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Originally Posted by Michael G.
How is your household coping with the high prices out there?
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No problems, really. Restaurant meals cost more, but I still tip 20%. If they get too pricy because labor costs are up, I might adjust the tip. Just drove 1300 miles to Iowa for the holiday, the most I paid for gas was $3.09, most was bought for less than $3.00. In the 70s & early 80s I paid almost that much, the car burned a lot more of it, and my salary was about 25% of my current income. The only outrageous price I can recall from this trip was $4.50 for a McDonalds Filet o Fish sandwich. Mickey D can take a hike!
If you want to do something about inflation, quit buying all this imported junk. For Christmas give gift cards, so your grandkids can catch the after Christmas sales. All those ships will get unloaded sometime soon, then there will be a glut of goods in the stores, at deep discounts.