"A 72-count box of store-brand K-Cups is almost $30. A 64-ounce bottle of coffee creamer is almost $8. A 4-pound bag of sugar (shrinkflation; it used to be 5 pounds) is almost $10. These aren't luxuries."
"This is what they told me to do in order to be able to afford a mortgage! I don't even live in a city, not even a large suburb. I'm 30 minutes from the closest Walmart, in a tiny town where almost 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. At this rate, I'll never make it out."
A 72-count box of store-brand K-Cups costs nearly $30, a 64-ounce bottle of coffee creamer costs almost $8, and a 4-pound bag of sugar (reduced from 5 pounds via shrinkflation) costs about $10. These items are everyday staples rather than luxuries. Following recommended cost-cutting measures aimed at qualifying for a mortgage remains insufficient for many households. The situation is exacerbated in geographically isolated small towns located 30 minutes from major retailers, where nearly 80% of the population lives below the poverty line. High staple prices, package downsizing, and rural poverty combine to block upward mobility.
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