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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes! For us the cost of living has been really hard on us. I am documenter and avid mint user and pre pandemic we spent so much less money on groceries (like 32 percent less!), clothes, and children’s activities (violin is now double and daycare is 19 percent more). We aren’t your average DCUM family that “only” makes 500k, we are a family of 5 on 190k and it’s very tight. I think this part of things really prevents me from getting organized as I am spending wayyyy more time than I use to shopping for deals, looking for side hustles and doing things like packing lunches and washing my car and other small things I use to be able to throw 5-12 bucks at. It’s just really something I don’t see much on this board but it’s rocking our entire world! [/quote]

OP again and I hadn't though about this, but actually this resonates. We aren't broke by any means, but I do think the rising costs of everything contribute a bit to this feeling. I find myself choosing not to do certain things (build a pergola in the back yard, sign up for Orange Theory, take certain vacations) because the costs are 30-50% higher than they used to be, and I'll think "that's money out of the college account." Like you, we're not in that upper echelon of earners (around 160k, though only one kid). I feel like we need to be thoughtful about how we spend, and that's gotten harder as everything costs more than it used to.

One of the things I'm stuck on is whether I should try to increase in my income, even though it would mean less flexibility for the family. I go back and forth on it a lot. Every time I think "yes, definitely, I should do this," something happens with our kid or with our family that makes me think, "oh thank god I have so much flexibility so we aren't totally screwed right now." It feels like there's no right answer.[/quote]

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