Financial Growth
Growing up, I heard my parents talking about money, the price of things rising, but I never really got it. Like I didn't know why they were complaining, but I get it now.
I moved out of my mom's house about 5 years ago so I've been doing my own grocery shopping for just as long.
Over the years, I've noticed the price of butter go from $4 to almost $9. That's more than double the price in 5 years and feels a little ridiculous to think about.
Not everything has increased that much, but the grocery bill has definitely gone up while the amount of items in the cart have gone down.
I've lived with my sister for about 4 years now, and the weekly grocery bill used to be between $180 to $200. Now it's anywhere between $200 and $250.
For context, we use a groceey delivery service and when I've added all the things to the cart and the estimated total is around $180 I know we've forgotten something. Unless it's the rare week when all our staples are on sale.
This is a small observation and I don't have much to say on it. Not today anyway.
This is on my mind because I did my monthly budget the other day. I've been reflecting on the differences between how I thought about money before moving out as a young adult, then living on my own and counting every cent, and now, having an intuitive and comfortable understanding of my relationship with money and spending.