The New Year And Cost Increases......."bah, Humbug!"

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  1. Cody Fousnaugh

    Cody Fousnaugh Supreme Member
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    Yes, it's the New Year and along with that can/does come with cost increases of things we have/use:
    Apartment rent increase, which can be better than paying property tax for a home and the cost of upkeep.
    Cable or Satellite TV increase
    Internet use increase
    iPhone Service increase
    And the list can go on.
    Unfortunately, an increase in a job salary (Yearly Review) doesn't necessarily match the yearly increases.
    So far, we've had two increases for the year........apartment monthly rent and our Cable & Internet Service (one package). Sure didn't make my wife happy, but I told her "we want these things, we have to pay for them". Then she understood.

    So, have you got any "yearly" increases in things you have/use from companies?
     
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    Ike Willis Supreme Member
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    Yeah, I'm on SS, so I didn't get a cos of living raise, again. However, my apartment rent increased $15 bucks a month. My insurance company is balking at paying my doctor. The year is young, there could be lots more to come.
     
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    Yep! I'm on SS too. No increase, in fact, SS monthly went down a couple dollars because Medicare went up.. ??
    The government has to balance things out ..:mad:
    So far, have had an increase in home property insurance, along with the taxes.

    The year is young ....
     
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