Katie Hood
speaker
592 appearances
3 recordings
1 series
first heard Aug 2026
last heard 9 Sep
Katie Hood’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The latest price conscious inflation generation has entered the economy.
Hello and welcome to Planet Money.
I'm Sarah Gonzalez
hear about your extreme cost cutting, the quiet guilt you're feeling from your own economic luck, and consumer habits
When we asked listeners to check in, we did hear from a decent amount of you who said you're actually doing pretty good in this economy.
I mean, honestly, if I'm being honest.
When we read your email.
unanimously we were like
Wait.
Professors going through
Her husband is also a full-time professor at a different university, so dual income, but it's been very tight for their family.
have a six-year-old and a four-year-old.
Currently they like to stand outside in Spider-Man costumes, hoping cars honk, and you know
example.
Technically, nominal wages have gone up, meaning the literal dollar amount on paychecks, but just
slightly.
They're growing at 3.1%.
But when you factor in inflation, which is 3.4% right now, there is no real wage growth on average.
We collectively are making less money when you factor in inflation.
And of course, not everyone's seeing any wage growth at all.
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