Over the past year, U.S. inflation rocketed at its quickest pace in more than four decades. From the grocery store to the gas pump, rising consumer prices are taking a toll on Americans' wallets.
Snopes wants to hear how these changing economic conditions are impacting your everyday life. Maybe you're canceling that cross-country road trip that you scheduled for summer; or you're opting for the bus instead of driving solo to work, or cutting back on late-night, frivolous online shopping.
Whatever the case may be — or how your particular financial situation is changing — send your story to the email address below, and we may follow up with you to feature your experience in an article.
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Confused about what's happening with the economy? We recommend this explainer by The Associated Press and this Marketplace interview with Robert Rich, director of the Center for Inflation Research and a senior economic and policy adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. He explained how people often misconceive "inflation" as the prices of single items moving higher — when, in reality, it's about a wide range of prices "that are not experiencing one-time increases, but instead will continue to rise on an ongoing basis."