Inflation

Rising Costs

Gas, food, and housing discussed as impacted areas

By Robby Romero and Clarence Capunitan

Illustration by Jessica Reyes-Fajardo

We asked how inflation impacted the AHS community in three areas:

Food

Social Studies Teacher James

Aguilar: Around $100 a week. Beal:I would say $200 a week and I’ve noticed the prices since I do all the shopping. Hagan:I have a family of five, so I’m going to think about it in those terms. I bet in a week, I’d spend at least $500. It’s definitely higher than 2 years ago especially on a teaching salary, and I notice it because my salary has been the same and I’ve noticed having less money. Senior Henry Xu:We spend around 50% more now on food than compared to 2 years ago. Senior Chris Dorr:It’s got to be at least 25% or more. Beal: I have a house in Alameda, so I have a fixed loan and I fix the interest rate at a certain number. Aguilar:Fortunately I’ve moved in with family and I am able to negotiate rent with them so it’s nothing compared to what I used to pay for,back then for a one bedroom apartment and one bathroom it was $1,300 .

Gas

English Teacher Matt Hagan: It’s like $100 to fill up my tank whereas it used to be like $65-$70 back then.

Social Studies Teacher Kevin Beal:

Every week I go to Costco which is the cheapest gas I can get, which is just under $5 around $4.75. I fill up my truck everytime just under 15 gallons around $75. Science Teacher Corey Kramer: I am paying a dollar more than what I was paying 3 years ago per gallon.