Living is expensive - just in case you hadn’t noticed. I heard that the cost of living in the country is less than in the big city. WRONG! I suppose if you don’t buy anything, it might be cheaper, but I have grown fond of groceries, being dry when it rains and having a reasonable ambient temperature around me.
First, there is little or no competition so prices are more often than not, at full retail. And, because stores are smaller, product selection is not very good. A simple example is a 24 pack of Diet Caffeine Free Dr. Pepper used to cost less than $6.00 and if I caught them on sale, less than $5.00. In the new land, I haven’t found a 24 pack, but you can get the 12 can size for $5.24. Do the math.
Gasoline is usually 20 to 30 cents per gallon higher here. Other essentials like water are three times what I paid in the big city. Taxes are cheaper until you find your lean-to is valued at a half-million dollars. Doesn’t matter what you paid for it. Medical services are about 25 percent or more than I am used to paying. If you want a haircut that you can actually go out in public with, get ready to pay 20 to 30 percent more. And, the list goes on.
A box of 18 fishing worms cost $4.29.
That’s serious folks.
PMO
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