I agree that prices are up, maybe is time to flex our "materializing" muscles and focus on what we want to see.
I know it is not as simple as that but it helps a lot
Lateral thinking and changing habits also help because many of the things we buy are consumer driven products that we certainly do not need for a healthy body
I have been revising my supermarket lists and made menus and realized that I could save 20 pct in my food bills just by being efficient and avoiding waste
There is also a very deep concept related to "treating" oneself with junk food which is a bit of a contradiction. Why would I want to congratulate myself by giving poison to my body? Advertising, very clever
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