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How Inflation Is Quietly Eating Your Subscription Boxes
Lucas and Luna dig into how inflation is quietly inflating the cost of monthly subscription boxes — from beauty samples to meal kits. Using the latest May CPI data (all items up to 334.0, core at 336.1), they trace how rising input costs for raw materials, shipping, and labor are squeezing margins and leading to smaller boxes, higher prices, or both. They highlight specific examples like a popular snack box that shrank 15% while keeping the price, and a beauty box that added a $2 surcharge. The hosts also tie in the broader inflation picture: with the fed funds rate at 3.63% and ten-year…
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