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Late-Bedroom3154@reddit

there's a venue where I live that hosts weddings parties you name it. A few years ago when I first moved here it would drive me crazy because there would be parties nonstop and they would go late into the night. I would call the cops and they would simply laugh it off. Well, now there's been hardly any parties like maybe one or two a month even during peak season and it's been kind of unsettling. The noise used to drive me crazy but now I'm excited whenever I hear the music and even then the parties are a lot smaller and don't go as late as they used to. I've also noticed a lot of the local restaurants are usually empty.

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VariousFalcon7466@reddit

The farmers market is packed. It’s the cheapest place to get food and people are being forced to actually cook.

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DisastrousHyena3534@reddit

I can’t afford my farmers market. It’s bougie AF.

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arresteddev7@reddit

Same here in Colorado. They aren't real farmers markets. They're more like artisan booth shops.

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AloewareLabs@reddit

The one I went to in Orlando was absolute trash. 1 corporate farm. And packed vendors selling crafts. Big crapshoot

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Mintiichoco@reddit

Fr. Grocery outlet and Winco are way cheaper than farmers market lol

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Eric_Durden@reddit

Mine too, plus a bunch of vendors were straight caught up selling produce bought from a grocery store at a premium.

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thestonernextdoor88@reddit

Isn't that normal?

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kingofhearts778@reddit

But it is still fraud.

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Eric_Durden@reddit

I wouldn't be surprised. But shopping at a "farmers market" implies your buying direct from people who grew the food.

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existing_for_fun@reddit

Yeah, there is an expectation when I go to the farmers market that my food is direct from the farmer. Without the in-between of a grocer / distributer / etc.

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Piss_in_my_cunt@reddit

That’s disgusting 😔

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VariousFalcon7466@reddit

Super cheap here. Earlier this money I bought an entire flat of strawberries(12 pints) for $10z

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CaptCurmudgeon@reddit

That's wildly cheap as a retailer of strawberries from the farm next door. Their flat retails for $16. My product sells for $18 but it's delivered to your house. Hell of a price considering all that's going on. Farm labor must be particularly cheap near you.

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VariousFalcon7466@reddit

They’re back up to $15 a flat but I’m so sick of them I can’t buy it. I think they just had a massive glut of them.

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thinkstohimself@reddit

Where tf are farmers markets cheaper than grocery stores?? Cheaper than Whole Foods maybe.

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Camco94@reddit

For the past maybe 8-10 months, I've been exclusively shopping at whole foods are consistently much cheaper than Publix (at least for the things I buy) since amazon took over.

Used to call it whole paycheck... not anymore.

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CoffeeOrDestroy@reddit

Sad thing is Whole Foods is usually cheaper than Publix now.

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VariousFalcon7466@reddit

Publix charges double for every single thing

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RhubarbSelkie@reddit

Central Valley California. I'm in the North Bay/Napa Valley (and also go to the farmers markets in the East Bay and Sacramento sometimes) and it's cheaper here too, in part because of the proximity to the central valley.

Meat is still more expensive (because you're paying for ethically raised stuff at the farmers market) but produce and eggs are usually cheaper.

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hidefinitionpissjugs@reddit

people should be doing this regardless

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ElegantAsparagus315@reddit

If it were actually a farmers market and not just some place for people to sell overpriced “artisan” kitsch, I might.

I’d love if our farmers markets were as abundant and normalized as they are in SE Asia.

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HeadBarracuda01@reddit

one of my hot takes is that "farmers' market" should be a legally protected term somehow (trademarked? idk how all that works). like you should have to have more than 50% of your stalls selling unprepared food in order to be called a "farmers' market."

my local one has one seasonal produce stand and everything else is knick knacks, baked goods, coffee. i go sometimes, but like... that's a craft fair, not a farmers' market.

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VariousFalcon7466@reddit

They should but a lot of people don’t.

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NoTerm3078@reddit

The farmers market is packed. It’s the cheapest place to get food and people are being forced to actually cook.

I wish our farmers market was cheap. It's the opposite here, rich people shop there and the rest of us go to normal or discount grocery stores.

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iamthelee@reddit

US credit card debt being at an all time high is pretty concerning. People are being forced to take on a ton of credit card debt to basically not become homeless.

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AloewareLabs@reddit

I found it odd, suddenly I’m also getting larger credit line offers from a couple of my banks. Even though my credit score has been stagnant

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Financial-Parsley482@reddit

A HUGE annual local plant sale had very few venders and hardly anyone at the front gates prior to opening. 9-1pm and just a trickle of people with what once was a huge onslaught of people with their wagons and wheelbarrows ready to shop! It was shocking. I attend every year and this is the first time I’ve ever seen it like this.

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geoshoegaze20@reddit

I stopped doing a garden. It's hard to grow when you don't have access to agriculture level irrigation with the heat waves anymore. I gave up on Spring lettuce. This year I planted clover for my chickens.

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FormerNeighborhood80@reddit

Our summer heat is too much for any garden. It’s also too much for me. Our water bill is already too high and we are in a drought.

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AloewareLabs@reddit

This. When I briefly moved back to my small hicktown of 1800 pop. My water bill was 50 a month for a 1 bedroom. Turns out the city transferred water management to americanWater. Everything jumped after that

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hera-fawcett@reddit

we live in tornado storm land area. its been a bitch trying to keep our outdoor baby garden running.

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52BeesInACoat@reddit

The heat two summers ago killed my zucchini. I didn't think it was possible to kill zucchini. We had three back to back weeks of 100 F temperatures.

That same year, we had an aboveground pool. I had one of those janky external water filters for it. It had two hoses that you'd stick into the pool water, and one drew water into the filter and the other pumped it back out into the pool again.

I turned the filter on and then I left it running while I went to do other stuff. Half an hour later, I'm washing dishes and I see out my kitchen window that one of the filter hoses has fallen out of the pool, so the filter is now drawing water up and then pumping it onto the ground. I ran outside, expecting my yard to be flooded, but it was already over 100 F that day and had been all week, so the ground was not spongy and the yard did not look flooded. Half the pool was drained and it'd just evaporated or been immediately absorbed into the ground.

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OldStretch84@reddit

I don't know how large your garden is, but I slowly integrated 5 gallon reservoir tanks with solar powered pumps to irrigation lines. I can do each pump/tank for around $50 and then not really further cost unless you have to repair an irrigation line. Honestly buying a repair kit gives you so much replacement hosing, connectors, and spikes you're good for a while.

I even screwed up and left my pumps out over winter, NOT TURNED OFF, through the crazy ice storm, and they still work just fine.

I have 3 tanks/pumps that cover 3 2x4 beds, 1 3×6 bed, 1 4×8 bed, and several grow bags. I could probably cover more with what I have if I had more beds.

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WhyDoIEvenBotheridk@reddit

This is a really cool idea

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OldStretch84@reddit

I actually started using them in the house for houseplants because I always forgot to water them. Then I found solar pumps and decided to use them outdoors, too.

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Babzibaum@reddit

What kind of solar pump do you use?

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OldStretch84@reddit

https://a.co/d/053lQLKw

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Whathewhat-oo-@reddit

Going forward, the only way I’d have a garden is to have irrigation such as this.

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uselessbynature@reddit

Beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, peas.

All super easy to start from seeds and for me grow like weeds (i make my own compost and don’t use pesticides). Pumpkins are fine for kids and jack O lantern pumpkins are stupidly expensive. Strawberries and asparagus get going like crazy once established but I can’t start them from seed to save my life.

Saves me other money because instead of having a life I dig in the dirt. It’s good for the soul.

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geoshoegaze20@reddit

Yeah. The only thing that grows are beans, kale and radishes. Cucumbers get rust here. I can grow cherry tomatoes, but normal tomatoes all get blight and die. To me, I tried convincing myself it was a wise financial investment until last year when I was in the red about $400 and all I pulled out was green beans and cherry tomatoes. I tried growing brussels and they got fungus. It's wiser for me to take that money and invest it in infrastructure like a foundation drain.

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GaK_Icculus@reddit

1-4 tubing for drip irrigation, connections, and timer can be had for <$200 and will last for years with minor maintenance. Connect to a spigot and go.

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geoshoegaze20@reddit

Here's the dilemma. I already invested $300 for a fence to keep deer out. Your costs don't stop with just drip irrigation system. You have to pay for the water. We also don't have bee's where I live, so things don't pollinate well. The bees have been killed by heavy Ag. I also have heavier soil here and am susceptible to blight. It's not even close to worth it. It requires too much maintenance and investment. And I'm in Iowa where it's suppose to be conducive to gardening. At the end of the day it's a hobby, not a wise financial investment.

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GaK_Icculus@reddit

That’s a can’t do attitude if I’ve ever heard one. I’m in the Great Plains too, have family in Iowa and I know for a fact that you could scavenge for unwanted materials for fencing. I grow tomatoes, peppers, garlic, potatoes and onions, none of which require bees for pollination. Stuff will grow in clay rich soils too.

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cheerful_cynic@reddit

Not when you can buy a bag of ten bean soup in dry bean form & just chaos plant it

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

Have you been going long enough that you could compare now to the 2008 recession?

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Financial-Parsley482@reddit

Unfortunately, I can’t mostly just because I wasn’t paying attention at that time in my life.

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GaK_Icculus@reddit

1-4 tubing for drip irrigation, connections, and timer can be had for <$200 and will last for years with minor maintenance. Connect to a spigot and go.

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EternalNewCarSmell@reddit

Tons of ads for those apps that give you a small ($250-$500) unsecured line of credit. They are often depicting someone unable to buy food at the grocery store or vending machine and then after they install the app they are happy because now they have negative money instead of zero money.

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Unique-Sock3366@reddit

I’ve seen many of these ads, too.

Related, I bought a new black suit last week and the first payment option was an advertisement to chop the purchase price into pieces and pay over time. It was only $250. But it seems there’s a cracking demand for this kind of service currently.

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AloewareLabs@reddit

Even my rental portal suddenly has some app program to split payments now.

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ImpGiggle@reddit

"only" $250

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

There is even a credit option for things like doordash these days

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True_mourning84@reddit

I mean they have buy now pay later cards at 35-40% interest. I buy amazon in those to help my credit but its about a $10+ on a purchase if you pay it super early. I might make 1-3 payments total of 20+ scheduled. But ease of credit is a huge sign.

Let’s get a CC to buy stocks with!!!!!! /s

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

Believe it or not, shorts!

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True_mourning84@reddit

Oh yeah!!!!

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True_mourning84@reddit

Repeating what ended the gilded age wouldn’t surprise me. LOL

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AloewareLabs@reddit

I wonder if this is also relevant to the larger credit limits I’ve suddenly been getting offered from all over?

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NoTerm3078@reddit

Tons of ads for those apps that give you a small ($250-$500) unsecured line of credit.

We hardly see ads anymore but when we do watch something I see these, gambling apps, and drug commercials. I feel like it used to be more like juice, diapers, frozen meals, cleaning supplies, vacations.

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deerfawns@reddit

Ozempic and sports betting babyyy

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Puzzled-Berry-2450@reddit

Wowwwwwwww… that’s messed up…

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pvssylips@reddit

I hate these commercials because they're like "woooo how fun!" ..to borrow money just to afford groceries? Wtf is up with these dystopian ass commercials and everyone just not even seeing how problematic they genuinely are. That and all those "play games to earn money" and place bets! Sports bets! Bet on anything! I genuinely hate commercials

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03263@reddit

I don't care about my credit score so give me the free money

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ExplanationFunny@reddit

Those ads feel so scummy. I showed one to my husband, who has almost zero internet exposure and he was flabbergasted.

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Ok-Problem-9226@reddit

When I get gas half of the pumps have exactly $10, $15 or $20 on them from the previous person.

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Autocorrectcaptcha@reddit

When people start not topping off at Costco it’ll be too late.

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ljr55555@reddit

The 50 minute queue at Costco for gas yesterday probably isn't a good sign either. They hadn't raised their prices for the day, so they were at four bucks when everyone else around was bumping to against five. So many people had three or four 5 gallon gas cans to fill up too.

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The_Dutchess-D@reddit

Costco is actually opening a bunch of freestanding gas stations on their own now that won't be connected to bigger Costco store locations.

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/grocery/stores/warehouse-clubs/2026/03/18/costco-standalone-gas-station/89213529007/

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True_mourning84@reddit

Sweet!!!!

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2BlueZebras@reddit

I feel like they should have done this 10 or 20 years ago, before EVs became as popular and gas prices started shooting up.

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Sweet-thyme@reddit

Last time I got gas, the previous person had bought $1.50 worth. Maybe they were filling up a gas can or something I don’t know who knows.

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No_Outlandishness50@reddit

Could be a motorcycle!

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Ok-Problem-9226@reddit

This is possible, especially since the weather is getting nicer. Just seemed like a lot more than usual to me, but maybe I'm just paying more attention now.

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DaLadderman@reddit

Scooters or mopeds have tiny fuel tanks

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Time-Department14@reddit

Had to return rented lawn equipment for planting grass. They always want equipment returned with full tank. Stopped to replace what fuel I used. It totaled $1.20.

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Sweet-thyme@reddit

That makes sense too!

