That "rich people" article was annonying! Yet, my mother was raised that way, and she also works hard to keep up appearances even though she is now making $16 per hour at a preschool... It's bizarre behaviour and I don't really understand it!

I haven't seen restaurant prices increase (we rarely eat out) but I almost shouted outloud when I saw the price of cheese at Costco. It used to be $3.45 for a block of Tilamook cheese, and the last time I went, it was $6-something.