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by eli_gottlieb 5020 days ago
The big problem, at least in the UK is that cost of food and other essentials has gone up by a lot while wages have remained stagnant. This can make even a frugal budget fall apart because at the end of the day you still need to put some food in your face.

This has been happening for 40 years in the United States.