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‘I can’t remember what meat tastes like’: 18 Houston-area residents share how they’re coping with inflation
Inflation is pushing up prices on everything from gas to eggs.
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‘I can’t remember what meat tastes like’: 18 Houston-area residents share how they’re coping with inflation
Inflation is pushing up prices on everything from gas to eggs.
www.click2houston.com
I can’t remember what meat tastes like’: 18 Houston-area residents share how they’re coping with inflation
Briana Zamora-Nipper, Community ProducerPublished: June 9, 2022 at 12:29 PMUpdated: June 10, 2022 at 9:38 AM
Tags: Consumer, Economy, Conroe, Spring, Santa Fe, Pearland, Katy, Humble
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‘I can’t remember what meat tastes like’: 18 Houston-area residents share how they’re coping with inflation
HOUSTON – Inflation is pushing up prices on everything from gas to eggs.
During the 12-month period that ended in May, consumer prices increased 8.6%, the biggest yearly increase since December 1981, the Labor Department said Friday. The price of gasoline rose an average of 48.7% in the past year. Airline tickets are up 45.9%, used cars and trucks nearly 38%, eggs 32.2%.
Houston-area residents are feeling the squeeze. Dozens of locals detailed how they’re shifting their buying habits to compensate for the rising prices. Several are cutting out meat. One woman in Katy is making her own laundry detergent. And a retiree in Spring started taking his daily medication every other day.
Read these and many other stories below. The responses were edited for clarity and content.
“I constantly stress about the unknown”: Jessica D., 38, of Katy, Texas
Household income: $55,000 to $100,000
How has inflation affected life in your household lately? What, if any, changes have you made as a result?
“Single mom who is still waiting in child support three years later...food for two under 5 is insane. I can’t walk out of the store under $250. Daycare is up $200 a week, so I have had to pull from my 401K. Gas is $60.00 every fill-up at Costco.
I constantly stress about the unknown and can’t sleep at night.”
Have you experienced sticker shock recently? Where have you noticed the biggest price hikes?
“Gas, milk, fruit.. everything. Not serving my children protein at every meal.”
“We are in worse shape than before”: Michelle P., 63, of Conroe
Household income: $54,000 or less
How has inflation affected life in your household lately? What, if any, changes have you made as a result?
“The same amount of groceries two years ago for four people averaged $280 every two weeks. Today for three people, it’s over $400 every two weeks. I’m on Medicare and I need to purchase a dental policy. Today I can’t afford it and my mouth is mess. It’s a choice of eating while I suffer from pain and losing my teeth or saving my teeth and not eating. I have lost over 20 pounds not by choice , but by eating once a day and taking multiple vitamins. We live on Social Security and yes we got a $200 raise at the first of the year but we are in worse shape than before.”
