I don’t know but in general I’ve just stopped consumering. I get what I need and that’s about it. It’s my way of protesting not just prices but just how shit everything is today.

Everyone’s talking tech, but I’ll add car parts.

Everything from aftermarket parts to basic things like filters or even windhsield wipers.

$25/blade. If you have a 3-blade car, that’s $75.

Had to replace a battery. They used to be $100-125 for a good one. Nope. $200 for a mid grade replacement.

It wasn’t cheap, but they were affordable. Not so much anymore.

SD cards. Used to be able to get 32 or even 64GB cards for basically pocket money, and now it's something you'd have to save for

Getting married, in the past eventual divorce was not certain.

Drinks in a restaurant. I always order water. One day I was in the mood for tea until I looked down at the $4.99 price. Strangely, soft drinks we're $3.99. I guess many of you aren't surprised, but like I said, I never really order drinks with a meal so it had been a while since I had seen the price.

GPU's. I remember before the mining boom and the AI boom, three to four hundred bucks would get you a decent card. Managed to score a 9070xt for close to retail price recently and that will have to last me at least 3 more years, if not forever.

Matinee movie tickets. Outback 6 oz sirloins. 12 packs of soda. I just watch Netflix, cook steak at home (still expensive but I get more bang for buck) and drink water.

kebabs. i still remembrer they were 4.5€ before covid. now it's 8€ at best

fuck that

Streaming services.

Fast Food. Went in to Subway yesterday and got a single sandwich meal and it was 25 bucks. Hell, McDonalds isn't even really cheap, the sandwiches that used to be on the dollar menu are like 4 bucks a pop now.

Beer. When I was in school a pint of domestic was $5. It's around $10 now.

So many things. Eating out. Taking my car to work when i still had one (I take the motorcycle, so much cheaper on gas). Going to the movies. Any kind of vacation. Meat. Groceries that are not essential. I'm considering replacing my lawn with a dry garden because water. Many video games. A/C if I'm not seriously uncomfortable. PC upgrades. Phone upgrades. I'm sure forgetting many. It's all essentials now.

Beef. Beef used to be in the affordable to readily affordable range. Now for a pound of ground beef it's about half as much for a bag of chicken breasts.