When you are on a fixed income it is a different story. COL will be 2.3% next year..My Medicare premium went up more than that.Our BC/BS health insurance will be going up 8%. We gave up all magazines and periodicals some time ago, We do not get a newspaper, we gave up our land lines and DSL and use the Verizon air card. We gave up Helen's car for a lease/insurance savings. We cut back on sat service. We will stay with my 04 Civic..no new lease, no new car. Looking toward next year and all the increases we are running out of things to cut back on. To live our dream we must supplement our income by taking part time jobs to pay for it. For the first time we had to take a small loan to get the new truck..We need to work to earn the payment. We will not stop driving the truck or travelling..But..we must change how we will pay for it. 160.00 gallon fill ups will be another obstacle to over come. We may have to work 4 days a week instead of three or 5 instead of 4..but there will be a point where we will have to throw in the towel.. We are not there yet...But I can see it from here...
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