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Hot Dog and Pizza at Costco
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Look, it’s glaringly evident that the cost of living is not going down. It continues its stubborn, adamant climb, and things like going to the grocery store to buy yourself enough food to live on for the week have become cortisol-inducing debacles. 

With all of that being said, it is important to try to wear rose-colored glasses now and again and pay brief homage to the things that are somehow still not completely implicated by inflation and a post-COVID pandemic world, according to Redditors.

TVs

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It’s honestly a true wonder how TVs are as cheap as they are nowadays, but we’re not complaining. If only streaming services were cheap too. 

Costco Hot Dogs

Costco hot dog with mustard, onions, and relish.
#8282 Costco hot dog with mustard, onions, and relish by Nemo’s great uncle ((CC BY-NC-SA))

Oh, Costco never change yourself. If you haven’t had not one time, but numerous experiences in Costco’s food court, then you’re sorely missing out on one of the richest experiences that this here whole existence thing has to offer you. 

Related: ‘Our Long National Nightmare Is Over’: This Costco Food Court Fave Is Returning — But Not Everyone Is Thrilled

Skateboard Decks

A black skateboard deck.
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Apparently, skateboard decks are still floating around $50-60, and have been since around 1985. Definitely an agreeable and stable price point,. 

Related: These 12 Things Are Actually Getting Cheaper

Potatoes

A group of potatoes.
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Potatoes are absolutely clutch when it comes to mindful financial behavior. You can get pounds on pounds on pounds for around $5-10. Definitely a worthwhile investment when your wallet is hurting and you’re just trying to coast until your next paycheck hits your bank account. 

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Public Library Cards

Public Library Cards
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Seriously, libraries are an insane resource that far too many of us are sleeping on. Certain libraries will even let you rent out video game consoles. 

Meet the Writer

Matt has spent the last 8 or so odd years as both a writer and editor in Seattle and Brooklyn, where he is now based. He loves escaping the tirelessly fast pace of the “Mad Apple” that is NYC by taking walks and runs through parks where he’s able to catch up on the latest tea about society from the city’s ever chatty, always hungry, occasionally rabid, pigeons. When he’s not taking his urban nature strolls, or dutifully combing the deepest rabbit holes of the internet to find the content that’s worth sinking your mind’s teeth into, he’s likely holed up at a dark-lit dive bar with a book and/or some friends, or just easily he could be on the hunt for the next addition to his steadily growing plant family.