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In the past few years we have been feeling like we are in a horror movie where you are in a dark room and sense immediately that your body has been surgically removed from your head. At least in terms of the cost of living.

Hell, even funeral undertakers are increasing the cost of funerals and blaming it on the cost of living. Fresh hell just dropped it seems.

How did we even get here? Despite all this meltdown we are always hopeful that we will somewhat turn the corner and get lifted out of the morass we are experiencing.

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