I'm living the reason. Inflation/devaluation.
In 2208 when wife retired everything looked great with a lot of disposable income.
Sine then, I don't care about official numbers, cost of everything has multiplied.
About 4 times and ore on food ,eating out, or in, cost of vehicles demanded by Wall Street increased margins, monopolies and so on. Our 2005 Dualie Diesel F350Lariat cost us 28,000.00 and change after trade. Today 70,000.000 plus.
Diesel fuel was less than a hundred dollars a tank in 2006-2007. Now new spec diesel approaches 400.00 a tank.
Tires for Mh doubled and a bit more since 08. same for cars and Pickup.
And everything else including fuel taxes, property taxes and utilities, and income taxes on SS Income, and Medicare with smaller COLAS figured to beat Americans instead of restoring SS Fund, raided by Politicians.
