Americans are choking on surging fast-food prices. "I can't justify the expense," one customer says
Americans are choking on surging fast-food prices. "I can't justify the expense," one customer says
The price of a McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese meal has more than doubled since 2014, data show.
Kevin Roberts remembers when he could get a bacon cheeseburger, fries and a drink from Five Guys for $10. But that was years ago. When the Virginia high school teacher recently visited the fast-food chain, the food alone without a beverage cost double that amount.
Roberts, 38, now only gets fast food "as a rare treat," he told CBS MoneyWatch. "Nothing has made me cook at home more than fast-food prices."
Roberts is hardly alone. Many consumers are expressing frustration at the surge in fast-food prices, which are starting to scare off budget-conscious customers.
A January poll by consulting firm Revenue Management Solutions found that about 25% of people who make under $50,000 were cutting back on fast food, pointing to cost as a concern.
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What also stinks is that most apartment rentals have a kitchen that has enough cabinets to store:
- food
- plates and glasses
- pots and pans
CHOOSE ONE
so eating take out or fast food is practically required.
CHOOSE ONE
Sitting in my apartment sobbing while trying to eat my pots and pans.
Yup. But as a tip you can store cookware in the oven, that lets you get like 1.5 of the options and if you are willing to give up some space thrift stores sometimes have cheap shelving you can use as a makeshift pantry against one of the walls.
I actually use a table I removed 2 legs from and have it using the windowsill instead just so I could have some useable counter space.
My puzzle skills are always getting a workout trying to figure out cooking.