Post-COVID Inflation SHOCK: Groceries, Housing Costs Skyrocket!

Let's get into the numbers properly, Let's get into the numbers properly, because this is the part that genuinely because this is the part that genuinely because this is the part that genuinely surprises people when they see it surprises people when they see it surprises people when they see it side-by-side comparison. Post-COVID side-by-side comparison. Post-COVID side-by-side comparison. Post-COVID inflation in the United States and inflation in the United States and inflation in the United States and Canada is not evenly distributed. Canada is not evenly distributed. Canada is not evenly distributed. Groceries, housing, insurance have taken Groceries, housing, insurance have taken Groceries, housing, insurance have taken the biggest hit and been the slowest to the biggest hit and been the slowest to the biggest hit and been the slowest to recover. We're talking cumulative recover. We're talking cumulative recover. We're talking cumulative grocery inflation of 25 to 40% since grocery inflation of 25 to 40% since grocery inflation of 25 to 40% since 2020 alone, depending on your city. It's 2020 alone, depending on your city. It's 2020 alone, depending on your city. It's the same or worse in Australia and the the same or worse in Australia and the the same or worse in Australia and the UK. Housing in most Canadian cities is UK. Housing in most Canadian cities is UK. Housing in most Canadian cities is up significantly from pre-pandemic up significantly from pre-pandemic up significantly from pre-pandemic pandemic levels. pandemic levels. pandemic levels. Calgary, which was relatively affordable Calgary, which was relatively affordable Calgary, which was relatively affordable when I was there, when I was there, when I was there, has seen rents climb sharply in the past has seen rents climb sharply in the past has seen rents climb sharply in the past 4 years. One bedroom that might have 4 years. One bedroom that might have 4 years. One bedroom that might have been 1,500 Canadian pre-pandemic is now been 1,500 Canadian pre-pandemic is now been 1,500 Canadian pre-pandemic is now going to be 2,200. A car, which you have going to be 2,200. A car, which you have going to be 2,200. A car, which you have to have more or less in Calgary, and to have more or less in Calgary, and to have more or less in Calgary, and you're looking at insurance payments, you're looking at insurance payments, you're looking at insurance payments, gas, and maintenance that's going to run gas, and maintenance that's going to run gas, and maintenance that's going to run well over 800 to 1,000 dollars a month. well over 800 to 1,000 dollars a month. well over 800 to 1,000 dollars a month. I groceries for one person at 6 to 800 I groceries for one person at 6 to 800 I groceries for one person at 6 to 800 bucks. You're spending 5,000 dollars bucks. You're spending 5,000 dollars bucks. You're spending 5,000 dollars Canadian a month before you've done Canadian a month before you've done Canadian a month before you've done anything, you know, just to like a basic anything, you know, just to like a basic anything, you know, just to like a basic life before a restaurant meal, before a life before a restaurant meal, before a life before a restaurant meal, before a vacation, before any savings, before vacation, before any savings, before vacation, before any savings, before buying coffee on the way to work.