Inflation is Taking More than Your Money: Keeping Your Soul in a High-Cost World

Over the last few years, prices climbed until ordinary life started to feel like a rigged game. Paychecks grew, then the bills grew faster. A raise used to mean progress. Now it often means a brief breath before the next hit. People add a second gig, a weekend shift, a “little extra” online, and still watch the gains vanish into rent, groceries, insuran…