@bryo_3145
Depending on where you get your information the economy is not bad. Yes prices have risen..however people buy a lot of stuff that they absolutely do not need. Take my neighbor..a new BIG truck..easily $75,000 and a fuel guzzler. I could go on and on,. $10,000 hunting trips..you can get my drift.
My husband does the grocery shopping and he knows his prices. He goes where they are always the lowest. Yes they have gone up, but nothing astounding. You can blame the big corporations for prices . They have record profits. Marriott corporation had a banner year for 2023 with profits reaching all time highs. The hotel we always stayed at in Hawaii went from $500 a night beachfront to $1000 a night golf course. People have to say no to spending. We said no to going back to Hawaii as the value was not there.
Another example. I am not a fan of McDonalds, but a month ago I decided to go get a cheeseburger, fries and a drink. It was over $13 and was awful. As I sat in my car eating this “thing” I watched all the same people who continually complain about costs..mostly driving new cars that likely were not paid for. These are the same ones complaining about the cost of the nasty cheeseburger. However they had new vehicles. We have two vehicles, and 2011 Xterra, and a 2017 Honda. They are paid for.
If people would just say no to unnecessary spending prices would go down…look at the EV market. Perfect example.
My sales are down horribly. I had a customer who want to purchase an item I had $13.99 free shipping..she sent me a message “i would like to buy this for $8. It is $15.99 on Amazon, but THIS is eBay. I blocked her and moved on.
One last comment, we have a large pool, and were paying some guy $150 a month to “check it once a week” we determined that we could easily do this ourselves, Now we do exactly what he did, the pool chemicals are fine, and we saved $1800 a year.
