It impacts the cost of everything...food, shelter, transportation, health, recreation, labor. 

They are never the cheapest, but if you hire the cheapest you get to follow them around and add a job of micromanaging to your list of daily activities.CEO's of multi million dollar companies golf 3 times a week, shop for cars mid day, get suits tailored, hop a jet to fly fish, have perfect haircuts every week, volunteer at a shelter passing out food, get photo ops and make company motivational videos.

The tenants love her, she stays on top of maintenance, has implemented upgrades to improve the property and drive rent increases (much to my dismay, LOL), organizes fun themed events with catered food for tenants, manages evictions and oversees the building's Section 8 program.

The package includes:- 3 nights at a 5-star, all-inclusive resort - All food and drink- Access to 3 keynotes and 60+ speakers and breakout sessions and guided networking - 3 evening events - Networking breakfast x2 and Networking lunch x2- Access to the exhibit hall, and more! 

Food, water, shelter, the fundamental human needs.

My family is very frugal and minimalist, so other than food and baby stuff and a monthly public transportation ticket, 10 dollers a month for cell phone,  we have no expenses.So what do i do with all my income?

And I can understand that with 5 kids some of that first WC payment did need to go to food. 

. - then they lose thousands:(Here's some useful food for thought (copy & paste):.Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.So, when investing in areas they don’t really know, investors should research the different property Class submarkets.

Cupcake shops sprung up everywhere, the Food Network started their show, Cupcake Wars in 2009 (still on) and then.... a few years later industry consolidation after the run-up.

Balloons coming due with higher interest rates, China market, China production, Manufacturing production moving back to the US, Worker shortages, Workert pay hikes, Ukraine/Russia food and fertilizer misses, Oil prices increasing due to the OPEC Q1 production curtailments in place, Houthi issues, Panama Canal Water issues, Illegal immigration impact (buy one of those office buildings and rent for $10mm per year for Illegal housing, take advantage) social benefits required, Climate change believe it or not- Buy or sell into that thought process,  US politics, Baby boomers leaving workforce and needing more benefits, Baby Boomers moving from Stocks to Bonds,  etc.I agree things will get worse, but that means more investing opportunities.