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daveeff@reddit

Yes. Today at the gas station I was in line behind a lady that bought $24 worth of gas, cash. Seemed like an odd amount.

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Time-Department14@reddit

Regardless of what part of town, and what payment methods are used, way to be aware of your surroundings. Nicely done.

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keinezeit44@reddit

I've seen this too. The last couple of times I got gas I made a point of driving around the pumps just to see what the last purchase amounts were. A significant portion were for $10 or $20.

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Federal-Emphasis-934@reddit

To be fair I’ll put ten in to get me to BJs for the discount. Same concept for people leaving the city after work (gas is more expensive in the metro area than the burbs).

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Ok-Problem-9226@reddit

I also do this!

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Autocorrectcaptcha@reddit

Just eliminate the ones next to rental car returns and that might be a robust sample :)

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keinezeit44@reddit

No rental car places anywhere near the gas station I usually go to

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Unique-Sock3366@reddit

I’ve noticed this, too. Brings back simple memories of when I first started feeling truly financially secure: I noted what a relief it was to simply fill my tank.

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turtleduck@reddit

noticing more older people in retail positions

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Fabulous_Crow_9089@reddit

yeah i noticed this too. makes me so sad.

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keinezeit44@reddit

Walmart this past Saturday was unusually quiet/not much floor traffic. I chatted with the cashier, who told me management is slashing their hours because their sales are way down. People can't afford to buy stuff even at walmart. And walmart prices are frankly no longer cheap.

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ModernSimian@reddit

This last weekend was the last weekend of the month. Walmart is always slower then. Benefits checks come in on the 1st. Go again this week and it will be slammed.

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SomewhereNo8378@reddit

I find that I don’t really need to buy much of anything from big box stores these days. Target, walmart, I haven’t been to any of them in many months.

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Wise_Artichoke6552@reddit

I mean tbf they don't seem to sell stuff of value. I was talking to someone about this last week, I don't shop at target because they don't have a single thing I need. I don't need cheaply made men's clothing, grossly overpriced home decor, or cosmetics, and their pharmacy sucks. Their groceries aren't cheaper or better than anywhere else, they only carry Apple phone products, and we don't need a tv or a vaccuum. I guess if I needed a lot of towels quickly, I'd go to target. Sometimes when my partner is sad she'll buy a lego kit, but they don't have much variety.

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KarlMarxButVegan@reddit

I didn't shop at Walmart for twenty years. Now I get nearly all of my groceries there because I can't stomach the prices at Publix.

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arresteddev7@reddit

We built a greenhouse and chicken coop a couple of years ago. I also started making my own bread. We now buy our meat in bulk from a rancher (half cow and full lamb currently hanging for us right now and will be ready in a week or so). Other than some basic staples like toilet paper and paper towels, we don't shop much anymore either. We bulk purchased dried beans and rice prior to Trump 2.0 presidency too. I could see the writing on the wall with tariffs so we went out and stocked up then before prices increased even more.

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tjean5377@reddit

Same finishing up my canned stuff from last year, have a few months of venison left from last hunting season. Prepped pantry with lots of dried beans... Gotta get chickens....

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Straight_Ace@reddit

Which I had stocked up before Trump 2.0, dang. I’m at least more prepared now but it still sucks

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8-bitFloozy@reddit

I run Online Grocery in the Texas Panhandle... we have been busier than ever this week, and we bumped the schedule for next week. But the basket size metric has dropped, people are making multiple smaller orders instead of a 200-250 haul, so that's why we are having a bottleneck of our pickers only getting a 30 item walk instead of 100. And a full parking lot picking up those smaller orders. Seeing the customers who used to pick up weekly doing small batches.

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AdAble557@reddit

Yeah makes me wonder what the alternative stores are for better prices. Heck even alsi getting expensive

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Unique-Sock3366@reddit

Both of my preferred grocery stores are completely empty these days. Empty parking lot, no customers, one open checkout line.

Even the self checkout lines are closed.

And my favorite gas station was closed for the first time since I’ve been using it a few days ago. Pumps were working, paid with my debit card, but the station itself was closed and padlocked.

I run my errands early in the day, but we’re talking ghost town.

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Green_Juggernaut_410@reddit

Where do you live? Stores are plenty busy near me

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Unique-Sock3366@reddit

I’m way out in the country in North Carolina.

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Green_Juggernaut_410@reddit

Hmm well sucks for the lefties living there but glad your rural red folk got what they voted for

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Arafel_Electronics@reddit

never never never pay for things with your debit card, only use it to get cash. if it gets skimmed they have access to your money

credit cards are what should be used, just make sure to pay them off every month

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Faribo_Greg@reddit

Branded debit cards still havw fraud protection. At least my visa debit card does. Would be a pain to deal with, but it's there.

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SparseSpartan@reddit

At least with chargebacks, the protections provided by a credit card are a bit more extensive.

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Arafel_Electronics@reddit

and how long will your money be tied up in the meantime? mortgage company/landlord take an iou until you get it straightened out?

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Faribo_Greg@reddit

Pretty aggro huh for a different view response.

So I'll take the same view in response bs having a discussion regarding differing views.

I'm far from paycheck to paycheck bro, so yeah, tie up my entire debit card linked account. I'm good.

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ABoutDeSouffle@reddit

In the US, don't you have debit card with a chip? All over Europe, they are NFC, but contain a chip so you cannot skim the data.

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Camco94@reddit

To add on as to why.... It's the way the laws apply to debit cards vs credit cards, the credit card is by far (like not even close) the better choice as far as consumer protection goes. Banks are not obligated to help you if fraudulent charges are not reported within 60 days IIRC on a debit card. Even before 60 days consumer is liable for up to something like $500. I always leave my debit card locked in my banking app.

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Green_Juggernaut_410@reddit

Generally good advice unless youre smart and don't keep much money in your checking at once

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Unique-Sock3366@reddit

Good advice! I tap to pay.

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echoshatter@reddit

Yeah I did that too and still got robbed a few hundred bucks.

Credit cards are the barrier. If someone steals my credit card info, that's the credit card company's problem.

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Arafel_Electronics@reddit

i run everything possible through my cards and get $30-50 per month in cash back

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Unique-Sock3366@reddit

Thank you for the heads up! Good tip!

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The_Original_Miser@reddit

This. I always tell people if they have the discipline to use credit cards. Why? Because it is someone else's money. The CC companies have a vested interest in solving the fraud.

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AwakePlatypus@reddit

I was at Walmart last night and the store was a ghost town. Granted I think this is one of their slower locations in the area, but the whole thing just felt surreal.

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Jolly_Following_6295@reddit

People are also boycotting Walmart because of their policies

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hidefinitionpissjugs@reddit

fuck walmart

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thenletskeepdancing@reddit

For a lot of rural folks, walmart is all that's left to fuck. If they leave, we've got nothing. The mom and pops left long ago and won't be coming back.

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Versificator@reddit

The mom and pops left long ago and won't be coming back.

they cant till walmart goes.

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thenletskeepdancing@reddit

But at this point, there's no guarantee mom and pop will come back and meanwhile if the walmart closes down there's nowhere to shop. I mean, great if that provides incentive for the local businesses to come back. But there's no guarantee and meanwhile you're burning gas going to the next town.

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MrBrawn@reddit

They leave now and pops come back. Thats what the "free market" is supposed to do, fill demand. These corpose are so far up their own asses. They cant think past the current quarter and will justify it as soon as the last rat gets out with their bag.

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thenletskeepdancing@reddit

Great theory unless the "market adjustments" fall in your timeline.

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MrBrawn@reddit

Oh dont get me wrong, if they were to disappear overnight, it would still take a while to be effective. The problem is that we dont have free (with common sense laws) trade so the manipulation and fraud run rampant, thus jacking prices.

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

What is this commie sense bullhockey you are talking about?

/s

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FormerNeighborhood80@reddit

Same here. They are it.

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Joe_Exotics_Jacket@reddit

Saw this is southern West Virginia, then the Walmart left. It’s can be a problem both ways.

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Drycabin1@reddit

Walmart is still the cheapest in general for stuff you can get in store or delivered. I did just read in the Walmart sub that the company is eliminating the Team Lead (TL) position.

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MurkyCartoonist9944@reddit

Noticed my Walmart "bulk food" shelves e.g. long term survival food like Augeson was stripped bare. Fewer shoppers than normal. Prices on TVs seemed lower. I saw an 85" for like $350.

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

I remember buying my first TV back in the day for around that much and it was only 30"! It was also a CRT and was so heavy it took three people to carry it up our stairs lol

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MurkyCartoonist9944@reddit

I had the same thing. Just gave that tv away to a kid who wanted a "vintage" tv.

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

Those old CRT TVs are still quite popular in some communities like the fighting game community. Apparently it's because the CRT TVs have a much smaller delay between when the TV gets the signal and when the signal is displayed on the screen compared to newer tech TVs

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_another_throwawayy_@reddit

I go to Costco every Saturday at 9am. Usually there is a line about 30 people deep waiting to get in. This past weekend, literally no line and parking lot was dead. Even the gas station was quiet.

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realityhiphop@reddit

Could be Walmart +. I rarely shop at Walmart, but I have been using the app for groceries about twice a month.

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Ghost_Of_Malatesta@reddit

Fuck can this hit my Costco lol

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Successful_City3111@reddit

I had the same experience at Home Depot. Beautiful sunny Sat. morning. Hardly anybody there except for the garden center.

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Poppunknerd182@reddit

Good, fuck that MAGA center

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syynapt1k@reddit

And Lowes too with their Flock partnership

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hidefinitionpissjugs@reddit

fuck home depot

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DuncanOhio@reddit

There's the thing, I when I buy stuff at big box stores, I order ahead online and get curbside pickup. So I'm spending money but won't show up on your indicator.

Just one data point.

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_RockOfAegis_@reddit

I used to work retail, it's a metric we kept track of and since covid both the number of customers and the massively increased revenue made through online orders actively offset store level kpi's

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KGKSHRLR33@reddit

We go to other grocery stores, fuck walmart.

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plsdonth8meokay@reddit

Where I live the grocery store is government subsidized & they have still been sued multiple times for price fixing. They are all crooks and thieves.

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KGKSHRLR33@reddit

Oh i agree. Prolly all owned by the same jackassed anyways.

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daughter_void@reddit

Understood, but Walmart is five minutes from my house and the next closest grocery store is 35 minutes. I hate Walmart too but I don't wanna drive over an hour every week just for groceries

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Tlr321@reddit

I swear, Costco has absorbed all of the Walmart traffic lately in my area. I go to Costco fairly regularly on my way home from work. I normally go on a weekday evening since in the past it’s usually pretty quiet. But I swear that the “holiday” crowd never left. There’s usually a decent uptick in October - December. But that crowd has not gone away at all. If anything, the crowd has gotten bigger.

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modernswitch@reddit

I had to go to a Walmart last night at 6:30 pm, and it was almost empty. I didn’t even have to wait in line. I don’t know if it is a fluke. I typically only go around 9 am to avoid crowds. I thought it was odd that there were a few open parking spots as usually I have to circle around finding a spot in the morning.

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dundermymifflin@reddit

My local Walmart is starting to put SO MUCH STUFF out in the bigger walk areas to almost push somebody to buy it. I'm talking racks of clothes and shoes that are heavily discounted at the front of the store. Normally for my Walmart these would be like 2 racks of clothes and shoes put out in the center of the store. But now they are packing the front of the store with this stuff, I assume because people aren't even spending that much time to wander to the middle of the store. People used to SWARM these racks not even 2 years ago and now nobody even stops to look.

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NoBodySpecial51@reddit

In a moment of rare super exhaustion, I stopped at Jack in the Box on the way home from work for dinner. A few going through the drive thru, but the dining room? Deserted. Every table sterile clean. I had the place to myself and it was a bit eerie. Took my sweet time eating and no one came in the entire time. The second indicator I’ve seen is yard sales. Used to see maybe one sign if the weather was good. In the last 6 weeks the increase of yard sale signs all over town is exponential. They are on every corner, and now sometimes two or three signs for different yard sales on the same corner. People seem to be selling their stuff like mad. And the third, which to me is clever but also kind of sad, I’ve had two different people approach me to sell me homemade burritos. For $18 to $20 each! Both times it was the hard sell but I had to decline. Oh yeah and an honorable mention: a lot of manly truck dudes that I know are suddenly driving smaller 4 cylinder cars and leaving their trucks at home because of the price of gas. I see no end in sight and it’s all so quietly terrifying.

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

Holy moly, were those burritos wrapped in gold leaf?

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NoBodySpecial51@reddit

I wanted to ask that but am too polite, ha ha!

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ctilvolover23@reddit

Commercials on tv being similar to the ones that were on in 2009.

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ripnrun285@reddit

Microloans. The average person doesnt own ANYTHING they have. Not their car, not their home, not their cell phone, even the clothes on their kids backs are bought via micro loan apps. This shit is out of control.

