Results: Cost
Published on 09/26/2025
Seems like prices have increased.
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1.
Do you feel cost of almost everything has increased? Yes
80%
1522 votes
No
8%
156 votes
Undecided
6%
116 votes
Not Applicable
6%
106 votes
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What are you doing to help make your funds last? Using savings.
31%
590 votes
Extra paid work.
16%
303 votes
Using services to make payments.
8%
158 votes
Not Applicable
41%
772 votes
Other (please specify)
13%
253 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 4.29% | 56 | |
| Buying less | 0.38% | 5 |
| Surveys | 0.23% | 3 |
| spend less | 0.23% | 3 |
| Doing without | 0.23% | 3 |
| buy less | 0.23% | 3 |
| doing surveys | 0.15% | 2 |
| cutting back on non essentials | 0.15% | 2 |
| spending less | 0.15% | 2 |
| use coupons and look for deals | 0.15% | 2 |
| Buying house brands, buying less | 0.08% | 1 |
| I've moved some savings to higher interest accounts. | 0.08% | 1 |
| buying goodies selectively to save money | 0.08% | 1 |
| Buying items on sale. | 0.08% | 1 |
| shop sales food and goods, don't buy unless necessary | 0.08% | 1 |
| Shopping carefully | 0.08% | 1 |
| buying groceries on sale and save them until needed | 0.08% | 1 |
| Going hungry. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Credit card | 0.08% | 1 |
| saving money by only shopping for items on sale and using coupons like you all should be doing. But, too many of yourselves prefer to pay higher prices | 0.08% | 1 |
| sharing a place with a friend | 0.08% | 1 |
| Dying sooner | 0.08% | 1 |
| doing surveys and entering sweepstakes. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Buying fewer things; less expensive things; eating out less | 0.08% | 1 |
| Sales and things of that nature. | 0.08% | 1 |
| coupons | 0.08% | 1 |
| Not much I can do but pay the price. I have to eat. | 0.08% | 1 |
| All good here | 0.08% | 1 |
| Plan my shopping buying sale items and bulk | 0.08% | 1 |
| Cutting out what's not needed | 0.08% | 1 |
| Sell stuff | 0.08% | 1 |
| Spend less on discretionary spending (phone, cable, eating out, gifts, subscriptions, utilities, going out) | 0.08% | 1 |
| Nothing. Still paying taxes to support Israel's free health care and free college education, as well as the wars. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Stopped going to restaurants | 0.08% | 1 |
| No groceries for the month | 0.08% | 1 |
| looking for sales | 0.08% | 1 |
| Buy less. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Shop dis punt stores | 0.08% | 1 |
| Store brands | 0.08% | 1 |
| Going without | 0.08% | 1 |
| Don't buy much of anything. | 0.08% | 1 |
| no discretionary income spending | 0.08% | 1 |
| We are just barely getting by, eating at the local senior center for food. | 0.08% | 1 |
| budgeting, looking for deals before making large purchases, signing up for bonus programs that rebate you money | 0.08% | 1 |
| Money is not a problem with me. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Buying in bulk | 0.08% | 1 |
| Cutting spending | 0.08% | 1 |
| just not buying anything that I don't absolutely need to survive, walking to work, picking up pet sitting jobs | 0.08% | 1 |
| not buying as much | 0.08% | 1 |
| cutting back and putting ond buying and traveling | 0.08% | 1 |
| buying more Store Brands | 0.08% | 1 |
| cuttng back on spending. | 0.08% | 1 |
| cutting down on non essentials | 0.08% | 1 |
| Scaling back on extras | 0.08% | 1 |
| cutting back | 0.08% | 1 |
| Budgeting better. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Spending less,shopping less. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Cutting back on expenses | 0.08% | 1 |
| Buying cheaper things | 0.08% | 1 |
| MAKE LESS PURCHASES. | 0.08% | 1 |
| reducing spending | 0.08% | 1 |
| surveys, studies, cashback | 0.08% | 1 |
| Pay more attention to what I buy and where it comes from | 0.08% | 1 |
| Cutting back, turning off and not using. Also use sales ads to adjust menu or household needs. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Cut back on unnecessary things | 0.08% | 1 |
| Sensible spending | 0.08% | 1 |
| spending less on want items | 0.08% | 1 |
| taking as many surveys as I can! | 0.08% | 1 |
| Reviewing store flyer promotions before weekly shopping and use coupons. | 0.08% | 1 |
| cut back on everything | 0.08% | 1 |
| being careful in general | 0.08% | 1 |
| buying cheaper | 0.08% | 1 |
| Not Saying | 0.08% | 1 |
| Can t make funds last when you are living pay cheque to pay cheque | 0.08% | 1 |
| Trying not to spend $ on things I don't need. | 0.08% | 1 |
| I hunt for bargains and only buy what I can afford. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Charge more on credit cards | 0.08% | 1 |
| cutting out things | 0.08% | 1 |
| Rien de particulier | 0.08% | 1 |
| cutting non essentials | 0.08% | 1 |
| using serveys to earn gift cards to help pay for groceries | 0.08% | 1 |
| buy walmart brand | 0.08% | 1 |
| Using Cash Back apps for receipts like Pogo, Receipt Hog, Frisbee, Fetch, CoinOut, NCP mobile, Receipt Pal, & Brandclub | 0.08% | 1 |
| not buying, buying generic | 0.08% | 1 |
| I am a shopaholic - so I am really trying not to buy things I don't REALLY need. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Cutting back, buying essentials only, only purchasing items when on sale. | 0.08% | 1 |
| NOT using anything prices r coming down from FJB 24% inflation | 0.08% | 1 |
| bargain hunting | 0.08% | 1 |
