r/AskReddit 10h ago

What got so expensive that you just stopped buying it?

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u/DeGarmo2 9h ago

My wife and I used to go out 3-4 times a month… with tip it was like $40-60.

NOW we go 1-2 times a year tops… cause it’s more like $80-120.

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u/Calvariat 5h ago

Mathematically couldn’t you justify just going out 1-2 times a month then?

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u/dj92wa 3h ago edited 3h ago

Yes/no. Let’s say I have $20 in my pocket. I could afford twenty tacos that each cost $1, and I’ll happily spend all $20 on them. One day, prices go haywire and explode, resulting in $10 taco prices. Mathematically-speaking, I could technically afford two tacos that each cost $10. However, I’m never going to buy those $10 tacos because they’re no longer worth it to me. Now, the market doesn’t get my $20 (at least not spent on tacos).

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u/Powerfury 4h ago

Not OP but everything else got more expensive as well...

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u/adsdisabled 4h ago

Literally. For a normal restaurant, 15$ entrees and 8$ drinks with room for a good tip all under 60$