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Competitive_Sale_358@reddit

Changing how inflation is (isn’t) calculated

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Unusual_Specialist@reddit

I’m noticing a significant increase in people riding the bus, walking, and biking. Almost nobody at the gas station & if they are it’s no more than $20. Almost all of the commercial office buildings in the nice part of town are empty with lease signs out front, and a ton of houses going up for sale right now. Local coffee shop was dead & staff said it has been very slow with hours being cut. I’ve also noticed people being incredibly rude for no valid reason. Assuming they’re probably stressed out like the rest of us. “Celebrated” two years of unemployment from tech. Less jobs on job boards & my cousin with a PHD is out of work as well. Neighbors interaction are also feeling the paid. One is a business owner & he’s on the verge of closing his business. Things are weird & I don’t like it.

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Historical-Many9869@reddit

more use of public transportation is good.

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Special_Library_766@reddit

I don't know if this counts (?) but have you SEEN the price for plastic organizing bins lately. 😳😳😳 Am I crazy or do I remember them being so cheap!?!?

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No-Presentation6300@reddit

What kind of bins?

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Special_Library_766@reddit

Like Sterilite, Rubbermaid, just bins you get at Walmart or Home Depot etc

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throwawayt44c@reddit

$9 around here, but I haven't kept track of those prices much. What are you seeing?

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Special_Library_766@reddit

Oh that's not bad but I remember them being a couple -few bucks not that long ago. I'm getting old and grumpy about these things I guess! What set me off was wanting 6 Rubbermaid storage bins (14 gallon)at Home Depot and they wanted $118.

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splat-y-chila@reddit

Go hunt down some milk crates instead, if it isn't small tchochkes. The crate on top acts as a lid for the bottom. They were always a little more expensive, but the price hasn't moved in the past 5 years, at least not the ones I get.

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Special_Library_766@reddit

That'd be fine for me. Where do you get them? Does anyplace give them away that you know of? 🤔

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chicagotodetroit@reddit

Check Facebook marketplace, especially if you live in a big city.

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Special_Library_766@reddit

Thx! I left FB a year ago but have people who can look for me, appreciate it!

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splat-y-chila@reddit

I wanted big ones, so I bought like 12 sets of (on Amazon): https://a.co/d/07T3j9eC
Each additional set you buy only adds $4 more shipping, so if you need a lot, just but them all at the same time to average down shipping.

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Special_Library_766@reddit

Thank you! I need bigguns too. Will investigate!

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RedditMadeName@reddit

Day laborers in my neighborhood are having a hard time finding jobs.

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ChattyOracle@reddit

It's been harder for our retina clinic to get medication.

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GirlWhoCodes25@reddit

The average age of vehicles on the roads is increasing. Last year it was approaching 13 years old. I’ve seen some real beaters lately but at least they still technically run.

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GeneralOrgana1@reddit

I drive a 2009. I was planning on replacing it this spring, but I'm now hanging onto it until it is dead.

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Zealousideal-Print41@reddit

Find a good mechanic and be there enough he remembers you. Mechanics remember customers with older cars that drop them off whenever something breaks. Or particularly us, we have a used car service check done every year when we travel.

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GeneralOrgana1@reddit

Yeah, I have a good one, which is why the car has hung in there for so long!

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Zealousideal-Print41@reddit

Yeah 2005 and 2007 Hondas, even with major repairs at the first of the year. Still cheaper than a car payment

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followupquestion@reddit

I drive a Mazda that old and no joke, it would take me basically being given a brand new car for free to give it up. It’s new enough that it has plenty of airbags, traction control, ABS, and handles great. It’s been paid off for a decade, and replacing it with the 2026 version of the same vehicle would cost at least $50k. I really don’t know how people are surviving right now, I have very little discretionary funds left every month and my mortgage is reasonable and I don’t have a car payment. A house down the street just rented for $5k a month, where do people come up with that money just for housing?

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jednaz@reddit

My college-aged daughter drives a 26-year-old small truck, and we have been looking to replace it for a while now. After much consideration we are holding off unless something really great comes along. I drive a vehicle that is 11 years old, and had thought about replacing it but really I have no need to do so.

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GirlWhoCodes25@reddit

Yeah I’m in a similar situation. 11 and 15 year old cars. 26 years is great, I’d like to get that many years out of ours.

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CanoegunGoeff@reddit

I’ve got three Toyotas and they are all 30 or almost 30.

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GirlWhoCodes25@reddit

Toyotas last forever. I see 90s Camrys pretty often

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CanoegunGoeff@reddit

Mine is one of them lol. I’ve got a 96 Camry my grandmother purchased new. Still going, though I have manual swapped it.

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GirlWhoCodes25@reddit

That’s fantastic. I miss when cars were simpler - lower tech I mean. I like apple car play - my car was made around the time it started rolling out - but I still put in DVDs sometimes.

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CanoegunGoeff@reddit

I just have aftermarket single din head units in all my cars so I have Bluetooth and can play anything I want via my phone. Head units are cheap and extremely easy to install.

And if I need a GPS, well, that’s what a phone mount is for.

I’d rather none of that stuff be integrated into the car otherwise lol.

90s cars really were the peak imo, where you get the benefit of just enough tech to have efficient EFI, but you still get analog tactile switches and buttons for the climate controls.

It’s a car and it doesn’t need to pretend to be a smartphone.

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GirlWhoCodes25@reddit

The analog switches and buttons are the best, luckily some car manufacturers are starting to move back to those since they realized we don’t want built in iPads in our cars lol

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CanoegunGoeff@reddit

Yeah, I can feel for a tactile button without taking my eyes off the road. Touch screens in cars is dumb.

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Zephyr_Dragon49@reddit

Idk why but around the 2008 crisis I always remembered hearing the stat that Americans moved every 6 years on average. I guess as a middle schooler it sounded like a lot to me back then. I recently heard it's now 10-12 years. No one's out doing anything rn. Zero risk tolerance.

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Salekdarling@reddit

We have a 26 and a 5 year old car that we have no plans to give up. Between the price of vehicles and the feds installing surveillance crap on new vehicles soon, I'll drive the wheels off my sable and kia.

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Zealousideal-Print41@reddit

More people sleeping in their cars at rest areas. 3 years ago there wasn't anybody but us. Wonder how many we're going to see this year. Also more travelers bringing sandwiches or other food when they travel

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RuhroDream@reddit

Went to the top rated restaurant in it's class yesterday for lunch at 1pm (Wednesday) in a decently populated city. They had an extremely affordable lunch special at just $11, made with such care, and it was delicious.

Place was empty, and located right across from multiple higher paying job facilities / government type infustracture.

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Itsalwaysnow321@reddit

At concerts, no one is buying drinks or snacks. The splurge is the ticket, and there’s nothing left after the purchase.

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Unique-Sock3366@reddit

Massive hiring freezes and many reports of people being unable to secure employment for long periods of time.

I’m protecting my job with every skill at my disposal.

Also, LOTS of houses for sale in our small township. Many have been sitting vacant for long months now. I keep an eye on prices and they seem grossly inflated, despite the glut and sluggish sales.

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BenGay29@reddit

I’m 74 and had to return to work due to ridiculous electric bills. I’m so grateful I could go back to the work I retired from.

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Mac_Soprano@reddit

It hurts to see seniors forced back to work. My dad just retired at 70 and will need to work part time still to supplement his small savings and SS.

I wish you the best and hope you are at least respected by your employer/coworkers/customers.

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BenGay29@reddit

Thank you! Yes, I am so very fortunate to be appreciated! I wish your Dad all the best, and hope he can fully retire soon.

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Mac_Soprano@reddit

That’s great to hear. Thank you, I hope he can too!

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Independent-Bug-9352@reddit

ah but hey, at least billionaires are getting their next mobile ~~epstein island~~ I mean yacht.

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Significant-Try5103@reddit

My job is insanely short staffed and they are borderline refusing to hire people

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DogMedic101stABN@reddit

We have two houses that were built behind our house. The neighborhood is mostly 60’s single floor ranch homes and bungalows. The two houses they built behind me are three stories and a basement. Median house price for my neighborhood is $250,000, these two houses entered the market for $750,000. We all laughed, then they built it, and it’s been sitting vacant for 2 years. Nobody wanted it and now whomever built them is taking a bath on it. Both houses have switched realtors multiple times.

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AdAble557@reddit

Missouri?

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DogMedic101stABN@reddit

Nah, I’m in the south.

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

Big brain planning right there

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Common-Swing-4347@reddit

I had been applying for a year to change jobs. Nothing in 2025. Back in 2024 I had multiple call backs and interviews that didn't sway me. It has been dreadful. We also see people holding onto their jobs at work even with the last two shite pay raises.

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CannyGardener@reddit

I am renting someone I know a room because she has not been able to find work for like a year... The job situation out there is not good. I'm dug in like a tick at my job, so hoping I can hold that through all of this.

Tons of houses for sale for a couple months now in my area. Last year houses would come and go in \~3 days, now it is like 45-60 days.

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twalk1975@reddit

The girl at the smoke shop near me told me almost no one showed up to buy discounted bongs on 4/20.

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TrumpDickRider1@reddit

Yea baby, we back to using 2 liters and shit. jk

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Bulky-Captain-3508@reddit

Nothing rips like a well crafted gravity bong.

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ldawg3393@reddit

As a Smokeshop girl unfortunately this has been going on for a while. 4/20 culture is kinda dead even in California, a lot of the events got sponsored by big corporations and became really lame. In my area, for the last 7 or so years people will camp out for free dispensary goodies but aren’t doing much outside of that (I’ve waited in a 7am line or two myself lol). Also for bongs in particular, it’s an item you don’t typically have to replace often and people don’t “collect” glass like they did in 2015-2018. The culture has switched to vapes and electronic devices heavily

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TernarySquare0123@reddit

I bought an indestructible metal tank - I figured with the way things are going, it might be the last piece I can ever justify lol

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fuckingham_green@reddit

Ok this one raised my eyebrows

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thin-af-mint@reddit

Walmart was selling DVD players. Why stream when you get AI Ads for drugs and gambling when you can watch a movie or a show on DVD from the library free, no ads.

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nottodayautoimmune@reddit

No line at the usually overflowing McDonald’s drive thru during dinner hours.

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Ill-Sprinkles6772@reddit

At my manufacturing company's orders have stopped.

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burnsian@reddit

I work with commercial trucks at the border. They used to always have loads southbound and northbound. Rarely any delays when you look at travel time.

Now? Frequently empty in one direction. Often with extra days sitting and waiting while their company hunts for a load for the return trip.

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SpacemanLost@reddit

I'm seeing a really weird fracturing in used computers and components on eBay, etc.

Good previous generation gaming PCs (like 13th gen i9 / 4070ti GPU / 32GB RAM) on eBay are selling for well less than the sum of prices of (new) components.

Computers usable for AI on the other hand like 64GB Mac Mini or 256GB Mac Studio have asking insane asking prices and lots of scam listings.

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mystery_biscotti@reddit

GPU shortage. Fun...not.

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RedditMadeName@reddit

Weird, but indicator nonetheless: Online games and other programs are changing things up so that people are induced to spend money or watch more ads. For example, Duolingo has a system in which you have to have a certain amount of "energy" to complete lessons. You can sign up for a subscription, which gets you unlimited energy. In the free edition, you can watch ads to get a certain number of energy points.

In the free edition, Duolingo used to let people get 5 energy points per ad watched; now it's down to 3 points. In addition, they are pushing free tryouts of their subscription more and even offered a month-long preview

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PM_Me_UR-FLASHLIGHT@reddit

A strip club somewhat close to me has been putting out a lot more ads on a radio station I listen to. It used to be once every hour or two, but I've heard as much as 4 times an hour in the past month. That tells me they're hurting.

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Tdivarco@reddit

Could also be that no one else has money for ads, so they play that one more?

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ladder_of_cheese@reddit

One of the podcasts I listen that used to have trendy online retailers advertising just had a commercial for a rent to own store

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

Moved on from Bombas socks and MeUndies to full-on stores? Dang

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ladder_of_cheese@reddit

I don’t consider rent-to-own the same category as regular stores. Bit of an overcorrection

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

My dumb self just realized you weren't talking about the store itself being rent-to-own lol sorry about that

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ladder_of_cheese@reddit

Haha no worries. I wasn’t sure if it was snark or if you weren’t aware of RTO. Not sure how widely known it is

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Odii_SLN@reddit

We thrift a lot mainly for fun and the oddball hidden goblin treasure - this weekend goodwills were packed, like 2-3 times as busy

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flossyrossy@reddit

Yep! Just helped my sister with her annual garage sale. She only really sells kids clothing, shoes, and toys. A few houseware items, but the bulk is kids stuff. Nothing big or expensive. Usually she makes about $500 for the two day sale. This year she cleared over $1200. In fact after day one she was frantically having my mom and I help her add stuff because she had empty tables. I have never in my life seen so many people at a garage sale. It was truly bananas. My guess is that $1 clothes at a garage sale for a summer wardrobe beats a lot of thrift prices now. It did so well I think we will have another one before school starts.

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LaineyValley@reddit

Curious about where your sister gets her.inventory? And how can she make a profit selling items for $1?

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flossyrossy@reddit

It’s not really inventory. It’s just stuff they don’t need anymore. She has a lot of kids of various sizes and a small home, so she constantly has items they have grown out of, toys they don’t like anymore, etc. None of it is really “profit” as she buys most of the stuff new. It’s just a way to declutter while getting some cash to get new things for them.

