“Everything is expensive” is my new cost-cutters’ mantra.

SHEENA RICARTE
2 min readMay 11, 2024

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~ Saturday, May 11, 2024 Blog Post ~

Image source: Audacy / Getty Images

To further encourage myself to keep up with my intense frugality, I’ve come up with a new savers’ mantra: “Everything is expensive.” This idea occurred to me after viewing ITV News’s Facebook Stories today, Saturday, May 11, 2024, about how products and services’ costs have remained elevated in the United Kingdom while this country is reportedly out of recession.

As a frugal cost-cutter, I believe proclaiming “Everything is expensive” to myself as my new cost-cutters’ motto will discourage me from indulging and focus me more on cutting back on my expenses. After all, I’ve been enjoying a lot lately — traveling and dining out often. Well, I must say freedom and serenity are addictive.

Screenshot from ITV News’s Facebook Stories — Image 2 (Sheena Ricarte, May 2024)
Screenshot from ITV News’s Facebook Stories — Image 3 (Sheena Ricarte, May 2024)
Screenshot from ITV News’s Facebook Stories — Image 4 (Sheena Ricarte, May 2024)
Screenshot from ITV News’s Facebook Stories — Image 5 (Sheena Ricarte, May 2024)
Screenshot from ITV News’s Facebook Stories — Image 6 (Sheena Ricarte, May 2024)
Screenshot from ITV News’s Facebook Stories — Image 7 (Sheena Ricarte, May 2024)

References:

https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/everything-is-more-expensive-and-unlikely-to-get-cheaper

https://www.facebook.com/stories/106408704855147/UzpfSVNDOjIxODM2MDg3MjE5ODIyNjg=/?view_single=false

https://www.facebook.com/stories/106408704855147/UzpfSVNDOjE3MTAzNDM0MjI4MzM5NDQ=/?view_single=1

https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2024-05-15/restaurant-industry-economic-crisis-los-angeles

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SHEENA RICARTE

Freelance finance writer Sheena Ricarte's interests comprise international finance, economics, personal finance, asset protection law, & investment management.