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U.S. grocery prices hit a record high, monthly cost for a family of four, $1,030. How much? $1,030. For a family of four per month

to go to the grocery store, it's $1,030.30. Grocery prices have risen 37% since

2017. That's according to Feeding America. Okay. So it's 30% more expensive to get out of the

grocery store than it was in 2017. Now, the question is, has your salary gone up?

Increased 37% since 2017? 37% is that the number? Okay, 37%. So basically, yeah, I mean, look,

this is the thing. And it's not just one area of the economy, right? Housing, all of this stuff has skyrocketed. And I just, man, it shouldn't be that way, right? Like we're so blessed in this country. We have so many resources. We have so many creative people. We have so much industry and innovation. And it's like, man, that's a, it is a swift

kicking the junk every time you put items on the U-Scan at the Walmart. It's like, holy smokes.

Here we go. Yeah, you have to determine what can we do without. So there was an AP poll,

and it said that grocery costs are Americans' biggest financial stressor.

It outranks rent, health care, and student loans.

Yeah.

And again, there's just nowhere to turn out of it.

You know, a lot of times previously in the, you know, in the society to say, okay, well,

that area is being affected.

Like, hey, there's a bird flu. There's a bird flu, so eggs suddenly got really expensive. Or, hey, there was a, you know, skyrocketing of beef or whatever. And you can figure out how to, you know, maneuver around that. Is it an inconvenience? Sure. Or is a little more expensive? of course. But you also see the light at the end

of the tunnel of, okay, this is going to end at such and such a day. And it is just not happening.

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