let s talk to steve more about this. steve, the problem is inflation is at decades high. recession around the corner. it s a heck of a one-two punch. you better believe it. the good news is that the inflation rate has come down a little bit the last two or three months, charles. that s good news. we went from almost 9% inflation this past summer to now we re down to about 7.1%. as you just said, that is still the highest inflation rate we ve had in 35, 40 years. so americans are feeling the punch. their wages and salaries have only gone up by 5 or 6%. that s one of the reasons that you reported that credit card debt is going up. people are trying to maintain their standard of living but paychecks are not keeping pace. i m nervous. i think inflation will come down in 2023 from the high rates of 2022. but i also think that the economy shows real signs of slowing down. i pray we don t crash into a recession. but we sure could. charles: steve, that s what i m concerned about.
more people are buying holiday gifts for their pets than their inlaws. so do your pets come first, ja jackie. i just got my first pet. i got a puppy. when i was looking for a place to live, i didn t have the pet yet but i was thinking about it. i prioritized. probably spent more on my pet than any of the other family members i told you i loved so much. sure, it s a big business. people love their pets. it s expanding and many companies working with the technology out there as well to do virtual stuff for pets. it s booming. yeah. pets don t talk back. they love you uncomfortably. charles: it s interesting, this weekend we went to the store. i was with my granddaughter. she got a yorkie. we bought a backpack for the yorkie and then we got a matching backpack for her mom. the whole thing was all came
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