"I feel like I'm on a hamster wheel" — US cost of living has skyrocketed since 2020

Prices on just about everything in the United States have gone up — way up. Here are some figures from an article in Bloomberg titled, 'Just How Bad Is the US Cost-of-Living Squeeze? We Did the Math'that reveal how much prices have jumped since 2020:2020:

Groceries = 25%

Pets = 17%

Electricity Bills = 25% (51% in California)

Natural gas = 29%

Rent =+20%

Used Cars = 35%

Car Insurance = 33%

Child care = 32%

Bloomberg interviewed several U.S. — Read the rest