[Megatron96]

I know it's getting pretty tight for a lot of people I know with families.

For myself, well, I don't eat a lot of breakfasts during the week, unless you count protein bars and coffee. I make and take about 3 lunches/week (usually just remixed leftovers) and cook dinner most of the time. But I've been doing that since before COVID, so the cost is the only new thing. And groceries have certainly gone up. A dozen eggs were about $3 before COVID, now they're around $7? Chicken went through the roof, and even pork is almost twice what it was.

Took my mom to Freddy's Steakburgers last Saturday for lunch, and I think I spent over $30. Went to a good Italian place, not fancy, but a really good mom and pop place, and that was over $80 for two. Didn't even order any adult beverages.

FYI: historically, the most common cause of war/civil war is famine/starvation.