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How to Deal With Inflation Creep Over the past year, I’ve noticed that I can barely cover my bills every month. At first, I chalked it up to the rush of post-COVID activities (I went to Italy last summer like everyone else), but now I’ve realized it’s probably inflation. Either way, it’s getting worse and worse, and it seems like my money just disappears every month even though I’m not doing anything wild. I cook most meals at home and pay about the same amount in rent (it went up $150 a month this past September, to $2,300 a month, which is still a good deal for my neighborhood and I love my apartment).
I got a $5,000 raise at work right before the holidays, which should help — my salary is now $78,000 total. I recognize that this may sound like a lot, but in New York it goes pretty fast. I recently had $42 in my checking account after I paid all my bills, which was scary. I still have an emergency cushion of about $5,000 in a savings account, but I’m not growing that at all and I probably should (in fact, I recently dipped into it to buy a flight home for Christmas).
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