And so it begins... [View all]

My monthly gas bill included a rate increase for winter rates. I ran the numbers and the increase is 3.7%, beginning next month when I receive my 2.5% Social Security increase. Most of the SS increase is eaten by a 5.9% increase in the premium for Medicare Part B.

My net increase for SS is $57/month, or 2.25%--not even the 2.5% increase promised--which will soon be eaten by price increases in other goods. And the houses in my county will be reappraised in 2025, which will undoubtedly mean higher property taxes, which have already gone up due to rate adjustments every year since I bought at the end of 2020.

Forget about eggs. I'm not saying this will break the bank for me, but it will for some.