Does it feel like your wallet is bleeding money right now? We all know that inflation has gotten worse during the pandemic, but can you explain why? Kathleen is breaking it down and explaining why things like groceries, cars, houses, even your favorite hobbies have gotten more expensive over the last two years. Then, Bethany opens up about her struggles with getting back to socializing and leaving her house after two years of staying inside. (When does the excuse “I’m an introvert” become a crutch?) Plus, Bebe and Kathleen torture each other with a game of “Job Interview” and, as always, your voicemails! 

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What We Talked About:

1:09 - Intros to our topics

3:09 - B + K reinterview each other for the jobs they already have

16:18 - Inflation for dummies and millennials

36:13 - Getting too comfortable with staying at home

59:51 - Taking swimming in middle school/high school

01:03:54 - When dodgeball costs you $5000

1:05:09 - Is Peloton dead?

1:09:32 - That time Bethany worked at a bank

1:11:19 - What we learned this week

1:17:49 - Voicemails

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Kathleen’s Sources:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/poverty-america-2021-covid-pandemic/

https://www.npr.org/2021/12/29/1068899497/the-covid-small-business-boom-indicator-favorite

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article257060717.html

https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/mortgages/is-it-a-good-time-to-buy-a-house

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/federal-reserve-expected-to-raise-interest-rates-in-fight-against-inflation

The Ezra Klein Show: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/08/opinion/ezra-klein-podcast-jason-furman.html

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/10/economy/inflation-blame-pandemic-biden-fed-corporations/index.html

Ikea Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IKEA/comments/rxm8fp/price_increased_overnight/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/07/business/pandemic-savings.html

https://themortgagereports.com/88214/is-now-a-good-time-to-buy-a-home-interest-rates-rising

BETHANY’S SOURCES:

https://whatnerd.com/staying-home-instead-going-out-problem/

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/agoraphobia/symptoms-causes/syc-20355987