music_collector

Inflation is sucking us all dry over here. Our national bank cranks up interest rates, saying it has to be done. Meanwhile, it's not helping reduce prices for necessities. It just cuts off our collective nose to spite the face.

I'll say this about the current financial climate. My wife wanted us to put an offer on a house near ours. The asking price was $700,000. It sold for $900,000. I'm SO happy that we didn't bid on this place. My family would be in dire straits otherwise.

The I feel for two groups of people - anyone 30 and under, who will likely never be able to afford a house, and seniors who live on pensions that were good enough 30 years ago.

I wish our leaders would put aside their social justice pet projects and focus on actually helping people cope.