No more steak. Ordering out less. Here’s how inflation is squeezing American diets.
John Harriger loves a good steak, but these days it’s an expense he can no longer afford.
The 66-year-old Virginian has been living off Social Security since a work-related back injury in 1994. That’s $1,800 a month total for Harriger and his wife.
With grocery prices up 13.5% over the past 12 months and gas prices above $3.39, Harriger has had to make cuts. He’s down to two meals a day instead of three – typically a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch, trout for dinner if a friend had a good day fishing.