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James Woodcock
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Joined: 21 September 2007
Location: United Kingdom
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| Posted: 22 January 2026 at 12:04am | IP Logged | 1
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Deciding to start. New thread as a few of us were derailing the Shooter
thread.
How have people been affected by the cost of living? A few of us have been
discussing mortgages, and their lack of affordability.
Another aspect is food.
We run a food pantry - members pat £6 and get about £25 worth of food.
We started it in 2020, and at that time the weekly charge was £4.50.
Over the last few years we have seen massive increases in food prices.
One example was we used to get mince for €1.85 a pack. That went up to
nearly £3 a pack so we switched to meat balls, which were around £2 a
pack.
Those are now £3 a pack, so we have had to cease having mince available.
Another example are ready noodles. We used to be able to get those at 35p
a pack. Those are now over £1 a pack.
People talk bout inflation coming down - but it is still a positive inflation
number. We really do need a period of negative inflation to redress this.
And I won’t even start in energy and water prices. The increases in those -
some due to world events (although I do note each year that the energy
company profits have increased by the percentage increase of energy on
my bill - so, it doesn’t appear to actually be costing the companies any
more to produce), some due to the theft of company funds (I refuse to
believe otherwise having worked in the water industry upto 20 years ago.
Those companies were easily making enough to keep on top of investment
needs when I was there. Something changed and it appears to be owners
taking profits from the companies as far as I can tell).
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Dave Kopperman
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Location: United States
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| Posted: 22 January 2026 at 12:55am | IP Logged | 2
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Maybe not great. My wife and I are earning more than ever (and a more than reasonable middle class pull), but between holiday expenses, higher heating and food bills, and the usual mortgage, etc., we're tight this season. I've got a big old mop head of hair because in looking for places to cut expenses, I've opted to put off getting a haircut.
A goddamn haircut.
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