I got a job that pays much more (going from underpaid to reasonably paid), so I’m probably in that 20% who didn’t really notice. I also moved to a higher cost of living area at the same time, so some of it was attributable to that.
I achieved FT WFH during the pandemic and moved from a VHCOL area to a LCOL. We make nearly double the median income for our new area and our food costs have increased so much our discretionary spending has basically stayed the same as before the move.
If we hadn’t had the opportunity to move, I don’t know how we’d be getting by now.
I got a job that pays much more (going from underpaid to reasonably paid), so I’m probably in that 20% who didn’t really notice. I also moved to a higher cost of living area at the same time, so some of it was attributable to that.
I achieved FT WFH during the pandemic and moved from a VHCOL area to a LCOL. We make nearly double the median income for our new area and our food costs have increased so much our discretionary spending has basically stayed the same as before the move.
If we hadn’t had the opportunity to move, I don’t know how we’d be getting by now.