“A cashier at a grocery store recently told me that’s how she knows people are rich: they’re buying [this].”

I’m an award-winning writer and editor living in New York City, where I currently work at BuzzFeed as the Senior Lifestyle Editor.

"We looked into a Dave Matthews concert at a local outdoor theater: $400 each to be under the pavilion. So sad."

"A cashier at a grocery store recently told me that’s how she knows people are rich: they’re buying cherries.

That’s lunacy. Fruit shouldn’t be a luxury."

"I was traveling last week. An Egg McMuffin and a large tea were $10 in a Pittsburgh suburb. What? Bitch, it's one egg, a bad English muffin, and a piece of cheap Canadian bacon (I don't do cheese). And unsweet is practically free to make. Crazy town."

"After years of price increases, Lays (PepsiCo) is finally admitting that they may have priced customers out of their chips. Of course, instead of actually lowering prices, they’re playing games like shrinking package sizes and stuff like that. I’ve been buying store-brand chips for years now. They’re a fraction of the price."

"I've been a Netflix subscriber for something like 15-plus years, and I had stopped all other services but kept Netflix around. The most recent price hike was just too greedy, and I canceled. The issue these services will face is that once I cancel, it would take something extraordinary to get me to resub."

"Literally everything about going out to eat deteriorated. The food quality, service level, restaurant environment, and even food hygiene. And cost has exploded.

Once we learned how to make delicious pan pizza at home, there was not even any reason to order in. Whatever we cook from scratch just tastes so much better."

"Omg. My 4-year-old computer is worth MORE today."

"It feels like I can’t go to the movies on a whim anymore. Now I will only go see something I think is a sure thing and will be worth the expense. It’s a shame."