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Minimum_E@reddit

There are more lunchboxes in the fridge at work even though there are fewer employees on the floor

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polished-dirt@reddit

The other new hire I did orientation with at Walmart had a master's degree. She said her 9 to 5 wasn't cutting it anymore and she needed a second job part-time to make ends meet. It's rough

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DontBruhMeBruh@reddit

Homeowners insurance are dramatically increasing deductibles for severe weather damage claims.

I live in a hail zone, and my hail/wind deductible was recently updated to be 2% of my house value instead of $1500 bucks. Massive increase.

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Admirable_Basket381@reddit

Usaa did this to me. Proved me out of the $2500 deductible. Also eating 2%.

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WhereDidAllTheSnowGo@reddit

Aside

Estimate a roof replacement with low, mid, and top tier shingles.

Our rates dropped massively with mid tier shingles, making it smarter to replace at 15 & 20 years than to wait for visible wear or damage

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All-I-Do-Is-Fap@reddit

Very hard for my friends and family to find jobs

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Far_Salamander_4075@reddit

I have a college degree and consider myself rather articulate and literate and I can’t even get a call back from Walmart.

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Koraxtheghoul@reddit

I have a PhD in a hard science, so do six of my friends, all looking for work.

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Blondefarmgirl@reddit

Have you tried looking outside the US? There are countries that have programs to attract scientists while the US is on a purge.

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Koraxtheghoul@reddit

I managed to interview in Czechia, but the issue is that there are fewer jobs overseas than in the US by volume of people... at least those that are online and accessible to non-Chinese speakers.

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2BlueZebras@reddit

Overqualified.

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Far_Salamander_4075@reddit

Seems odd when they have constant postings open to not take someone even if they’re overqualified though.

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povertyandpinetrees@reddit

If you want the cheat code message me.

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just_one_diabete@reddit

I work as a career counselor, and the past 2ish years have been even more brutal than 2008.

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Historical-Many9869@reddit

what fields would you recommend for someone choosing a major in college ?

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Solo_Camping_Girl@reddit

Can confirm, I've been looking for a job for almost half a year and ghosting seems to be their preferred method to tell me I'm not qualified. There's less good quality jobs on Linkedin right now.

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

With a username like that, maybe I shouldn't ask if it's a specific field they are hunting in lol 🧐

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ElegantAsparagus315@reddit

I’ve been in construction and manual labor most of my life… i could probably find a job but i am sick of sacrificing my body, my dignity, and patience for a half-assed contractors with power and revenue on their mind.

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Zestyflour@reddit

I had an easier time finding work after a 10 year gap during COVID than I am now.

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nelsonalgrencametome@reddit

I've been noticing way less postings for jobs in general the last couple months.

I've been half ass looking for something different the last couple years and the available/desirable jobs have definitely declined...

Plus hearing about more layoffs each month.

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jujutsu-die-sen@reddit

This was an interesting one

eBay stock has doubled in value over the last two years. The only reason eBay climbs like that is because people are thrifting to each other instead of buying at a company store.

The only times eBay has doubled that fast was leading up the Great Recession and COVID…

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bluelily216@reddit

Also, you can kind of tell how well the job market and the economy is doing by the cost of used items. When things are going well, you can get great deals because people are selling just to clean out their closets. But when things are bad used items are more expensive because sellers are depending on them monetarily. I sell things online, and I've had to raise my prices because I lost my job. I know others who have had to do the same.

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aurorashim@reddit

Anecdotally, I keep an eye out for linen shirts when I’m thrifting and pieces I was consistently picking up for about $8 last year have doubled

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sleepytipi@reddit

I like to shop off season for clothes/ shoes/ gear etc. It just makes sense to me to get it all when it's near half price, and gives me something to look forward to using. When it doesn't really drop that tends to mirror these other trends as well.

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TimberBiscuits@reddit

It’s quite often a used item (brand name) is nearly the same cost as the new item once you factor in shipping and tax. I really don’t understand who’s buying those specific items.

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tinygiggs@reddit

A specific set of people who don't want to contribute to more manufacturing of more goods, or big box stores profits, when they can find good, used clothes/wares may be willing to pay higher prices. They feel they're doing a greater good and it isn't just about thrifting.

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splat-y-chila@reddit

Clothes patterns and ceramics are bland and plain now. Like not the patters painted/stamped on but the actual vessel. Gotta get vintage to get the artistry.

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alias454@reddit

Maybe it depends on what you're selling. I see the opposite. When people are broke no one is buying at the higher prices so people sell cheap because they need the money. Supply and demand.

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EnHalvSnes@reddit

Oh. So this is lots of stuff on eBay costs much more now.

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RamonaLittle@reddit

And yet on the eBay subs, there are daily complaints from sellers that their sales are down (although I'm sure this varies by category). And it doesn't help that eBay has been having as-yet-unexplained technical problems for the past few days.

Plus postage rates just went up by 8% for Ground Advantage and Priority mail. That will negatively affect eBay and its users.

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roadtrip-ne@reddit

Postage rates are insane to what they used to be. Between postage & eBay fees it’s barely worth it to sell some stuff

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Only-Worldliness2006@reddit

I think it a double-edge sword situation for sellers. In a declining market, more people might be buying on ebay but there are also more people selling "to get extra money" type of thing.

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SquirrelyMcNutz@reddit

Maybe postage rates wouldn't go up if that stupid fucking Pump Up The Volume USPS commercial was playing every other commercial break on a bunch of channels?

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jujutsu-die-sen@reddit

Would a change in the ratio of sellers to buyers cause that?

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RamonaLittle@reddit

Well, a lot of things are happening at once, and the math is beyond my capabilities, honestly.

One elephant in the room is that many potential buyers have died. The latest flu surge was the worst in decades, and killed ~23,000 people in the United States. People are still dying from covid and other diseases too, and many more have become sick and/or disabled (which means medical bills and decreased earnings). After someone dies, what do their family members do with all their stuff? A lot probably gets listed on eBay. So supply is going up while demand goes down.

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sickbubble-gum@reddit

TJX stock is doing well too

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blt88@reddit

True story - I went into TJX store about a week ago. This was on a Sunday but the place was packed!! I had to wait in line for almost 30 mins to check out. I never usually go inside but I have been in previous years and have never seen it that busy!

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Drycabin1@reddit

But I also believe many people are more into thrifting and resale than ever for all sorts of reasons, not just lack of/less funds.

You may be conscious of the ecological disaster fast fashion has created and just online sales of clothing in general where people buy ten things in three sizes each and return all but a couple items. Amazingly, those returns are just dumped in a landfill because they are so cheap it isn’t worth the labor to sort through them!

It is also hard to find a company you feel comfortable buying from anymore, whether because the company is just flat out evil to its employees, suppliers, and the environment or is connected to Epstein through one of its owners or high ups or some other horrid reason.

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DET013@reddit

GameStop has been linked to merger/acquisition talks with eBay. Not counting out that theory but considering the timeline it could just be speculative investing

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melympia@reddit

You mean the 2008 recession, right? Because the so-called Big Recession was way before ebay...

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existing_for_fun@reddit

"The Great Recession" is what the 2008 recession is called.

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MrD3a7h@reddit

200(gr)8 Recession.

There's something there. Keep working on it.

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

.. it's so two thousand and late?

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jmk672@reddit

Tbf it might be an American term. People here usually say the GFC

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

"Great Financial Crisis"?

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existing_for_fun@reddit

I've heard that as well.

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melympia@reddit

I mixed it up with The Great Depression. My bad.

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fullstack_newb@reddit

I get what they're saying, but how much of that this time is recession vs the enshittification of new stuff? Better to buy used and get quality

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Dork_wing_Duck@reddit

🤨 "the Great Recession"?

^It's a joke, right?

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IncomingAxofKindness@reddit

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Far_Salamander_4075@reddit

It’s a common name for the 2008 recession, a play on The Great Depression.

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livestrong2109@reddit

All of them it's been going on for months. My brothers company makes American made soap with imported oil. I tried getting a dryer and had to switch models because they have imported issues and no supply. Farmers are screaming from the hills about input prices. Walmart is flipping out about people only buying staples. Half the country is still under a major drought. The entire economy would be flat or recessed if not propped by an AI bubble and the spending from ultra rich shoppers. Bond curve has been inverted for ever now. The money market is basically free cash right now. Fuel prices are insane and diesel which is the back bone of the economy is the worst.

Just about everything is fucked but stocks keep hitting all time highs 🙃. The rug sweep is likely to make this the biggest economic downturn in out life times.

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FaerieKnotz@reddit

* Half the country is still under a major drought

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livestrong2109@reddit

https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/

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StrongShallots@reddit

Should I pull everything out of the stock market before it crashes?

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TransitionPowerful29@reddit

Should you get financial advice from a random on Reddit? Probably not...

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livestrong2109@reddit

Guy asked if he should pull all his cash, no idea move into Healthcare and consumer staples. VHT, VDC. Disclaimer just random guy investing, don't take anything as advice. Yada Yadav Disclaimer. Did damn well in 2008-2009 though

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TransitionPowerful29@reddit

To be fair, if he is an investor and is tempted to panic sell stocks off a Reddit comment, the best thing for him to invest in would be something a bit more stable / risk-free like silver, gold, etc. No disrespect to you either, Livestrong

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ButterPup121519@reddit

The rise in houses going up for sale

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SurrrenderDorothy@reddit

Empty storefronts. BIG indicator in 2008.

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RememberKoomValley@reddit

I went to the greenhouse I visit twice a year, a few weeks after their opening day, and not only was it jammed with twice as many people as I've ever seen there, a lot of them were male and shopping alone. Not smiling men trailing after girlfriends, not long-suffering fellows swiping on their phone and never looking up except when their partner shoves another dahlia into their arms, but men with baskets of edible plants, flagging down the employees to ask about companion planting, and if they were looking at their phones it was to look up specifics on how to grow tomatoes.

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missbwith2boys@reddit

That’s good news. Really hope more people have a backyard garden this year.

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reedmanisback@reddit

It's just a shame people are doing it out of desperation.

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missbwith2boys@reddit

Absolutely agree.

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RememberKoomValley@reddit

Mm...it's good news like "I'm getting more exercise!" is good news; that is, if it's a decision someone is making at leisure, it's marvelous. If it's a decision they're making because they have cancer? Less good.

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missbwith2boys@reddit

I don’t disagree with your premise.

I think it’s good that folks are trying to grow some of their own food. I’ve often thought it a shame that we didn’t continue to encourage home food gardens as a society post WW2, because that knowledge and those skills are tough to obtain once they are gone.

Some folks will realize that it’s really hard to grow much in their one raised bed that they’ve invested in this year. They’ll realize how important local farmers are and how fragile it is to rely on home gardening for their calories. Maybe they’ll find their green thumb and will expand their garden next year, giving them a chance to be less reliant on factory foods.

I don’t want folks to fail, rather, I’m hoping that new skills will be found through community. I’m always happy to chat with neighbors and friends about how to grow whatever they’re trying to grow. Those connections could make stronger communities ultimately.

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Roadbike_Okc@reddit

If I was smart, I’d open a pawn shop or a liquor store.

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FormerNeighborhood80@reddit

Our local liquor store has tripled in size in the past two years. Busy all the time. My college graduate who can’t find a job works there part time.

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Vegetable-Board-5547@reddit

Bananas are 50 cents a pound. Two years ago, they were 10 cents a pound. 85/15 ground beef is $8/lb. This is at Winco.

I'm seeing a lot more weird cuts of meat. Chicken feet, pig hooves, etc.

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FormerNeighborhood80@reddit

I saw chicken feet and was slightly traumatized but people were buying them.

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ragdollxkitn@reddit

Some of the ground beef looks suspicious. Walmart has some weird ground beef packages

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Vegetable-Board-5547@reddit

The ones in the tubes seem highly processed, possibly with filler or added water. Those are selling for a low, low price of $6/lb.

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iamjustaguy@reddit

Those tubes are good for pasta dishes.

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IncomingAxofKindness@reddit

Impossible burger patties actually looking cheap 😂

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

Perfect sales pitch for them: "Compared to ripoff beef prices, try the impossibly low priced impossible burger!"

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mystery_biscotti@reddit

I've been making my own versions with TVP. Also looking up WW2 recipes.

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

Few weeks back I saw a post on Reddit where somebody was asking what this giant thing they found in their Kroger beef. Turned out to be a massive, live, maggot of some sort. Definitely been a lot more cautious with food prep since I saw that!

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wellbalancedlibra@reddit

People using calculators when they are grocery shopping.

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sumptin_wierd@reddit

Restaurant business feels like 2008

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greendildouptheass@reddit

diner serving staff are getting more attractive, like drop dead gorgeous-why are you here-attractive

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Syn1h@reddit

I work in shipping, and there's a noticeably lower volume of freight moving. Not just locally to me either, nationwide there's a slower churn of freight coming from warehouses in my company (and competitors) across the US. And it's not only due to fuel costs!

