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Aussie105

(7,420 posts)
2. Wait a year . . .
Sat Sep 6, 2025, 12:59 AM
Sep 6

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