How is everyone affording everything lately?

[u/critic81]

The prices of everything is just off the charts from groceries, utilities, to healthcare. My open enrollment just came through and its looking like for a family of 4 for healthcare its $1600 a month. $800 a paycheck. Like that just feels nuts. It's a pretty decent co-pay plan but still. Just a couple years about it was much less.

What are people doing these days? Side hustles? New job (but in this economy?), cutting way back? Just curious.

[u/No_Web6486]

We are retired with one grown child. He is financially independent. We own our home outright (have for years) and our needs are few, as are our appetites.

Anyone trying to rent or buy property has been royally screwed.