Inflation is at its peak these days. Pay remains the same, but essentials and other luxury things have become expensive.
A user asked the forum, “What is one thing you flat out just don’t know how people can afford?” Here are the top responses.
EYELASH EXTENSIONS
![Macro eye of a woman with pink smoky eyeshadow with long feather false eyelashes.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/eyelash.jpg)
“Eyelash extensions and the upkeep of them.”
SECRET HIDDEN FAMILIES
![mom driving a family car .the concept of freedom and travel.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/car-driving-with-family.jpg)
“Secret hidden families. I can barely afford one.”
DAYCARE
![Tired of everyday household mother sitting on floor with hands on face. Kid playing in messy room. Scaterred toys and disorder. Happy parenting](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/mom-frustrated-with-baby.jpeg)
“I still don’t know how we can afford daycare. At one point, I had two kids in daycare for a year before the oldest went to kindergarten.”
BOAT OR RV
![View of excursion boat at tropical coast of Gili Trawangan, Indonesia](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/5.-Gili-Trawangan-2.jpeg)
“A boat or RV, Recreational Vehicle (or both)! I can barely afford to exist, much less spend all this money on recreation.”
ORDERING TAKEAWAYS FROM RESTAURANT
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“People who eat exclusively by ordering takeaways or delivery from restaurants. It’s mind-bogglingly expensive.”
FAMILY FOREIGN HOLIDAYS
![Asian,Family,Planning,A,Trip,Mother,And,Daughter,Looking,At](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/travel-with-family.jpg)
“Multiple-family foreign holidays per year. To be clear, I’m not criticizing anyone on this, and I appreciate that if you live in mainland Europe, it’s easier than here (Scotland).
I am genuinely amused/bemused when I see people on social media on their 2/3/4 foreign holiday of the year.
We went to Portugal last year (A fantastic country, by the way). With two adults and two kids (the eldest boy was playing in a football tournament), it was probably £3.5k, which was done cheaply. We don’t ever go into debt for a holiday, though.”
FIRST CLASS AIRFARE
![Image,Of,Pretty,Girl,Reading,Magazine,In,Airplane,With,Sleeping](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/inside-plane.jpg)
“First-class airfare is just so overwhelmingly expensive compared to regular seats. I can’t imagine anyone ever having that amount to spare unless you’re incredibly wealthy.”
MODERN-DAY HOUSES
![swimming pool and decking in garden of luxury home](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/house-with-pool.jpeg)
“Modern-day house prices. Once, $600K could buy you a severe mansion. Now, it’s an average family home. I make a good income; my girlfriend also has an average income. Yet we can barely afford an averagely priced house these days.”
BRIDESMAID
![Cute bride with bridesmaids lying on the bed](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/bridesmaid.jpg)
“Being a bridesmaid. Weddings have become more elaborate, with multiple showers and bachelorette weekends.”
WEDDING
![Photographer working with young wedding couple in studio](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20.-photography-wedding-couile.jpeg)
“Weddings. I’m a wedding bartender, and people dropping $30k on one day is insane.”
VETERINARY BILLS
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“Veterinary bills. Even routine care and vaccinations can be $400. If there are unique issues or an emergency, you’re paying thousands, and they won’t care until you pay.”
PET INSURANCE
![shocked woman wtf](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/shocked-woman-wtf-.jpg)
“Pet insurance. Yes, it is about $100 a month, but my dog had to have two knee surgeries. Without it about $8000. I paid $300 each time. It doesn’t cover routine stuff, just unexpected costs when a pet gets sick.”
ELDERCARE
![Conflict, senior couple and fight on couch, divorce and depression with a breakup, cheating and stress. Sad, elderly woman and old man with mental health, home and separation with crisis and angry.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11.-old-couple-upset.jpeg)
“Eldercare. $300 a day is typical for most states, and it goes up if they need special care (dementia, etc.)
Out of 4 Americans who reach the age of 21, 3 of them are likely to live up to 65. Among those individuals, 2 out of 3 will require long-term care for an average of 3 years.
Not all long-term care is nursing level, but some are even more expensive, like memory care, etc. It comes to roughly $150k per person and almost double that if you limit it to those who need any.
Somewhere between a generous down payment and a new house. Who can afford that, especially after decades of not working?”
COFFEE FROM BARISTA EVERY DAY
![3. starbucks](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/3.-starbucks.jpg)
“Coffee from the barista every day. Some people go multiple times a day. Astonishing.”
COSMETIC SURGERY
![cosplay2](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cosplay2.jpg)
“Cosmetic surgery or procedures. Lip fillers, skin peels, lashes, and hair extensions. Their husband is a solar salesman, and they stay home with the kids. How can they afford it? I would never understand.”
TRUCKS
![Trucking Business Industry. Caucasian Semi Truck Driver in Front of His Vehicle.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/long-haul-trucjer.jpg)
“Trucks. I had no idea they were so expensive.”
GETTING NAILS DONE
![Portrait of uptight shirtless young woman with colorful hairstyle frowning and biting nails isolated over pink background](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/wtf-2.jpeg)
“A person I know gets her nails professionally done every week.”
DESIGNER CLOTHING
![Beautiful girl thinking what to dress in walk-in closet](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/keeping-old-and-new-clothes.jpg)
“Designer clothing. Spending hundreds of dollars on pants is ludicrous to me.”
PORSCHES
![shocked and scared woman drive car.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/shocked-and-scared-woman-drive-car.jpeg)
“Porsches. They’re everywhere now. People drive Porsche, a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), to the grocery store.”
MORE THAN ONE CHILD
![Two pretty little girls learning to skateboard on beautiful summer day in a park. Children enjoying skateboarding ride outdoors.](https://mrsdaakustudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/kids-play-daughter-son.jpeg)
“More than one child. My husband and I have a beautiful 4.5-year-old daughter whom we adore. We are so content with her and feel our family is complete. But on top of that, she is expensive. I don’t know how people in the United States can afford more than one kid without absolutely massive lifestyle changes.”
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This article was originally published on Mrs. Daaku Studio.