I said prices went up, you say buy something else to keep the costs the same. Those are not equivalent. Even if I bought differently, I could not keep them the

I said prices went up, you say buy something else to keep the costs the same. Those are not equivalent. Even if I bought differently, I could not keep them the same (as commented elsewhere), and changing brands or products to keep costs the same does not prove that costs haven't risen. I'm missing the point you're trying to make. I showed the numbers. Not everything went up, some things went up a lot. The average price of my bill has gone up 47.5%. Show me a comprehensive receipt that hasn't. Do the same with mortgages. In October 2021 a 15-year fixed rate mortgage was 2.55%. Right now it's 7.59%. What product can I replace if I need to move today vs. then? I'd have to go back one month to get 100% increase for gas, but September 2021 gas was 2.36 vs. 4.61 average September 2023, 95% change. What can I substitute for fuel?