It’s okay, wage increases have outpaced the cost of living increases since 1980…
Interestingly, because of the type of stuff I spend my money on, my “wages” have increased faster than the cost of living, since my retirement in 2021. We live almost exclusively on SS and the increases every year have been far more than any cost of living increase.
We have zero debt and own our own property. 32 acres. And our monthly cost of living is roughly 1/3 of our SS payments. In fact, our annual property taxes even went down from about $440 to about $325. Amazon prime went up, though.
We’re paying insurance on four cars so I’m still thinking about selling the FR-S.