Household child care costs have spiked more than 30% since 2019

https://www.axios.com/2023/11/01/child-care-costs-average-chart-inflation

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GlitzyArmrest@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y (1 reply)

One of the many reasons to not being more humans into this mess.

SheeEttin@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y

Yeah. I wanted kids at some point, but I'm pretty pessimistic at the state of things right now.

Fafner@yiffit.net · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Isn't weird we see less and less Trick or Treaters every year?

radioactiveradio@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y

Treating has been less. Trickery has been the same in my experience if not more.

tsonfeir@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y (3 replies)

Everything is up 30%, except my salary

GiddyGap@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y (2 replies)

You'll probably have to switch jobs for your salary to increase appropriately. New people coming into your place of work probably have disproportionately high salaries compared to oldtimers.

tsonfeir@lemm.ee · 0 pts · 2y (1 reply)

It’s a new job. Companies aren’t offering 30% over what I made in 2019.

GiddyGap@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y

You may have to look elsewhere or ask for a raise. Looks like salaries are keeping up with inflation:

https://www.bankrate.com/banking/federal-reserve/wage-to-inflation-index/