I'm not struggling, but my life has changed A LOT. I already sacrificed a lot to be a single income family so my wife can raise the children at home and I have an extremely good income. Three years ago, we could save decent money, eat out as a family once or twice a week, invest, take one or two small vacations, do home improvement, and I could enjoy all of my hobbies without stressing about money at all. We have no debt, except mortgage debt, and still have no debt as we refuse to use credit for anything. Nowadays, I can no longer eat out unless I happen to score some pocket change for a $3.00 hamburger at the Hawaiian BBQ down the street. It's crazy how much things can change in three years. Last week's burger was literally paid at the counter in quarters and dimes, something I haven't had to do since college. The lady taking my order was kinda surprised to see me pay that way. We see the need for more savings than usual looking forward, so our purchases are reduced to only essentials and we do home delivery on everything because we cant afford too much gas right now (it's $6/gallon in my area) on our adjusted budget. I can't go out to do any of my usual hobbies, which has been extremely hard on me, but I'm not suffering--just learning to live without. Working on/driving my old collector car, building stuff/home improvement, target practice and long range shooting. Parts, materials, ammunition, and fuel are just too costly to do any of it. I still have my rabbit farm at least. I refuse to give up the clean vax-free meat we produce. It does suck sometimes, but I'm still luckier than most with no debt. Boredom around the house is absolutely a luxury to complain about. As a side hustle to offset inflation and pad savings a bit, I've been going through everything I own finding stuff to sell. I've been selling collectibles, an old car, and surplus military gear that I don't use or have too much of to pad our savings a bit more. eBay has been quite a side hustle for me lately, but I can only sell so much without cutting into my preps and I'm thinking those preps may be needed soon. I'm honestly ok. I'm annoyed that I can't do hardly any of the stuff I love and I'm certainly getting increasingly agitated at the folks causing this, but for now I'm ok. God has absolutely blessed me, and I know I'm doing far better than most. That said, I'm surrounded by hobos, crime, and homeless encampments that only get larger. It's not safe to go out. Everyone in my immediate circle under age 40 is struggling. One of my best friends went bankrupt, went through bankruptcy, lost his job, and had to move in with his elderly parents......that seems to be increasingly common these days. I know that this year I'm probably going to be furloughed at least 25%, which will eliminate our monthly savings but we'll carry on. What scares me is, I can't afford much more inflation and I know more is coming. If things get real bad (50% furlough or worse), I suppose I have two rooms to rent and can eliminate investments.....but damn at that point nobody will be hiring and certainly in my neighborhood the truly impoverished will be looking for blood. If someone like me is only impacted, then most are actually suffering and I'm not sure how much longer this can go on.