• tygerprints@kbin.social
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        11 months ago

        Who can afford to eat. Every time I go to the store it’s upwards of $100 now where it used to $35 to $40 a trip. Of course I’ve started to cut back trips to the store and fix cheaper meals when I can.

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        11 months ago

        My car insurance went up by about $230 a month, even though I’m older and have never even had a citation or ticket of any kind. I finally had to cancel it, and I got rid of my car. What do I need transportation for, or food or electricity or water or…you name it.

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      11 months ago

      Sure don’t need that food, Or transportation, or that roof over my head. I’m so greedy, asking for the ability to cover my own basic needs while working 40hrs a week.

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        10 months ago

        Well I live in Utah, and usually worked about 55 hours a week yet still couldn’t make ends meet. Yes, pay is incredibly low here. They always talk about people moving to Utah “for the jobs.” Well yes there’s tons of jobs here. None of them pay enough to allow you to pay rent AND buy food, but yes, there are tons of jobs available. With the average one bedroom house going for nearly 2 million (AND WHY? IN UTAH OF ALL PLACES!!) even people with two or three jobs are now homeless and living in cars. Even 1 bedroom apartments are beyond the reach of most hardworking Utahns.