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AdAble557@reddit

Had to pay for a wisdom tooth extraction. 2k with Care Credit. 6 months to pay. About a year ago they offered 18 months. Don't know if it's because it's a different dentist or if they are reducing the time to pay in general

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irreversible2002@reddit

Malcolm in the Middle is back

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StrongShallots@reddit

I don't get this joke?

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irreversible2002@reddit

Show about a working class struggling family that was cancelled right before the economic crash of 2008 is revived during the most epic economic crash of all time

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InsaneDOM@reddit

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TCivan@reddit

Near me, Aldi is the cheapest store. There is a Bargain Grocery store too, but it’s maybe .05 cheaper for much worse quality stuff.

Aldi is packed.

Walmart, Vons, Stater Brothers, are ghost towns.

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unit_101010@reddit

Restaurants a lot emptier, and a lot fewer kids in them.

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Trekster1@reddit

Texas Roadhouse in my areas have had empty spots in the parking lot. I’ve never seen that. Lol

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SlavaUkrayne@reddit

Woah we are so fucked

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Hefty-Squirrel-6800@reddit

People have quit going out to eat.

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HeavySigh14@reddit

The economy has beat me down enough that I finally started budgeting. We spent nearly $800 a month between groceries and eating out.

That’s been slashed into 1/3. No more eating out for us. It’ll be a pay raise just cooking our own food.

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Hefty-Squirrel-6800@reddit

I no longer eat out, but my wife and kids have not accepted the message. So, I sit at home and eat leftovers or cook something. I still wear the same clothes that I bought in 2020. I drive a 2010 Mazda to avoid a car note. I refrain from buying groceries until payday to force my family to eat and use what we have at home.

The thing is that I make decent money, and there is still nothing left at the end of the month.

It is what it is.

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johnwickcz@reddit

There's more of those pop-ups at the checkout screen where it asks if you want to donate money. I've also seen a lot more talk of "community" and "neighbors" which is very unusual in our individualistic society in the US. What's that line from Seinfeld? "This is America. You don’t have to help anybody!"

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HeavySigh14@reddit

My electric company asked if I wanted to donate to their fund to “help my neighbors that can’t afford their light bill”…. But they’ve raised rates for the 5th straight year…. I wonder why they can’t afford it

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johnwickcz@reddit

Meanwhile a student from my former university just called asking if I'd like to donate to their school fund... but it's UC Berkeley so I don't see how they would be hurting for cash.

Factoring in inflation, my salary has been the same for 5 years so no can do.

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ToughShower4966@reddit

I work for an airport with a good sized General Aviation community. Outside of buisness jets and some "high earner" tenants, no one is flying for giggles right now. Everyone flying is making thier money on it and have to. Fuel pricing for AVGAS is brutal and we have lots of our old dogs selling thier pride and joy and leaving the industry.

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mementosmoritn@reddit

I've noticed the local joy flyers haven't been airborne lately, now that you mention it.

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Oversdub@reddit

No one is buying anything on FB marketplace

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Mochalada@reddit

It’s me I’m the last fb marketplace customer and I’ve come to lowball

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mementosmoritn@reddit

This is the way.

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mementosmoritn@reddit

During my regular drive arounds, I notice more and more houses for sale, across all areas. Prices are not down yet, but I'd say most neighborhoods have 3-5 houses listed, particularly out of city and bought in the last five years.

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Independent-Bug-9352@reddit

Vehicle repossession rates are up around Great Recession levels.

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Adventurous_Path_625@reddit

McDonald’s removed the buy 2 value items and get 1 for $1

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AwakePlatypus@reddit

I noticed that but at the same time, at least in my area, the price of the McChicken dropped from $2.99 to $1.99 🤷‍♂️

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True_mourning84@reddit

Everywhere is wanting a chunk of flesh for everything. Work wants to work you to the bone (hoping you quit?) so the inevitable doesn’t have to be random layoffs, anywhere is painful, where they used to throw in extra little bits you either have to pay (like pizza cheese/peppers or soy sauce packets) or they just stopped bringing those in. Everything is tightening up and nothings carefree. Its feeling more like musical chairs nearing the end.

SCARCITY vibes.

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ChesterNorris@reddit

Tools in pawn shops. I always see jewelry, game consoles, and crappy guitars. But tools are the indicator that we're in trouble.

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VariousFalcon7466@reddit

Good ones?

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Fun_Initiative_2336@reddit

I work at a glorified pawn shop that doesn’t advertise the we take tools - and we’re getting dewalt and other types of medium end power tools

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MurkyCartoonist9944@reddit

My local pawn shop is literally drowning in Dewalt tools. Just huge bins full of them.

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UnofficiallyDone@reddit

My ex pawned a bunch of my Ryobi tools for drug money. Was really irritating paying for them again to get them back.

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NYRangers1313@reddit

I noticed this too recently. Lots of Blue Point, Silver Eagle, Gearwrench, Dewalt and Milwaukee at a few pawn shops near me.

Usually it's just overwhelmingly Craftsman then maybe some Husky, Kobalt and Pittsburgh Pro.

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symplton@reddit

There were so many open returns for sale at my local Harbor Freight they started taking big %% off - I've never seen it that high with that much inventory.

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MotherPotential@reddit

That you're receiving the high end ones or that they pile up?

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bearinsac@reddit

I have noticed this myself. I was just figuring more people were getting their tools stolen and sold at pawn shops. I like to frequent pawn shops for golf clubs (some fun finds that can be refurbished) or on the rare occasion video games since I’m not buying new. The golf club section is gone and has been replaced with more tools because the store owner said he wasn’t selling any golf clubs.

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Meowweredoomed@reddit

People driving around with damaged vehicles. Like they cant afford the down payment to get them fixed, so they're ghetto rigging it.

This is wv by the way.

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JWheels_27@reddit

I mean it is West Virginia after all lol

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Tlr321@reddit

Agreed. I’ve got an 04 Explorer with a timing chain that’s failing. It’s already on its last legs & I just need it to get me to July. To fix it would require dropping the engine & $2k at a minimum. Not worth it.

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Unique-Sock3366@reddit

Lots of vehicles with expired license plates here in North Carolina.

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Tlr321@reddit

Cops do not care about the expiration date on the tags in Oregon. My MIL still has 2023 stickers on her car. The CEO of my company still has 2024 stickers.

I had 2024 stickers all last year & never got pulled over. The only time they pull you over is if they’re already looking for a reason to do so.

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MrD3a7h@reddit

People in Nebraska have stopped putting plates on vehicles. No in transits, no plates.

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jazzbiscuit@reddit

Does NC still do the weird property tax with your license plate renewal thing? I was military in NC in the 90's, bought a vehicle there and was shocked when I got the first plate renewal with some insanely high vehicle tax thing added in. I immediately phoned home to get the POA paperwork to switch my registration to my home state, but I can see people not renewing now if that's the standard process - it was well over $500 then.

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Unique-Sock3366@reddit

Yes, indeed. You pay taxes on every vehicle you own when you renew your plates.

Very likely related.

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Kindly_Discipline_33@reddit

Same in PA plus LOTS of trucks and SUVs not passing the penny test on their tires. Some are so bald I have no idea how they were able to drive this past winter.

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ElegantAsparagus315@reddit

Lol when i see a busted up car in the area i am currently sort of living, I get excited and look to see if they are someone i would want to hang out with.

Usually nothing but brand new luxury vehicles here, on lease.

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ryan1226@reddit

Seeing a bunch of a celebrities doing commercials

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arbyyyyh@reddit

Landlord might be selling the house and we have a GREAT deal on rent so I’m scared what the new landlord might do to rent when they buy.

Started looking around and rents seem to be coming down.

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WhereDidAllTheSnowGo@reddit

Scouting for Food

We had our food drive recently

Lowest collection of items per Scout in the last decade-ish

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splat-y-chila@reddit

Just give it a month. I'm growing extra in the garden this year so I can go donate, but it isn't harvesting season yet.

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Illustrious-Nose3100@reddit

Posted an entry level ish job at my work. 38 applicants, several with a decade + of experience. Granted it’s not a bad gig if money isn’t super tight but I thought that was crazy

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CyberSmith31337@reddit

For me, the things I am noticing the most are:

Declining gym attendance. I work out 7x a week… and the gym is about 1/2 as full as it was a few months ago. People aren’t spending for all the bougie shit like they used to. There are also significantly less trainers employed by the gym.
Alternatively, and alarmingly, the amount of empty commercial real estate complexes I am seeing all over the place. I am not talking like 1 or 2 vacant units in a building; I am talking entire strip malls that don’t have a single tenant.
Empty “middle of the road” restaurants. The high-priced places are always booming, but the old school joints (Chilis, Applebees, Red Robin, etc) are always empty. This is what we used to hoping refer to as ”boomer stops” because those were the only people who ate there; even the boomers aren’t going out to eat anymore.

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kheret@reddit

A popular long-standing restaurant in my neighborhood just announced its closure. I assume many more will follow. Not looking forward to all the empty storefronts.

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sblinn@reddit

Price for used guitars and gear very down. Lots of used iPhone 14-15 being sold.

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kheret@reddit

This is actually a really good one. Of all “optional” items instruments hold their value pretty well usually. Another might be more high quality instruments being listed cheaper. Beginner level instruments are sold all the time by people who either leveled up or gave up. If more dedicated folks are selling their good stuff, that’s a bad sign.

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iloveschnauzers@reddit

Okay, this is an “out there” indicator, but I walk for exercise. As I’m old, I’ve been doing it for decades. To not get bored, I collect pop and beer cans for charity money. Everytime a recession hits, discarded cans decrease dramatically in numbers. It’s a strange indicator, but it’s been a consistent indicator for decades. HaHa , n= 1.

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Big_Fortune_4574@reddit

More people collecting the deposit seems like a pretty straightforward indicator to me!

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DMPark@reddit

Either that, or people are saving money by not drinking canned drinks so often.

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myxyplyxy@reddit

So what are you seeing? A decrease? How much?

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Prior-Win-4729@reddit

In Oregon during the 2008 crash, people were riding bikes or towing shopping carts and rummaging through bins on recycle day to get cans and bottles for deposit. I almost never had any cans left for the recycling to pick up. That is some dirty, heavy work for very little money at the end of the day.

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mystery_biscotti@reddit

We have eight cats. That's 8 aluminium cans of cat food per day. I spaced looking at the fact we can get back cash for the cans, especially because aluminum shortage.

Thanks for the reminder! I'm gonna start separating those out now!

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jednaz@reddit

I have been doing the same for about twenty years. I always picked up cans while walking, in parking lots if I see flattened ones on the way to my car, and at construction sites as we got to a lot of those due to our businesses and I got in the habit of bringing trash bags to clean up the site. It is easy petty cash and as my daughter got older (she is in college now) would give the cash to her for her incidental needs. She now takes the cans to the recycle place (an education in humanity in and of itself). It has been less cans lately for sure, even at our job sites I am not getting as many. It has me wondering if other people are picking them up.

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Izoliner@reddit

Republicans asking to use tax payers funds to foot the bill for Trump's new ballroom.

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IncomingAxofKindness@reddit

Seems like a bold plan for midterms, Cotton. Let’s see how it plays out.

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warboy@reddit

Lets be real here. Neither party has a plan to get out of this. More than likely they're probably to the point of playing hot potato with who's going to take the blame.

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

Don't seem like they are even up to the "concepts of a plan" stage

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warboy@reddit

Both parties exemplify the decrepit rot of current society. We are cooked and we do not have our brightest working on a solution. For too long we have settled for the "lesser evil" billionaire plaything and now we will suffer the consequences.

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

At this point, I think all of our brightest have already moved on to greener pastures like Canada or Europe

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warboy@reddit

Then they aren't our brightest. Just cowardly smart. The United States is the empire's core. What happens here also affects Canada and Europe in profound ways and moving to somewhere like Canada or Europe means your own country has much less effect on the outcomes.

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FormerNeighborhood80@reddit

People where I live are staying home. No big vacation this year. College grads unable to find jobs moving back home with parents. It’s interesting since this is one of the deepest red states in the country.

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2quickdraw@reddit

I love that for them.

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bluelily216@reddit

I, like most people who've lived in poverty at some point, have a favorite flavor of Ramen. It's a common flavor, and it's usually easy to find. Lately, I've been unable to find it anywhere. On top of that, if I buy a pack on Amazon it costs three times as much as it does at my local store. When Ramen gets expensive and the shelves are bare, you know things are bad.

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holistivist@reddit

Y’all, stop giving money to Amazon. You might as well donate to Trump directly, ffs.

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bluelily216@reddit

I don't. I was just curious about the price. I haven't bought anything off of Amazon for almost two years because I kept being sent counterfeit crap. Then when Bezos bent the knee I felt even better about my decision.

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Big_Fortune_4574@reddit

Thankfully they sell the shin ramyun red at Costco lol

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Dissasociaties@reddit

You try the shin black yet?

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TrickyProfit1369@reddit

Shin black my beloved

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Sufficient_Depth_195@reddit

I work in the education travel sector. We hahva very heslthy pipeline of provisional bookings for summer. Normally, we would expect around 85% conversion rate by this point in the year. (provisional bookings beciming confirmed bookings) This year it's 35%. At this rate it is inevitable that many businesses in my sector will go bust before the end of the year.

