With the current inflationary environment…everything is more expensive these days. We recently went to Chick-Fil-A as a family and it cost us $35.That’s $35 for three people to eat fast food…..crazy times.
The latest annual inflationary numbers were published on September 13, 2022 and inflation is at 8.3% for the last 12 month period ending August 2022. This means that goods and services have become 8.3% more expensive then the same time last year. To put that into perspective, the annual rate between 2016 – 2020 has been between 1.4-2.3%. Americans everywhere are definitely feeling it!
One thing I would encourage people to do is to look at your monthly expenses to determine how much you are spending on food every month.
Are you doing any of the following?
Ordering Uber Eats or Doordash multiple times per week? Those fees add up….also let’s be real…the food comes cold half the time.
Going out to happy hours multiple times per week with co-workers?
Eating at restaurants multiple times per week?
Buying unnecessary snacks or drinks every day?
Challenge: If you are doing any of these things, try and give them up for 1 month. After the month, go back and see how much you saved!
-Jon
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