Monica Vantilburg
speaker
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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dollars were printed between 2020 and now, which means there's more money chasing the same goods.
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More demand plus same supply equals higher prices.
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So yes, everything is getting more expensive.
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But who are the biggest offenders?
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From what I've seen, it's energy, housing, and food.
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But yes, there are ways you can lower these costs.
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Starting with energy, the utility bills and gas prices I have seen recently have been truly off the charts.
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This is one area that is being attacked by all of the inflation situations.
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Not only are data centers placing a huge amount of demand on electricity grids, they're also reliant on fossil fuels like coal and natural gas, which is getting more expensive because we're rapidly depleting our reserves.
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Energy has also been deeply impacted by the wildcards I talked about earlier.
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Things like ongoing geopolitical tensions, specifically the conflict with Iran.
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Gas prices have surged past $4 per gallon as of June, with certain Californian cities even seeing prices above $6.
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Energy was also deeply impacted by tariffs, since some states take electricity from the Canadian grid.
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With an additional tariff involved, states like Michigan, New York and Minnesota, which border, have gotten, well, an electric shock to their bills.
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When energy gets expensive, it also ripples through everything else since transportation and production costs go up, even if you're not directly selling that energy.
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We're talking about flight prices, RIP Spirit Airlines, shipping costs for our packages, and food we primarily import, like avocados, bananas, and chocolate.
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Another one of the biggest offenders is housing.
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This has been one of the most debated topics between government officials, but everyone agrees on the same thing.
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We have too little housing available, and it's causing all of these prices to go up.
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It's also been an issue for a while now.
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