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Boring-Philosophy-46@reddit

Nw Europe. Everyone seems to have no vacation plans this year! Usually everyone does but now I only know 1 person who has some.

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TransitionPowerful29@reddit

Travel is also down due to global conflicts/anxiety of something bad happening physically not just because people can't afford it

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Boring-Philosophy-46@reddit

A lot of people I know would normally go camping and biking / hiking in our own country. I think they are using their vacation entitlement money to plug holes in the household budget tbh but I'm not going to ask everyone I (barely) know about their budgets.

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rainbowtison@reddit

Ya I was going to say travel is down. No one is booking vacations or even corporate retreats

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KingPanzerVIII@reddit

I work in manufacturing at a (Very) large American company. Think billion dollar company sharing a parent company's roof with five others.

Pretty much complete hiring freeze since last year. Maintenance windows are tight, problems that aren't urgent don't get addressed, and lately enormous corporate purges and labor cutbacks. Managers that are personable and 'real' becoming sparse, while ones that speak the lingo and talk savings and profitability become more common.

Feels like everything is running on, or close to being on fumes, and that's working at a site with a warehouse a mile long. I can only imagine how small businesses are holding up right now. People like me on the production floor who run machinery and perform repairs are universally miserable. Nothing positive happens any more, and I can only imagine what will happen when our materials which rely on oil for precursors start to feel the price crunch. Doesn't help we rely solely on rail and road for everything.

Another note is that a friend of mine who works at a dealership service department has noticed that work has been unusually slow. Right about a month ago is when things would pick up, and they haven't. It feels universally shit right now. Just turned 21, too! Fuckin' awesome time to be alive.

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throwaway281409@reddit

Unemployment. People have lost their jobs and there is nothing. I can’t imagine the helpless feeling.

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BuffyWouldHave@reddit

Visiting my parents and just saw a huge new Goodwill and a big new Salvation Army thrift store at the town center plaza in high-income Orange County in California.

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Radiant-Net3486@reddit

This is an indicator that my buddy and I watch: the price of 'toys' (discretionary spending such as fun cars, ATVs, boats, campers, car trailers etc) The price of such toys has been dropping steadily for 2 years, and the amount that are available for sale has been increasing at a similar rate. This has continued to be a solid indicator of how the 'average' person/ family is doing financially.

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

Somebody else in the comments referred to those as 'adult toys', thankfully they went on to explain what they considered to be adult toys lol

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SpacemanLost@reddit

adult toys lol

Back in the 1980s I was at a flea market, buying some cheap Sci-Fi Paperbacks (bookstore returns, covers removed) when my friend spotted a large vibrator in a box of stuff. Without thinking I asked "who would buy a -used- vibrator?". That line has since been pulled out by one of us every year or two for the past 4 decades...

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Radiant-Net3486@reddit

I started out with 'adult toys' in my comment and then quickly realized why I couldn't use that phrasing 😂

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FRAB13@reddit

No more visible MAGA flags or stickers on cars

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DogMedic101stABN@reddit

I’ve noticed a lot more people have stopped bragging about Trump being their guy. I haven’t seen a Trump flag in ages. Maybe they’re starting to get it.

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angrytetchy@reddit

They haven't - they're just fleeing from the sinking ship and will fall in line for the next conman to flatter them and make them feel important.

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Lt_Bob_Hookstratten@reddit

100%. In the past this was “silent majority”. Just because the tiger is hiding his stripes doesn’t make him dangerous. They’ll all be back.

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Puzzled-Berry-2450@reddit

Ooooof… cynical stance but yeah… I’ll have to agree with you.

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DogMedic101stABN@reddit

Swiftboat republicans, the tea party, maga is all the same nonsense. Suckers are born every day

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Impossible_Range6953@reddit

Trump 2028 flag removed by neighbor a few weeks ago.

I don't think the base is happy with how the Iran move was sold to them.

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

They actually believed it when he said he was anti-war lol

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unknownpoltroon@reddit

I prefer it when the nazis self label

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Amazing_Shirt_Sis@reddit

Guy in my neighborhood took down his Trump fist pump flag and replaced it with... the bonnie blue. Not exactly an improvement.

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weeatpoison@reddit

I pass this house on my way to work everyday that would always have four flags flying. Usually, a Gadsden Flag, Maga flag, Israeli flag, and and American flag. The house isn't flying any flag at the moment.

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DogMedic101stABN@reddit

Probably because they don’t want their house firebombed lol

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weeatpoison@reddit

100% even in the middle of Oklahoma, they are worried.

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iveseensomethings82@reddit

FIL took down his MAGA flag and put up a “Remember 9/11” flag.

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PlzbuffRakiThenNerf@reddit

If you want to have a pleasant afternoon there’s a video of Trump calling into a news station as 9/11 was happening and he was pondering if he now has the tallest building in NYC. He didn’t of course. I’m sure your FIL will have absolutely zero cognitive dissonance upon watching.

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DogMedic101stABN@reddit

Jesus I remember this interview. What a moron.

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btsg_@reddit

Neighbor took down tbeir maga flag for a back the blue flag

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Cheddarmelon@reddit

I work in a local non corporate grocery store and all the customers that used to come in with MAGA merch no longer wear it. There's like one holdout left and honestly he's probably just in it for the long haul.

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I-am-Mojo-Jojo@reddit

Guy down the street from me took down his TRUMP flag, and replaced it with the Gadsden flag. And I live in a republican stronghold district in Iowa.

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Unique-Sock3366@reddit

Yep. Even out here in the sticks, they’re finally all gone!

There’s a guy nearby who planted a giant “TRUMP” sign on his lawn in buttercups. I need to cruise by and see if they’re there this year.

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keinezeit44@reddit

omg. Imagine putting that much effort into worshipping a cult leader. How pathetic.

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mamamoomargo@reddit

Damn, I wish that was the case here. We have a TRUMP roof sign guy that will probably never take it down.

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Urag-gro_Shub@reddit

I live in a predominantly liberal area, and noticed this quite a few months ago. Glad to hear it isn't just regional!

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bokehtoast@reddit

This part has been awesome.

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oh_you_fancy_huh@reddit

NYT Cooking posted an extremely long article on creative ways to cook with a can of tuna. (None of the ideas looked very good, almost as though the recipe writers had never eaten canned tuna before.)

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PerroRonin@reddit

Random little used car lots popping up on corners with far more vehicles than places to park them.

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wake4coffee@reddit

I work for a ticketing company. Sales are down overall by 10% on average. People are buying with a few days of showing up to the event.

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lizardhistorian@reddit

The population has started collapsing.

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Wise-Force-1119@reddit

We can only hope.

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No-Presentation6300@reddit

Bold…

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ocrohnahan@reddit

We are so far off book that none of the old metrics apply anymore.

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Spunge14@reddit

Town I grew up is a suburb dead smack in the middle of Long Island. Consistently high property values that have only trended slowly up over time. Incredibly low crime rate for decades.

The past year, the town has been completely plagued by car window smash and grabs. Cars in people's driveways. Vans driving block to block - guys get out, break car windows, grab anything inside, get back in van.

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canilive20@reddit

Commack?

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Spunge14@reddit

No, nicer than Commack.

Are they having this issue in Commack too?

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MrArmageddon12@reddit

Completely anecdotal, but a ton of local small businesses are closing up.

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billocity@reddit

My butler mentioned something about the high cost of groceries IDK

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throwawayt44c@reddit

Sounds like you must have pulled that intel out from your butler.

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Mecha-Jesus@reddit

I’ve encountered way more religious nut jobs harassing people about finding Jesus than any other time in the past decade

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StrongShallots@reddit

Same here. I've noticed a resurgence of anti-abortion protests in my city that I haven't seen since the early 2000's. Shit's weird.

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Eric_Durden@reddit

I've lived in the same house for 20 years, and have never had bible thumpers come knocking. But so far this spring I've had three visits and dozens of flyers stuck to my door.

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kezfertotlenito@reddit

I had Jehovah's Witnesses show up for the first time in my LIFE last week! The Mormons haven't found me yet, thank goodness.

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

I have only had JWs stop at my time twice and it was both the same people trying to convert me or something. I made them stand out in the driveway in the heat while we talked and I kept making them repeat themselves over and over and over. I think they put me on a "no visit" list lol

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sharksnack3264@reddit

They sniff out the vulnerability. On that note I've seen a lot more Mormon missionaries lately on the local buses. I guess it's a captive audience and likely to be more financially strapped and emotionally struggling.

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Wytch78@reddit

I’ve been seeing a ton of ppl on the side of the road holding Repent! type signs.

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notjustsome-all@reddit

How is that a recession indicator? Does it mean tithing is down at churches and they need more bodies?

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Flataus@reddit

Probably, yes. It also could mean that churches are "preying" on people in times of despair (financial insecurity, in this case)

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Mecha-Jesus@reddit

Fewer jobs => More people with more free time to religiously harass people
More despair => More people turning to religion
More people in need of assistance => More people seeking assistance from churches => More churchgoers => More people religiously harassing others

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keinezeit44@reddit

I'm thinking it's because religious leaders know that people are at their most vulnerable (and therefore, easily targeted/persuaded) point when they're flat broke. Or when they've just lost a loved one, or (insert major life crisis here).

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Cracklin0atBran@reddit

A man just the other week was screaming furious about being overcharged .44 for a pack of zyns. It was 5.44 per pack, but there was a get 5 for 5 each deal. Dude didn’t buy 5.

S-c-r-e-a-m-I-n-g with child in tow. This was important enough to return to the gas station later that day.

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holistivist@reddit

He has my empathy. It’s not the 44 cents, it’s feeling like every single corporate entity is trying to trick and scam and outright steal every possible last penny you may have. It’s relentless and infuriating.

He may have made a mistake, but I’m sure it was a final straw of many. And just how obvious was the “buy 5” part of the advertising? My grocery store has been pulling all kinds of hide-the-real-price bullshit games lately.

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

Somebody should offer him a zyn

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Zephyr_Dragon49@reddit

No good jobs. Use to something or fast food. I've never seen indeed so bare.

Discounted stuff at Walmart is gone every time. I'll see a red or yellow tag but it's garenteed to be zero product left on the shelf. There use to be at least a couple left by the time I get out to shop but not anymore.

Near zero overnight traffic during the week. I work nights and am commuting home around the 2-4am window. Use to see several log and semi trucks with a few cars. Now I might see 2 cars tops in all the 65 miles of rural highway. There's more passenger vehicles when I'm going home on the weekend but not during the week. This makes me suspicious that local nightshifts have been reduced. Not mine at least.

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Think-Preference-451@reddit

No one getting tattooed

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Grizly2000@reddit

Uae leaving opec

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Sk8rToon@reddit

My local Ralph’s grocery is offering free delivery. Not the usual paid delivery or free with paid subscription delivery. Just straight up free. Limited time but still.

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SpinachnPotatoes@reddit

Dumped pets and inability of shelters to assist due to being full.

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sittingbulloch@reddit

I’ve been seeing this, too. I work on a community college campus, and we are starting to find cats that were obviously someone’s pet previously dumped on campus about once a week now. I guess the previous owners are hoping maybe someone will take them home.

It’s really sad.

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

😢

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RoseEmmy@reddit

The mechanic didn’t even try to upsell us even tho our car battery does need to be replaced. He respected we were eeking it out as long as possible.

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No_Possible_7108@reddit

Just make sure you have it replaced before it goes out for good and you end up having to get a tow. I learned about that the hard way😵‍💫

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FuzzzyRam@reddit

My friend is really struggling with money and went to go sell plasma - there aren't any slots available for 2-3 months because everyone else is going the same thing...

They're usually offering gift cards and stuff begging for people to go.

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DepressingFolkMusic@reddit

$8 blueberries

All the musicians from my childhood going back on tour.

My partner (who has not taken my prepping seriously) independently deciding to plant a porch garden and buy a bunch of beans.

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Special_Library_766@reddit

Just out of curiosity! Who'd you see going out touring again? ... Maybe we can catch them... Bet the tickets won't be $9 anymore tho lol. I used to see a concert every weekend (classic rock bands) with my paper route money in the early 80s. 😫

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AwakePlatypus@reddit

I work at a big box store famous for their hot dogs.

While people would always leave stuff they dont want all over the place (or for the few respectful shoppers, at the register), the amount of 'go-backs' seems to have grown significantly.

Also shoppers seem to have fewer items in their carts these days.

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chaossensuit@reddit

Also work at the glizzy store. I’ve noticed the exact same things. Go backs are ridiculous now.

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AwakePlatypus@reddit

Not to mention the enshitfication of the whole company, but that's another issue...

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chaossensuit@reddit

It’s so sad.

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ElegantAsparagus315@reddit

*and pizza

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Any_Needleworker_273@reddit

I miss the churros.

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Own-Swan2646@reddit

That last little bit the multiple payment methods. I remember back during the '07 housing crisis that becoming a very noticeable thing at the job I is working at. Interesting observation

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SneekyTeek@reddit

Credit card companies are sending mail lowering card limits, sometimes by half, afraid of an economic down return.

