Monica Vantilburg
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1,410 appearances
4 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 22 Jul
Monica Vantilburg’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Right now, Walmart's dropping prices with thousands of rollbacks and more on summer party essentials, from grills to coolers and even slushy machines.
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So whether you're firing up, cooling down, or just getting ready for a weekend in the sun, now's your time to save.
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Shop and save in the Walmart app online and in stores today.
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So why do things get more expensive?
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If the actual stuff we're buying isn't improving, why do the prices change so much?
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Our daily cost of living, things like housing, food, transportation, you name it, isn't just decided in a vacuum.
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Officially, cost of living is an economic measure that notes the change in price up or down of the basic necessities of life, such as food, housing, transportation, health care.
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You get the idea.
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The rising price of the stuff we buy is called inflation, which I'm sure you've heard all about.
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It's no secret that inflation has been skyrocketing recently.
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Inflation is rising at the highest pace it has in years, which is basically just a measurement that says you're heading towards a situation where you're paying more and more just to survive.
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Not to mention this compounds on prior years' inflation, which has been historically high ever since post-COVID.
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So in English, a high inflation rate is the official way of saying, yes, these prices are getting bananas.
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Generally, there are three types of inflation, cost push, demand pull, and built-in inflation.
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Cost push inflation happens when something gets more expensive to make, so companies jack the prices up.
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Easy example, coffee is so expensive now because there's huge issues with the farming of coffee beans.
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Coffee beans grow in tropical climates, which have been hugely affected by climate change.
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Dry seasons, freak weather incidents, and inconsistent weather have been causing poor yields.
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So there's less beans to go around, period.
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That means that there's also just less product to sell, which then pushes the prices up.
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