For the past few years, I've been splurging on food for birds, which turns into food for squirrels, deer, etc... I go through literal hundreds of pounds of the stuff per month in the summer months. In the winter it's not nearly as much since so many birds migrate away. Just this week, shrinkflation hit hard. The prices have been going up and up for years, especially since COVID insanity hit, but this week the cost of this stuff jumped significantly. Maybe 20% altogether as a combination of increased prices and decreased package size. The packages went from 50 pounds to 40 pounds.
I'll keep feeding the birds since I have a very low cost of living and make a good income, but still, it's pretty wild how the costs seem to keep climbing with no end in sight, but wages are stagnant. I've been buying the same mix of groceries for several years now, going back into the very early 2000s. Back then my shopping trips were maybe $35. Now, it's close to $100 for not a whole lot of stuff. A tiny bag of coffee, now is over $10.
I'm not sure how long out of control food inflation can continue in the US.
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