It's expensive to exist and there's no nice way to put it.
Being an adult means that (in most cases) you're always at least a liiiittle stressed about money.
Lately, it probably feels like a little more than a little bit. Most people were left in a weird place financially from the events of the last few years.
Take these life basics that have gone up in price in a dramatic way in the last five(ish) years.
1.According to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), the average gas price for 2018 (inexplicably five years ago) was $2.60 per gallon.
2.Not only is gas expensive, but so are the things it fuels. The average car price (per JD Power) in 2018 was $34,292, or $40,511.25 when adjusted for inflation.
6.You've heard groceries have gone up but, a look at a few key items will show you how much. There's been a lot of talk about eggs, which averaged at $1.74 a dozen in 2018, which is $2.06 when adjusted for inflation.
7.Streaming is costing more, and not just because there are more streaming services than ever before. Take Netflix, for example, which cost $7.99/month for basic ($9.44 adjusted for inflation) in 2018.