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Galaxaura@reddit

Sometimes I shop at a Mennonite bent and dent grocery store. Everything is deep discounted some a but after the buy date etc

I went today and it's so picked over. Usually there's so much stuff. Salad dressing for 25c etc...

Wow. I just bought a few things because I can afford to spend more and obviously people re hurting.

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Prestigious_Ad5534@reddit

I wonder if we shop at the same mennonite owned grocer! I have moved to doing all of my shopping there with the exception of meat and most fresh produce (quality is too questionable in those categories.) I was literally shoulder to shoulder in the aisles with other shoppers this weekend; I've never seen it so packed. Still managed to get a near overflowing cart for <$200, can't say that for any other store these days.

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Misterbodangles@reddit

Micky D’s Under $3 Menu, the bell tolls for thee

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NBA-014@reddit

Huge layoffs

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Ninjafrogg@reddit

I did notice most people’s shopping carts had hardly anything in them at Walmart last weekend, even the families. It felt like there was a lot of budgeting going on.

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MotherOfGeeks@reddit

I tend to shop quite a bit at WinCo, our local discount grocery and it has been surprisingly busy even during the non-peak hours. There are also a bunch of "nicer" cars in the lot than usual.

Luckily I haven't noticed too many things out of stock. I've been getting more stink eye than normal for buying my usual overflowing grocery cart.

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Terrariachick@reddit

I teach paint classes to businesses online and classes have been significantly down this year compared to previous. A lot of businesses are buckling down and not spending money on frivolous fun things. Classes often have a hard stop at an hour now so that people can get back to work. Everyone seems stressed and busy.

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MsCalendarsPlayaArt@reddit

I legitimately had no clue this was even a thing. What kind of companies are offering something like this to employees and how does the business structure work for you?

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Sweaty-Concern1080@reddit

White women doordashing

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Safe-Tennis-6121@reddit

Out of stock on cheap items in the grocery stores.

Also Aldi and Walmart both lost their store brand general tso chicken. That is a very small data point.

I think, can't be certain, that Aldi is reducing the amount of SKUs they have. And increasing the amount of junk food.

I personally have "slimmed down" my own grocery lists and I wonder if everyone does the same if it will look like shortages in stores(empty shelves) but is actually people just not buying enough to be worth reordering.

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spacejew@reddit

I work in construction and see project invitations for upcoming work. From the platforms I use, I see a lot of different types of construction from small stuff to big government projects and apartments and warehouses, pretty much everything.

Right now the industry is slow, there are not a lot of investors moving large amounts of money for new projects, and the bids I am seeing are for discount stores or Aldi's, or very small tenant fit out. The big money right now is very cautious and concerned.

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Successful_City3111@reddit

I was just starting out in construction during the First Iraq war. My work prospects vanished when the war started. It took some time before things got going. It feels similar now.

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spacejew@reddit

I'm a little younger than that, but to add some more context, none of my vendors or many other subcontractors locally have a lot of work at the moment. Cash flows seem super tight for a lot of businesses I work with.

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Cool-Read-2475@reddit

Only place people are still shopping is Aldi

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_GingerBlueEyes@reddit

The cars in the Aldi parking lot have shifted. Last time there was a Land Rover, a Lexus, a few teslas, and a couple BMWs. Fewer beat up minivans and 90s Toyotas.

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silversatire@reddit

Even Aldi is slowed down, I found clearance tag meat and bread in the middle of the afternoon last week. They sticker overnight by me, that stuff is usually gone long before noon.

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StrongShallots@reddit

I fucking love when their meat goes on clearance, but unfortunately, I haven't seen any in a long time.

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Livid_Environment574@reddit

My Aldi was the most empty I’ve ever seen it, especially produce (tomatoes, yellow onions sparse and sprouting, no strawberries). The store was busy and most people were buying dried goods and dairy. I watched multiple people go up to buy ground beef, stared at it for a good minute, and put it back, I’m sure due to the high price. And an older gentleman in front of me bought three small things for dinner, totaling $9 and his card didn’t go through saying insufficient funds (probably SNAP). I bought his things and he was grateful but seemed embarrassed. No one should be. We’re all suffering somehow and the only way we can get through this is being prepared as well as we can and caring for our neighbors/community.

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Cucoloris@reddit

Walmart near me used to carry two kinds of dried beans and the usual small bags of rice, nothing over five pounds. Now the two shelves have expanded to half an aisle. There are three choices for 20 pound bags of rice. Its the first time I have seen a 20 pound of pinto beans in that store. There are now ten kinds of dried beans.

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tanstaafl18@reddit

Does your area have a growing Hispanic population? That might explain it

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Cucoloris@reddit

No.

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tanstaafl18@reddit

Interesting. I just ask because I noticed a while back when I was doing food prep that the Walmart in the area with the higher Hispanic population had the 20 lb bags of rice and beans, but the other Walmart only had 1 and 5 lb bags

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Cucoloris@reddit

that is interesting. We have almost no hispanic population here. Which is why I think it's a bad sign.

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hobojoe5012@reddit

A lot more homeless people in my town. Its not like I live in a big city. Just a medium sized one. In West Texas.

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Wytch78@reddit

Homeless encampments in the woods where I live are rumored to have started a 120 acre wild fire. Any little bit of woods close to town has tents back in there.

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Background-Pin-1307@reddit

Thrift stores parking lots are absolutely packed no matter the day or time, and often times shelves are sparse. Consignment stores are filled to the brim with stuff as more people are trying to get money for their unwanted items instead of donating. And my social feeds are full of people trying to promote ‘frugal living’ and grocery/meal related content for saving money.

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Competitive_Web_6658@reddit

A trending decline in leisure travel. I work in hospitality in a popular tourist area, and for the last two years we’ve seen a steady decrease in weekend hotel occupancy of up to 20%. It’s projected to be the same this summer, if not worse due to gas prices.

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GeneralOrgana1@reddit

One of my coworkers owns a house on the Jersey Shore (with his brother and parents). Typically by now, every summer week is booked. As of last week, he said it's only booked for half the summer.

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ElleAnn42@reddit

Hotel prices have been crazy the past few years. We struggled to find options under $150 per night in podunk midwestern towns for our vacation last year.

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kezfertotlenito@reddit

I live in a "budget" vacation destination (people might go here instead of Florida, or the Bahamas or similar). I know multiple people who own vacation rentals and they are all down 20-25% year over year. Typically "peak" weeks still not booked.

And TONS of houses on the market, most of which have sat for months and months at stupidly high prices.

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7nightstilldawn@reddit

ROAD RAGE

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Wytch78@reddit

I was run off the road a few weeks ago on my way to work. Guess the big daddy lifted truck thought I “wasn’t going fast enough.” I just pulled off, forced him to go around.

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MrD3a7h@reddit

ROAD RAGE ON 89.7 THE RIVER

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tall_will1980@reddit

OMG, yes. It's always been bad in my current city, to the point that it's been named one of the most dangerous cities in which to drive. But it's getting really bad.

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7nightstilldawn@reddit

Yes. I think a majority of people are under considerable financial strain (like everyone else) even though they act like they’re not (like everyone else), and it comes out in ways like road rage.

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adjga@reddit

Checked the bank account... No money. Checked my pockets... No money.

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Cock_ball_dickin@reddit

No one is buying beer anymore. I’ve been watching this closely but it’s gone off a STEEP decline in the past few months. I work at a craft brewery and it’s completely dead, like the taproom has a max of 5 people at all times. Somewhat eerie

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Soggy_Shape6646@reddit

The strip clubs are empty. Stopped by one last Friday and was literally the only non-employee there.

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snasna102@reddit

I bet you either felt like the belle of the ball or you were at your lowest point

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radikul@reddit

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snasna102@reddit

So. Much. Glitter.

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Soggy_Shape6646@reddit

Actually, very uncomfortable. I just went in for a beer or two and to chill out. But, I was constantly being solicited for dances.

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IncomingAxofKindness@reddit

Good time to haggle! The ball is in your court.

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ruaraid@reddit

Going to the strip club for a beer is like going to McDonald's for a salad.

Just joking, sometimes I just want a beer and chill for a while, too.

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Soggy_Shape6646@reddit

Indeed, it’s about the ambience. If a girl wants to hang around the table while drink a cold one that’s fine. I’ll show the proper etiquette for the situation monetarily. But, Constantly being hounded is when I’m out.

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snasna102@reddit

Maybe you should think about becoming an employee, clearly they wanted you to do dance lol

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gramslamx@reddit

Up next, Soggy Shape

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plsdonth8meokay@reddit

I mean, of course lol

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ConferenceSudden1519@reddit

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GodOfThunder101@reddit

My company announcing months long hiring freezes.

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MurkyCartoonist9944@reddit

Noticed my local "loan for car title" places have their lots stuffed with cars, trailers,ATVs, trucks. People aren't able to pay their notes evidently.

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scrandis@reddit

Large stock market swings in both directions. Insane housing and rental prices. This market is so similar to 2007

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Prior-Win-4729@reddit

I keep hoping I will see fewer Ford 250s in my town.

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neonlexicon@reddit

I collect physical media & follow a lot of our local buy-sell-trade shops because they post on social media to show what's new in the shops. The amount of high end collector's editions & rare items that have been traded in over the last few months has been wild. Tons of Criterion stuff, imported Arrow blu-rays, steel books, old pristine copies of Silent Hill & Final Fantasy games for PS1 & PS2. That tells me that people are hurting & desperate for money if they're unloading that type of stuff at a resale shop, especially when they could've gotten more by listing it online.

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drewc717@reddit

I've been brought into a ~10 person wholesale cannabis brand to build a sales organization and my "secret sauce" consulting idea to grow their retail presence is to assemble personally curated, elevated Costco healthy munchie snacks with a 750ml glass Pellegrino as a snack kit the we can give out to the bud tenders...and homeless.

Boulder Canyon, Siete chips, nuts, clean/whole non-perishable stuffs and sandwich fixing in the trunk coolers. But yeah the business plan starts with feeding folks.

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Pineapple-kisses96@reddit

We have interns at my job. The more interns that apply, the more likely there is a recession coming. If these people were getting jobs, they wouldn’t need our internship. Last year we had almost 40 applicants, the highest since 2008.

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Bimfoot@reddit

Every local grocery has massively expanded their shelf space for canned and dry beans. As bad as it was after '08, I don't remember seeing anything like it.

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Goodie_Prime@reddit

More actors ( of all types of stardom) doing advertising/commercial work.

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HydratedRasin@reddit

They play "the kids aren't alright" on the radio more frequently than "you're gonna go far, kid".

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Conscious-Love-9961@reddit

Empty seats on domestic and international flights that used to be overbooked

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Tlr321@reddit

My sister just flew to Hawaii last week with United out of SFO on a 777. She said it was insanely empty. She had her whole row to herself, and most people on the plane also did as well.

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bluelily216@reddit

To be fair, prices have gone up a lot. I usually fly a few times a year and pay about $180 to $220 a ticket. Now, I've looked at dates all the way into December and at no point are they less than $500.

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No_Aside7816@reddit

0% interest car ads.

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fireball_jones@reddit

Not just 0%, 0% 72 month loans. 2008 it was common to see 0% but 48 or at best 60 months. That said a lot of them are on electric cars which are in a very weird place right now with the rebates gone and trying to compete against used electric cars which depreciate massively.

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No_Aside7816@reddit

Fireball_jones. You may be referring to the drink but I remember a nascar driver named Fireball Roberts that went over the back straightaway wall at the Charlotte Motor Speedway many years ago.

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All-I-Do-Is-Fap@reddit

Lol i always wondered why this would happen during times like these. If ppl dont have money or lose their jobs how could companies make money off this?

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bluelily216@reddit

American companies don't think beyond the next quarter.

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InterstellarReddit@reddit

They make money off the car sale the car sale has margins the consumer is stupid and buys an overpriced car because they’re getting 0% financing

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All-I-Do-Is-Fap@reddit

Isnt the loan with the bank normally, not the dealership? (I live in Canada so may be different in US)

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InterstellarReddit@reddit

Yes but the dealership moves a car and they get paid for selling that car, they don’t only not get paid from the loan they get paid from the car and they get rebates from the manufacturer

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bearinsac@reddit

Ally Financial is owned by General Motors, used to be called GMAC, but reorganized in a new cleaner name to wipe off the bad publicity of the 08 recession.

Ford also has ford motor credit that finances their cars.

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thuggishruggishboner@reddit

That's what we do but the dealership wants you to finance through them naturally. We always show up already knowing what car we want from online and just give them a check from our Credit Union.

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CatoChateau@reddit

They aint loans anymore. I can't remember the last car ad I saw for a loan. All the ads I see are for leases, 0% or not.

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BWest829@reddit

Dealerships can do in house financing sometimes and they also have banks they work with that give a kick back

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woahwoahwoah28@reddit

Most (probably all) of the major brands have their own financing arm. It's not the dealership specifically.

But for example, we have purchased cars through Toyota and Honda and used Toyota Financial Services and Honda Financial Services to finance it.

I'm guessing the dealership probably gets a kickback from corporate because they're the conduit for the transaction.

You also can finance through a bank or credit union, but they will often have lower APR at the dealership.

