed this too. Dawson Leery Sep 2025 #26
On Breaking Points podcast they were discussing the shitty economy womanofthehills Sep 2025 #27
Cheaper restaurants have had the biggest price increases GreatGazoo Sep 2025 #28
A plain old 2 piece chicken combo at Popeye's now costs $16 in my area of Los Angeles. BamaRefugee Sep 2025 #29
The next Social Security COLA is a criminally low 2.7% Number9Dream Sep 2025 #32
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