Reply To: My mom did more with less in the 90s so why does it feel impossible for us today

It is absolutely not just you—the rules of the game have genuinely changed.

When groceries, housing, and insurance all skyrocket at the same time, it stops being a “budgeting problem” and becomes a systemic math problem. Millions of people who are doing everything right are looking at their bank accounts right now feeling the exact same exhaustion. You aren’t failing; you’re just swimming against a brutal economic current.

Are you looking for ways to trim down one of these specific bills right now, or just trying to find some breathing room?