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SurFud@reddit

In Canada, our largest communications corporation (cellular, internet, etc) just offered half of their staff 10,000 employees buyout packages. Many of those affected would be phone sales representatives. I have to assume it's part slow down and also implementation of AI. Welcome to the Machine.

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Low-Carob9772@reddit

Republican financial policies

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kismethavok@reddit

An unchecked authoritarian fascist running the country isn't a great sign for the future.

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MrD3a7h@reddit

He already said Republican

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einzweitres@reddit

Friends who are typically VERY protective parents leaving their 3rd-5th grade-ish age kids home alone all day on school holidays/summer break (when the parents have to work) - plugging in a baby monitor instead to keep an eye on them remotely, because they can't afford daycare rates.

Small towns that have always had big 4th of July fireworks are cancelling them this year for budget reasons (donations and city budget down, celebration expenses up).

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Serious_Yard4262@reddit

I've been noticing kids out unsupervised a lot more. It started last summer, and this spring is already higher than it was last summer. I live in a college city in the midwest, so summer childcare has historically had some level of affordability since a lot of the students in school to be teachers will run small group daycamps "off the books". Those seem to be disappearing though since the students need actual jobs to afford rent and the parents can't afford it.

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Formal_Tangerine7622@reddit

Me and my wife have a side hustle selling Ice Dye at farmers markets and street fairs. Our sales, along with all the other vendors we have spoken with, are down 50-60%.

The primary clientele for these types of events are families making 100K+.

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fuckingham_green@reddit

There are a lot more content creators making videos on how little they spend on each meal they make for themselves and their families. That content has been blowing up lately.

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IrishSnow23@reddit

I work and manage retail. Besides a struggle on sales in general, I felt like it has been super tight on hours. Luckily, my HR had kept the hours forecast from last year. Sure enough, they cut us 300 hours a week, each week...but we don't get to see it and they haven't announced or let on that was the case.

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Honest_Persimmon_859@reddit

More cars/trucks for sale on the side of the road, and nicer/bigger/newer ones. They're staying out without any buyers for longer, too. More 'adult toys' out with for sale signs as well (snowmobiles, ATV/UTV's, RV's, etc). A lot of contractors seem easier to schedule, and some of them have seemed sort of surprised when I don't back out of things when they tell me the price. Actually getting a discount on a heat pump because a previous customer backed out or something and the HVAC guy can't return it.

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SweetLittleKarma@reddit

A lot of small businesses in my area are closing. More empty commercial space with “for lease” signs. The closure announcements are very sudden instead of being announced ahead of time.

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mjf389@reddit

Grocery stores are dead, and literally almost every item on the shelves has a deal associated with it.

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thereadingbri@reddit

I’ve noticed the opposite, promotions and sales at my local grocery store are near zero when they historically have a bunch at any given time. Basically just items they want to discontinue or meat/produce thats about to spoil now.

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Educational-Coyote69@reddit

One of my besties is a stripper & she's trying to save some money. The club isn't as busy & is slow on Fridays and Saturdays even.

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JovialKatherine@reddit

Neighborhood kids are knocking on doors during the school year looking for odd jobs and work. Normally that's a summer activity, but they are already starting.

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FerousManatee@reddit

More and more people are know the difference between chapter 11 and chapter 7.

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qowww@reddit

Not sure if this is more supply chain or recession indicator, but I literally had to go to 3 different grocery stores today to buy some of my staples like whole chickens, oh and I also paid $10 for 3 apples 😐

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jazzbiscuit@reddit

Walmart's Great Value brand is dropping off a cliff at our local store. Lots of things we usually would buy of their brand doesn't even have a place on the shelf now or has been replaced by absolute garbage versions. Brand name items that previously had multiple brand choices now frequently only have one or two. Lots of things have been staying on our shopping list to check for again next visit because they were out of stock.

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Saltygirlof@reddit

Open houses on new home listings. Seems like I Haven’t seen those since pre covid.

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mjf389@reddit

Doritos were on sale for $2 a bag yesterday.

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EpsteinandTrump@reddit

The lack of global capacity to refine oil or store it...with all these facilities being blown up on the other side of the world. It'll take a bit to feel the real effects, but it's like a tsunami, it doesn't hit right away...it builds up and then you'll feel it. Just have to brace and prepare for it now, the water is receding at the shoreline...

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DeltaFlyer0525@reddit

My partner works at Target and they are cutting hours by a lot. People who work 20 hours normally were told to expect between 8-12 moving forward in May through the end of the year. Full time hours will be for management only and they will only be staffing the Starbucks with 2 people no matter the shift. I haven’t got Starbucks for ages but that place is always slammed at our Target so good luck to those workers. They already look miserable with 4 people there I can’t imagine only having 2. Sales are down in every department across the board. People aren’t spending as much money when they come in.

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Suspicious-Agent8932@reddit

I’ve disaster prepped for decades successfully, just did an inventory, and am planting a good garden this year, and plugging any holes in my planning. This is going to get worse, make sure you have canned goods at the least, and long term freeze dried carrots, onions, etc., lots of sauces in glass jars (get the low sodium for everything that you can), canned meat and EVERY TIME you go to the big box or Aldi’s, grab a couple of 24-40 packs of water. It’s 4.00 now, that’s gonna go up. Go through your house and cut back. Turn off the lights, unplug non essential stuff, Insulate everywhere, cut back everywhere and if you can bulk buy with family, DO it. $7.00 for a bag of regular chips that’s mostly air? That happened this weekend. Think before you buy, cut back now so you don’t have to do it later. Concentrate on Food, Water, shoring up your house and get good clothes. Stay off TikTok Shop and Amazon, they’re the devil.

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PlayOpposite5249@reddit

Car "for sale" signs in cars they are still driving.

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FRAB13@reddit

I noticed that and also people parking their car with a sign “For Sale” on the main street. I never saw that in my city before

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nelsonalgrencametome@reddit

I've suddenly seen a lot of RVs and camp trailers for sale. Both in my neighborhood and amongst people I know.

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mwpdx86@reddit

That seems like it could be a good thing tbh. When there are no campers/RVs for sale is when I'd start to worry.

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happilyunstable@reddit

People struggling with money are ditching payments on luxuries first, and they’re probably upside down because the resale on campers and RVs is always terrible. The more saturated the used market becomes the more of a soaking they take.

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auntie_@reddit

Not speaking for mwpdx86 but I think they meant that when there are no RVs for sale it’s because people can’t afford housing anymore and have to move into campers/rvs.

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mwpdx86@reddit

Yeah that was basically my thought.

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happilyunstable@reddit

Yea, I wondered that as well, but I’m not sure that’s a recession indicator rather than everything-has-fully-gone-to-hell indicator. I think at that point people have been forced into the cheapest camper/RV they can find/steal and the banks are liquidating repossessed units. If the banks can find them and take them, I guess.

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ComplexGuava@reddit

This is very obvious I can't sell my RV anywhere. It's priced well below other listings, and a discount what I paid 18 months ago, no interest whatsoever. Whereas when I last sold 3 an RV 3 years ago, we sold in a matter of days for over asking price.

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nelsonalgrencametome@reddit

Yeah a family member of mine said basically the same thing. They've owned a few over the years and are currently trying to unload their 5th wheel that's relatively new and haven't even had anyone inquire about it.

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TieFighterHero@reddit

Boats as well, seen more boats than I can remember for sale.

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nelsonalgrencametome@reddit

One of my neighbors has been trying to sell theirs for like a year.

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Proper-Muscle734@reddit

Been noticing a bunch of these.

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Stoned_Christ@reddit

I own an Airbnb, it’s an ADU on my property and it’s the cheapest one in my area. We have received 50–60% of the bookings we would usually get this time of year. I am guessing the higher priced places are getting even worse conversion. Most of our booking are honeymoons or special occasions, not much travel for fun and leisure right now.

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Asleep-Cheetah2055@reddit

People selling puppies in parking lots all around my area week in and week out, more showing up all the time who see them successfully making money.

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52BeesInACoat@reddit

Is that a thing??

We have people selling flowers here. They're on the corners of really high traffic streets selling individual roses.

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Saint-Huntress@reddit

☹️☹️☹️

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adia780@reddit

Visited my local Dunkin’ on Sunday morning and found myself to be the only person in the drive thru. Usually my store has a line of cars out of the parking lot and into the street all morning long, every day.

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rainbowtison@reddit

Ya I’ve noticed that too!

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Correct_Doctor_1502@reddit

Bars and restaurants are oddly empty on weekends in my area

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vinnybawbaw@reddit

Tons of great stuff in good condition at decent price on FB Marketplace.

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sharksnack3264@reddit

Same on ebay. I picked up a nice replacement microwave for dirt cheap on there a week ago.

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Adrianditmaan@reddit

I saw an ad for a Maybach on yt.

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artbarsa@reddit

Belgium, I run a small IT repair chain for 14 years. Calls, traffic to our website has been steadily going down for a year but we were fine. and boom war starts and -10% of turnover in March 26 compared to 25. We on the path to -20% in April. November is historically our biggest month but last one was our worst month ever. I always thought that the repair industry would be booming in case of recession but a lot of repairs are « nice to have ». My competitors are also struggling.

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AssumeImStupid@reddit

at this point what isn't? But seen personally, a lot of anime and comic conventions in my area are shutting down or were way smaller. Some of them were mismanagement or drama that's expected, but others just didn't make any money and couldn't keep the shows going this year or moved to more profitable cities. I think the convention and fandom space is going to shrink dramatically as the midlevel and smaller niche cons close up shop due to low attendance and people not having spending money for the vendors.

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rave_throw_away@reddit

Very anecdotal but I work evenings at a higher end restaurant. Not only has business been down compared to this time last year (obviously), a new trend has emerged over the past two months where people are now constantly calling the day after their meal trying to dispute receipts and get refunds, saying they do not understand what they were charged for because some of the menu items are in Italian. This barely ever happened until recently.

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Western-Sugar-3453@reddit

It's been going on for a while but used machinery like excavator are getting cheaper and cheaper.

I have been looking at prices for many years since I want one to work my land (cheaper than hiring in the long run and much more fun)

Prices are close to pre covid where I am sometimes lower.

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Own-Swan2646@reddit

I agree with you. But I also noticed that the Chinese have sent quite a few cheap mini skid steers and many excavators that could have diluted the marketplace a little bit.

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prince_peepee_poopoo@reddit

The Mariano's I've been shopping at for nearly ten years replaced all of their labels with digital ones.

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bluelily216@reddit

Do you know about dynamic pricing? I would find out if that's their plan. Thankfully the state I live in recently outlawed it.

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EllyWhite@reddit

Same. All the stores around me have, except for the Jewel-Osco and they’re probably next

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symplton@reddit

I was one of five electric cars in a row.. first time I've had that experience as an EV owner of 4 plus years.

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techserf@reddit

I keep seeing people out of gas on the side of the road or highway walking towards an exit with a jerry can. Oftentimes holding the hand of a small child :(

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silversatire@reddit

Also seeing increased breakdowns, increased number of cars driving around with serious visible damage.

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InterstellarReddit@reddit

People in Miami Florida are starting to rent out their Porsche or doing rideshare in them

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VariousFalcon7466@reddit

You’ve also seen the Porsche 911 uber?

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InterstellarReddit@reddit

No I saw somebody doing Uber in the SUV Porsche the Cayenne or something or the Macan

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Ok-Web-2657@reddit

Companies moving their customer service off twitter.

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OptimalConclusion120@reddit

Foot traffic at restaurants near me seem to be down from a couple years ago. Restaurants and shops closing. Heck, have seen eviction notices for nonpayment of rent too.

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Dexron3@reddit

For me believe it or not is Craigslist.

It’s already just like back during Covid.

The car and truck sale section is overtaken by dealerships advertising their inventory instead of the common folk.

It took a while after Covid for the dealerships advertising to die down but it’s already back up again.

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Tonsilith_Salsa@reddit

I work at a casino and the dealers all make like $6/hour +pooled tips.

Tips are usually $25/hr on weekdays and $30/hr on weekends.

Lately it's been 11-13$ during the week and $20 on weekends.

Place is dead. Everyone working doubles, scrambling to pick up hours.

Gas is gonna be $6 a gallon all summer. I don't know how anyone's going to make it work. A lot of people commute from an hour+ away.

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The20thKa-tet@reddit

The number of Audi RS3s sitting on dealer lots and not selling. Used to be close to a year waitlist about 14-18 months ago.

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geoshoegaze20@reddit

Sold a 2 week old GPU two weeks ago. I had all sorts of benchmarks, a video showing benchmarks. It should have been a hot item. The three bids on it were from Central America and I ended up shipping it to Venezuela $50 under market price. Don't try reselling anything right now.

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furyofsaints@reddit

Used Boats and RV's for sale *real cheap*

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Traditional-Emu-6344@reddit

Our local community food bank/clothing assistance is asking for frequently for donations. They’re doing a huge boxed cereal drive ahead of school getting out to be stocked up for summer.

The Y we use as a Little Free Pantry that they expanded during the government shutdown in the fall. I saw an employee yesterday looking over the canned goods and putting a few in her bag.

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Successful_City3111@reddit

All the headlines about higher gas and oil prices.