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How Your Raise Is Finally Beating Streaming and Subscription Costs
In episode 66 of Wages and Prices with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore a quiet but meaningful shift: after years of relentless hikes, streaming services and digital subscriptions are finally becoming cheaper relative to wage growth. Using the latest May 2026 data on average hourly earnings (up to $37.50) and the CPI reading of 334.0, the hosts show how a 3.5% wage gain is outpacing the roughly 2.8% annual increase in streaming prices. They break down why this is happening—from market saturation to ad-tier pricing—and what it means for workers' purchasing power. A candid conversation…
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