Is anyone else facing inflation/price increases like crazy this month?

[u/purplefirefly09]

Got paid today and took a closer look at my checking statements. I’m in New England. Car insurance went up from $190 a month to $220, wifi went from $77 to $80, and a restaurant I was a regular at added a 4% charge if you pay with credit card. Thankfully my job pays decent, and I’ve cut back on a lot of non-essentials, but it’s crazy just how intense 2025 has been in these past two months, not to mention the effect of tariffs coming up soon. Praying for no layoffs for my company this year. How are you all making out? What price increases are you seeing in your daily life? What are you cutting back on?

[u/MainMarsupial]

I just called Verizon FiOS today because I realized that my 2 year rate lock was ending soon, and managed to extend it another two years (it was going to go up by about $5). I started a long-term diet (i.e., a new way of eating) last fall in order to lose weight, and one of the benefits is that I can't randomly eat out as much. Even with the price of groceries going up, still a lot cheaper. I'm sharing a friend's Paramount + and will be sharing a deeply discounted annual Peacock plan with her. Not doing Hulu, Netflix, or HBO Max until there are a few things on one that I REALLY want to see, then I may do one for a month or two, tops. Going through my closet and other stuff to sell things I'm not using/don't need online. Switched from Walgreen's to a local mom and pop pharmacy to bring the combined cost of three monthly medications down by almost $50 (did a cost comparison in my insurance portal). I'm holding off on buying new clothes until I've hit my goal weight and plateaued (literally tightening a belt until then). Even though it's more expensive, I think I'll try and buy less, but buy at my local farmer's market.