I don't understand how people cant afford to go out

[Anonymous]

Is op working from home and saving on gas while the rest of us are commuting? If so, op, you probably have anywhere from $25-75 a week more than the rest of us putting on pants and going to work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I spend $192 dollars on gas this weekend. I spend $225 last week. Will be spending $150 next week on gas.

All I did was drive to kids graduation then two trips for the two kids in college then a wedding next week. I have to take my larger vehicle as five in car plus five suitcases or moving out college needed trick.

Gas is pushing $5 dollars a gallon. My vehicle gets 16 mpg.

I have a smaller vehicle but can’t move out a dorm room or take five people with luggage

Last year would Hs do been half the cost

You’re driving a vehicle that gets 16 miles to the gallon? That is just gluttonous.

My suv gets a lot less than that. Why the hate.

Because if you CHOSE to drive a gas guzzling behemoth, whining about how expensive gas is is absurd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think there are a few things going on here. First, stuff is more expensive. No doubt about it. I am UMC with a very large salary who normally pays no attention to prices for anything and I have been really surprised at the grocery store and out to eat. 10-20% increase my ass. Stuff is up even more. For the person that says no one should raise prices when people get raises, all is connected in the great circle of life. Famous Dave's does not have the option to make less profit. Investors would demand the same return. If not delivered people would be fired. Who are these investors? You and me Anyone that has a 401k. Cut earnings ad now people can't retire and can't retire well. Anything that happens has a reaction that you may not like.

Second, there are a lot of people who even with raises are constrained because of these prices. That is a fact. But at the same time the economy has created tons of people for whom these price raises create no issues. That is why everywhere is still busy. There are lots of richer (not rich) people out there. There is tension between those groups. It is not 1% vs 99%. It is 20% vs next 20% and on down the line.

Third, some costs hit us harder than others not from a financial perspective but like a kick in the gut. Gas is one because we do it every week. The price is going a lot higher -- be ready. But it is more a head issue than a wallet issue for gas. If a road trip would take $200 more you are to going to go? While not nothing, that should not make the difference. Back in the old days if the hotel was $20 a night more than you planned would you not go? What if it was a wedding and you were in the party and needed to rent a tux. Say no?

All three of these things are combining and making people uneasy. There is nothing to be done but wait this out but that is a lot for most people to deal with at one time.

You sure you are an UMC? Any college degree by chance? You write and sound like a VLC person. sorry

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Maybe people are use to staying home

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a nanny in Los Angeles and things are just so expensive right now. I don’t want to go to a restaurant to pay $20 + tip for a salad I can make at home for $3. Plus drinks I can have at home for cheaper. Everything is so so so expensive now, plus gas is $6.50. Thankfully during pandemic I became an excellent cook, and my Asian and Indian food tastes better than takeout. I have backyard dinner parties all the time and my friends all love it.

Right on. Cooking at home is so much cheaper now compared to restaurants. I used to get large orders of take out around 60-80 dollars total 4 to 6 times a month, for years. In the past 6 months, only did about 8 orders total, and probably will cut that in half going forward. Spending more for groceries and at Costco.

[Anonymous]

Gas prices affect food prices because of the transporation cost. If gas prices go down 20 percent, the food prices will decrease a bit or the corporations will make more profit. Not sure what will happen with the shrinkflation products (example, a package of cookies that was 32 ounces is now 24 ounces for the same price). Will the company increase the size back to previous size or decrease the price of the shrinked packages?

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Anonymous wrote:Is op working from home and saving on gas while the rest of us are commuting? If so, op, you probably have anywhere from $25-75 a week more than the rest of us putting on pants and going to work.

I spend money when I go out and eat every night

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Anonymous wrote:Even three meals from Burger King cost us $32. Maybe these have been the prices there for a while (we rarely go), but I was a bit surprised.

Nope. Fast food has definitely gone insane. A regular meal at a KFC is now $13 plus tax. It used to be $8.

Five Guys - I spent $50 on two people.

2 burritos and guac from Chipotle is now $30.

What are 2 people getting at five guys for 50? The large fries is 1300 calories. A shake is 600. Is each person eating 3000 calories? Check out Whole Foods, they have frozen grass fed patties 4 pack for 8 dollars. Grass fed is much healthier and no need to eat two patties unless you lift heavy weights daily.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand how people cant afford to go out.

Gas prcies are up but its only like $50 dollars every 2 weeks for me.

At the end of the day I only spending $40 dollars more a month on gas? Maybe its time to start paying people a living wage. I just don't understand how folks on Facebook are staying home and not going on when they are "working" full tine...

Marie Antoinette

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I spend $192 dollars on gas this weekend. I spend $225 last week. Will be spending $150 next week on gas.

All I did was drive to kids graduation then two trips for the two kids in college then a wedding next week. I have to take my larger vehicle as five in car plus five suitcases or moving out college needed trick.

Gas is pushing $5 dollars a gallon. My vehicle gets 16 mpg.

I have a smaller vehicle but can’t move out a dorm room or take five people with luggage

Last year would Hs do been half the cost

You’re driving a vehicle that gets 16 miles to the gallon? That is just gluttonous.

My suv gets a lot less than that. Why the hate.

Because if you CHOSE to drive a gas guzzling behemoth, whining about how expensive gas is is absurd.

Gas was probably cheap when they bought it. I'm not sure anyone expected gas to essentially double in price over a couple of years. Sure, yes, we should all be buying more efficient cars - but that was a moral dictate, not an economic one, until pretty recently. And it's not exactly easy to go get a new car right now, in case you haven't noticed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Even three meals from Burger King cost us $32. Maybe these have been the prices there for a while (we rarely go), but I was a bit surprised.

Nope. Fast food has definitely gone insane. A regular meal at a KFC is now $13 plus tax. It used to be $8.

Five Guys - I spent $50 on two people.

2 burritos and guac from Chipotle is now $30.

+1 I can pretty much afford to spend whatever I want or need to spend, and last night I still learned a financial lesson. I had been at the hospital late, was driving home and realized I was starving.

I stopped at Subway for a footlong, a soda, chips and a cookie. It was over $20. That seems like an astounding amount to me. I could have made the same sandwich in my kitchen for less than $5.

I'm glad I stopped at Subway because the sandwich was great and I was about ready to pass out from hunger, but I can certainly see how not everyone could afford that amount even once in a while let alone all the time.

Over $20!!! That's crazy!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even three meals from Burger King cost us $32. Maybe these have been the prices there for a while (we rarely go), but I was a bit surprised.

Nope. Fast food has definitely gone insane. A regular meal at a KFC is now $13 plus tax. It used to be $8.

Five Guys - I spent $50 on two people.

2 burritos and guac from Chipotle is now $30.

+1 I can pretty much afford to spend whatever I want or need to spend, and last night I still learned a financial lesson. I had been at the hospital late, was driving home and realized I was starving.

I stopped at Subway for a footlong, a soda, chips and a cookie. It was over $20. That seems like an astounding amount to me. I could have made the same sandwich in my kitchen for less than $5.

I'm glad I stopped at Subway because the sandwich was great and I was about ready to pass out from hunger, but I can certainly see how not everyone could afford that amount even once in a while let alone all the time.

Over $20!!! That's crazy!

Tell me you're not from NY/NJ without telling me you're not from NY/NJ.