24 Photos That Prove It's Almost Impossible To Afford To Be A Person These Days

    Talking about just about anything: "It costs HOW much?"

    Mike Spohr
    by Mike Spohr

    BuzzFeed Staff

    1. Want to grab some cheap fast food? Well, it's still fast, but not so cheap.

    2. Want to buy some gas? Filling up will seriously cost you.

    3. Want to go to Disneyland? A one-day ticket is up more than 8%, meaning it could cost you as much as $164. Oh, and parking costs 20% more too. Food and merch prices are up as well!

    Small children and adults, including "Mary Poppins," having fun in Disneyland
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    4. Want to order a takeout dinner? Nowadays, it just might cost you a lot more for a lot less.

    5. Oh, and do you want that food delivered to you? The taxes and tip could cost you almost as much as the food.

    6. Even getting your pizza cut a different way will cost ya!

    7. Want to order broccoli at a restaurant? You better have a long line of credit because demand for the veggie (plus all of the inflation-y stuff) is making it especially pricey.

    8. Need to take your pet to the vet? It'll cost you.

    An itemized bill from a DVM totaling $2,587
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    (This is the pup responsible for the above bill staring into space and thinking about how they can pick up some temp work.)

    Adorable dog relaxing on the grass in a park
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    9. Need to go to the hospital yourself? That, my friend, will cost you even more.

    Healthcare costs actually aren't up all that much in the short term...they're just the usual high-priced nightmare we've experienced for decades.

    10. Heck, even just getting to the hospital will seriously cost you.

    11. (Of course, hospital stays aren't this expensive everywhere.)

    By the way — 97.80 euros amounts to about $106.

    Close-up of euro amount of 97.80
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    12. Want to afford health insurance for your family? You better start saving.

    13. And it's not just the above person who's concerned...this study found more people are worried about the overall financial cost of medical treatment than are worried about literally dying.

    14. Want to buy some beef jerky? These days, the prices are tougher than the pieces.

    15. Want to buy a home? The median home sales price was up 16.9% last year to $346,900 — the highest average price on record.

    A modest house with a sign in the lawn saying "3 bd 3 1/2 ba 1656 sq ft $649K"
    HGTV

    16. Forget houses — do you want to live in the city and have a car? If so, it could cost you $1,000 just to park it...which at one time was what you'd pay for rent.

    17. Want to save money by shopping at the thrift store? You might end up spending more than the original price.

    18. Want to buy groceries? Be prepared to pay more.

    19. Want to cook your family some chicken? It has gone up in price more than most other groceries.

    20. Want to have kids? The estimated cost of raising one born this year is $272,049.

    Baby hands covering a $100 bill torn in half
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    21. That quarter of a million does NOT include college...the cost of which is up 169% since 1980. Meanwhile, pay for young workers is up by just 19% in that same time period.

    How about *nobody* gets invaded? @DarkGently

    @DietCoke_Esq People need to understand the world has changed. My entire education, including a professional degree, cost about the same as a new Volkswagen. Now an education costs as much as a house and student loans are a predatory lending scheme.

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    Twitter: @DarkGently

    22. Oh, and that tuition does not include access to your academic documents (at least at this university). Gah.

    23. Want to simply get by while working full time? It's not easy.

    24. And finally, want to eat chocolate to wash away this depressing info? Well, I'm sorry to tell you...