How have you continued to save despite recent high inflation?

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    Kevin

      My grandmother automatically saved half of her and my grandfather’s raises.

      It never felt like a sacrifice to her because they were able to spend more despite saving more.

      I just realized that was during the “Great Inflation” period of the mid-60’s through early 80’s. Inflation was often 5-10% and burst to nearly 15%.

      Real spending likely fell for their family of five.

      How have you continued to save despite recent high inflation?

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      Chris

        I think Inflation is/can be individualized. There are some aspects that hit people more than others, for example buying a used car, or getting your house remodeled etc will impact those people but be irrelevant to those that are not.

        I think it comes down to your priorities, can you push off having house remodeled a couple more years? Can your current car run an extra year or two if repaired? Can you eat in instead of eating out? Can you change the ingredients to a cheaper but comparable brand?

        I’m in the UK and inflation here sucks and sucks bad, think it’s like 50% higher than the US at the moment. But the only thing I’ve noticed personally is that mortgage rates have increased (we only really have 2-5 year fixes here) and food increased.

        Fuel and electric has increased, but we were able to make changes to offset most of that.

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        Jenny

          I’ve cut back drastically on junk food and eating out…I’ve lost 30 lbs in 6 months and still spending the same amount on food that we’ve always spent. I miss eating out though.

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          Brad

            The same way we always have. Invest first. And make do with only what remains. Repeat.

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            Jack

              Paid off cars (hybrid and electric) and a low fixed rate mortgage means my personal inflation rate remains low.

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              Chrissy

                By cutting back on eating out, tracking spending, diying problems, and checking with our local Buy Nothing groups for help when needing a big item (my vacuum died and someone gave me their old but awesome Dyson Animal Ball vacuum ❤️)

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                Tony

                  Honestly…. if you were already saving 30%+, then this small blip isn’t too difficult. Cheaper home and car than most (the biggest expenses), and not eating out for lunches and dinners, saves a ton of money. If paying an extra $2 for eggs destroys your finances, you have larger problems.

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                  Nicole

                    Yes, I stopped spending on wasteful things and increased my contributions from 10% to 18%. Now that it doesn’t even hit my account, I don’t have a choice and just ensure I don’t go negative each month. Works great.

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                    Lee

                      Money market accounts went to 21%. In what became Silicon Valley, housing prices were jumping 3% per MONTH. Big increases in wages occurred. Lowest mortgage was 7%. This all happened to me and my little family. I saved in my company stock plan anyway, and was rewarded later with stock price increase.

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                      Teresa

                        Finally used this time to evaluate my eating habits. Boy I can really save by having my daughter, young adult, pay for her specialty items. Started meal planning with a healthier diet which cut down on my grocery. Car share with my daughter now that I work from home. Downsizing the items in the home by selling.

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                        Jay

                          Back in the day …my aunt used to automatically save ALL of my uncle’s paycheck by chasing him down to his favorite bar & grabbing the paycheck before he could do much damage.

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