I don't think I know a single person who has their own apartment.

"I remember one day in the early '80s(?), a bunch of us were throwing a baseball around, and the radio mentioned that Journey was playing at Alpine Valley that night. We piled into the car, drove to the site, and paid $8 for lawn seats at the door."

"My dad decided to follow Led Zeppelin on tour for five or six shows for shits and giggles because he saw them and wanted to see them again.

"I think the massive success of the Taylor Swift tour gave organizers a false sense of what people are willing to pay for any concert now. But people forget that the Eras tour was coming off the pandemic, when people were dying to go out and spend money and go to a big show again, which helped propel its massive success."

"Just food in general. Even the cheapest options are expensive."

"Our vacations are called 'weekends.' Really, though, something's gotta break. Everyone I know can't afford shit."

"Yeah...I feel this. $13 per pound for chuck roast?  Looks like chicken tonight (chicken tonight, chicken tonight)."

"Electric bill is a sneaky one. It used to be a boring, forgettable expense. Now you open it and instantly feel stressed as hell over the same lights and AC. Shit’s wild."

"A week's trip to Disney World used to be within reach of normal people."

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