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

rates in the Midwest for electricity,” she said. “They keep raising our prices, our rates, our distribution fees, every year, and they keep saying it’s to improve the grid. … But our reliability hasn’t gotten better.”

Rosado estimates she and her husband pay about $300 a month for electricity and gas, compared with “low $200s” a couple of years ago.continue reading …