Good morning, I hope you all had a safe and healthy weekend . . .
So, we now know . . . in the past 4 years . . . our mortgage rates have gone UP . . . our insurance rates . . . our auto loan rates . . . our gas . . . and our food . . . have "ALL" increased . . . making it difficult to live comfortably for many of us.
And with this . . . the U.S. Senate Committee of Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs states:
"Corporations are "raising" prices on consumers, even as the cost of doing business "decreases". Some say that companies are price "gouging" by raising prices more than necessary to cover cost increases, hiding behind inflation and supply chain disruptions. Others say that companies are using new pricing strategies and data collection to charge more, calling these tactics "dynamic pricing" and "personalized pricing algorithms"
You see . . . many big corporations took "advantage" of the COVID-19 pandemic to "prey" on consumers by "price gouging" . . .
And with this . . . these corporations . . . "raised prices" far beyond their "input costs" . . . funneling the "profits" to executives . . . NOT their employees!!!
And even though . . . "inflation" is being reported on a "downward trend" . . . this is why we as consumers "ARE NOT" seeing it at the registers . . .
Okay . . . so, what about big "food chains" and restaurants . . . because as "Americans" . . . we LOVE our "eating out" and "take out" food services.
Well . . . they're not any better . . . and in fact . . . some are "worse"!!!
In January 2024 . . . "fast-food" pricing "JUMPED" up 5.8% from the same time last year.
Even McDonald's . . . which as always been known as the "cheap" food . . . has jumped on that bandwagon of "raising" prices.
In 2020 . . . you could get a "happy meal" for . . . $4.89
But today . . . it will cost you . . . $5.58 . . . about a 10% "increase!!!
And according to the January USDA forecast . . . those that love to eat out. . . may NOT get much relief from price increasing "this" year . . . and will most likely see another 4.7% "increase" by the end of 2024.
So, how do we fix this???
Well . . . for one . . . we need to stop eating out so much . . .
And I agree . . . buying healthier organic food . . . is a lot more expensive than purchasing processed food.
BUT . . . I believe it's time to "prioritize" people!!!
Unfortunately . . . we as Americans . . . are caught up in the "mode" of . . . easier, faster, convenient, social FOOD!!!
And the "food industry" . . . is COUNTING on that "mode".
Did you know . . . that "eating out" at a restaurant "costs" . . . 285% MORE . . . than eating at "home"???
Just think about all the "nourishing organic food" you could purchase for that 285% . . .
So, the moral of this story is this . . .
It's time to start living as our "forefathers" did!!!
Enjoy the company of the family unit, cook whole foods at home, retrain the "limbic system" . . . and for gosh sake "slow down" people . . .
Life is about "balance" . . .
Lao Tzu, an ancient philosopher once said . . .
"Nature does not hurry . . . yet everything is accomplished".
As always, feel free to DM or contact me at: miraclemeadows.net/contact/
Comments