$8 for a half gallon of ice cream. Where the ef are you shopping, whole foods? The deluxe brand at food for less is usually on sale for $3.99, it's only 4.99 when not on sale. Even the Bryers never goes over 5.99.
And yes, I've Always been one bad month away from homelessness. Thats what living paycheck to paycheck is. There were a few months a ways back (maybe it was 2016, don't remember exactly, and I'm not going to take the time to look it up) that I was technically homeless, but I stayed in my parents garrage, so I wasn't unhoused.
I don't hate Trump, I don't love him either. The point is the media is claiming economic collapse and liberals are screaming it, but anyone actually in the weeds can tell you it's just business as usual. Most basic groceries a better in price right now. I believe my personal experiences over the medias screaming irrational panic attacks.
And if tariffs mean we can't afford unethically made Chinese crap, that's probably for the best.