cost of living
Night Out Receipts: Uber Pet From a House Party, Edibles, One Stolen Vape
VBs are cheap, pets are expensive.
Night Out Receipts: Dark Mofo’s Night Mass, Squid Lollipops, Margs
What does a night out at Hobart's Dark Mofo festival cost?
Labor Gave Medicare Its Biggest Boost In 40 Years. Will It Make Anything Cheaper?
Why does it feel like we're waving a slow farewell to universal free healthcare?
Renters Are Being Asked to Pre-Apply Before They Can Even View Properties
But what happens to all that data?
Flat Hunting Is Like Dating Now – But Even More Brutal
From ghosting to being actively rejected, the rental process right now will make you want to cry into a tub of ice cream, break-up stylie.
The Students Using Self Check-Out to Rob Supermarkets
"With my own money I could maybe buy a baguette and a tub of hummus per day, certainly no smoothies or sushi."
Harvard Tells Grad Students to Get Food Stamps to Supplement The Unlivable Wages It Pays Them
The university is hosting an event encouraging graduate students to apply for federal food assistance.
In the Middle of a Housing Crisis, the Government Will Quietly Pull $65M From Homeless Services
" It's hard to imagine a worse time to cut homelessness funding.”
Petrol Prices Should Have Dropped By Now But Companies Are Ripping Us Off
Like most of life’s problems, capitalism is to blame.
WTF Is Going on With Absurd Egg Prices? Corporate Greed, Group Tells FTC
Egg producers' profit margins are soaring as Americans struggle to keep up with price hikes, Farm Action said in a letter to the FTC.
Dollar Stores Are the ‘Fastest-Growing’ Food Retailers In US, Study Finds
As the cost of everything from food to gas goes up, Americans—especially in rural areas—are getting a bigger share of groceries at dollar stores.
2022 Was the Year of Survival
A yearly wrap-up of all the things that happened...Now, excuse me while I go take some feet pics to pay my rent.