Who needs the consumer price index when you can watch headlines? Speaking of the consumer price index, the Feds are claiming only modest increases. The Misery Index is running about 6.8 this year, ostensibly lower than the last few years.
A Sampling of Headlines:
- Wall Street Journal: To Save Money, Maybe You Should Skip Breakfast (Roughly a Year Ago)
- The New York Times: How Child Care in New York City Became Unaffordable for Nearly Everyone (Roughly 7 months ago)
- USA Today: When just one job isn’t enough: Why are a growing number of Americans taking on multiple gigs? (Roughly 5 months ago)
- Today: Kellogg CEO faces backlash for suggesting people eat ‘cereal for dinner’ to save money (Last Month)
- Yahoo Finance: 7 Things the Middle Class Won’t Be Able To Afford in the Next 5 Years (Last Week)
- KBZK News: Bozeman median home prices approaching $1 million (This Week)
- Newsweek: Gen Z Are Having Parents Pay for Rent (This Week)
Somehow, the more direct news about the economy (New York Times: US Adds 275,000 Jobs in February as Growth Remains Strong) just isn’t all that reassuring.
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