| Spending less and being more cautious about my needs and wants and doing without | 0.08% | 1 |
| Watch prices closely | 0.08% | 1 |
| using groceries I already have and not going shopping | 0.08% | 1 |
| praying | 0.08% | 1 |
| buy store brands and cut down on treats | 0.08% | 1 |
| Meticulously manage what funds I have available. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Spend more time looking at sales ads, comnbining and planning shopping trips and errands. | 0.08% | 1 |
| try to cut back | 0.08% | 1 |
| finding cheaper items buy shopping around or do without. I am also growing my own lettuce and spinach. | 0.08% | 1 |
| don't spend as much | 0.08% | 1 |
| not buying items I do not need or until they break | 0.08% | 1 |
| I've switched to a less expensive brand of caviar | 0.08% | 1 |
| Being very thrifty | 0.08% | 1 |
| Buying only necessary things | 0.08% | 1 |
| Going deeper into debt | 0.08% | 1 |
| Taking surveys to earn more cash | 0.08% | 1 |
| Spending less. | 0.08% | 1 |
| cutting back on groceries | 0.08% | 1 |
| cut down on unnecessary expenses | 0.08% | 1 |
| buying less, buying no name not brand products, reusing, recycling | 0.08% | 1 |
| More survey's if qualifyed | 0.08% | 1 |
| Buying only things that are on sale. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Cutting back on unessary things | 0.08% | 1 |
| Using credit cards | 0.08% | 1 |
| Cutting back , groceries gas eating out | 0.08% | 1 |
| cutting back a little | 0.08% | 1 |
| applying for programs like Energy Assistance and SNAP for assistance. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Credit | 0.08% | 1 |
| i'm financially okay | 0.08% | 1 |
| BUY CHEAPER ITEMS AND LESS FOOD | 0.08% | 1 |
| taking surveys for gift cards | 0.08% | 1 |
| Budgeting. Money management. | 0.08% | 1 |
| coupons, bogo's | 0.08% | 1 |
| look for sales and use digital and paper coupons | 0.08% | 1 |
| Not buying non-essentials | 0.08% | 1 |
| Budgeting better - shopping sales, planning meals around what's on sale, less day trips, less social events | 0.08% | 1 |
| buying lessd expensive store brand things | 0.08% | 1 |
| Buying store brand products, and shopping for sales. | 0.08% | 1 |
| cutting back on dining out, buying non-essentials | 0.08% | 1 |
| Buying less and not buying things I dont really need | 0.08% | 1 |
| Just invest in a good mutual fund and your funds will EASILY grow faster than inflation. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Just cutting back on unnecessary things. | 0.08% | 1 |
| What ever it takes | 0.08% | 1 |
| I buy only what I need. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Surveys, games and site that pay to watch vids, bring in an extra dollar or two | 0.08% | 1 |
| Spending less on non-essentials, finding sales and not buying big items. | 0.08% | 1 |
| cutting back on non-essential items | 0.08% | 1 |
| Buying less and shopping sales. | 0.08% | 1 |
| having to take more than I'd like in IRA withdrawals. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Use my gift cards and cash that I earn online for household necessities. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Buying generic brands. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Shopping at less expensive stores, looking for deals at those stores, and comparing prices diligently. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Food psntries | 0.08% | 1 |
| nothing | 0.08% | 1 |
| If I can t pay for it, I don t buy it. | 0.08% | 1 |
| buy less, always look for value | 0.08% | 1 |
| Buying less, dining out less. | 0.08% | 1 |
| DISCOUNT STORE | 0.08% | 1 |
| Buying more store brands. | 0.08% | 1 |
| budgeting as much as I can | 0.08% | 1 |
| coupons, specials, apps and BOGO | 0.08% | 1 |
| not spending | 0.08% | 1 |
| cutting back on unnecessary things | 0.08% | 1 |
| guy fewer things | 0.08% | 1 |
| Not buying unnecessary items. No longer buying fresh foods. Foraging i | 0.08% | 1 |
| Less whenever possible of goods and paid services; no paid activities etc. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Check sales | 0.08% | 1 |
| "Dealing with it" | 0.08% | 1 |
| seettlement | 0.08% | 1 |
| keepin house colder, notbuying anything i dont need, rarely eat out.. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Look for coupons. | 0.08% | 1 |
| Take back | 0.08% | 1 |
| Doing surveys to earn gift cards for Christmas shopping. | 0.08% | 1 |
| only buy what is necessary to survive. | 0.08% | 1 |
| watch for more sales and marked down items | 0.08% | 1 |
| Buy cheaper brands . | 0.08% | 1 |
| Spend wisely | 0.08% | 1 |
| Price comparison | 0.08% | 1 |
| Fill out on line survey | 0.08% | 1 |
| Buying cheaper products | 0.08% | 1 |
| Don t spend much | 0.08% | 1 |
| cutting back on everythi | 0.08% | 1 |
| shopping more carefully | 0.08% | 1 |
| a budget and purchasing more store brands | 0.08% | 1 |
| budget | 0.08% | 1 |
| Cutting back,using coupons, shopping sales and promotions, using generic and store brands | 0.08% | 1 |
| Buying more in bulk | 0.08% | 1 |
| finding good sales and coupons | 0.08% | 1 |
| buying less expensive things | 0.08% | 1 |
| Cutting spending by thrifting, eating less expensive foods, simple living. Spending only on essentials. | 0.08% | 1 |
| I just made a stricter budget | 0.08% | 1 |
| Spending less everywhere I can. | 0.08% | 1 |
| I just keep spending and buying what we need and like | 0.08% | 1 |
| buying essentials only and cutting out everything else | 0.08% | 1 |
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