Paychecks gone in a ‘blink.’ Rising costs on the minds of Americans

when she remembers thinking, back when she was pregnant, that daycare might cost $500.

“My husband and I, as our incomes have gone up, we’re racing with prices,” she said.

Food costs keep rising, too, Mehrkens said, especially fresh produce and meat.

“We try not to eat overly processed food, and it’s just becoming quite difficult to maintain that,” she continue reading …