#consumption-habits

#consumption-habits

Growing up outside Manchester, I learned early that there's a stark difference between having money and knowing how to make things last. My dad worked factory shifts while my mum juggled retail hours, and our house ran on an unspoken rule: if something still worked, you didn't replace it. Last month, I visited a friend in Belgravia who was renovating his kitchen. As we chatted over coffee, workers hauled out perfectly functional appliances that looked barely used.

Wells attributes rising costs of living to COVID-19 supply chains and Loblaw's price gouging, neglecting to address how personal consumption habits can mitigate inflation.