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MaleficentPi t1_ixf6443 wrote

There’s only so many ways you can roast a damn turkey.

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johnnyjumpviolets t1_ixfj5ee wrote

You could shove an entire truffle up its ass, for the Gourmet Flavouring. It's fancy, see. Nothing less for a special occasion.

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313Wolverine t1_ixf4f0c wrote

Fuck it. It's a four day holiday for most. What good is your money if you don't spend it?

Murica'!

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ranger934 OP t1_ixf4ehf wrote

Hey I'm grateful you took a look at my graph ;) Its been a bit so any constructive advice on how to improve would be valued.

Sources: https://www.bls.gov/data/inflation_calculator.htm, https://www.fb.org/files/Year_Over_Year_Price_Comparison.pdf

For tools, I used excel and PowerPoint.

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AverageAustralian111 t1_ixf4ubd wrote

This is a really nice graph, since you asked I was looking for some way to improve it but I genuinely can't find anything, well done!

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ranger934 OP t1_ixf4ybk wrote

Thanks! I like the adage that less is more.

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MexicanWarMachine t1_ixf92oi wrote

A little context for the number would be helpful. Is this per person? For a family of four?

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Outrageous-Duck9695 t1_ixfc8zu wrote

Why would this be a surprise?

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ranger934 OP t1_ixgg3i8 wrote

Who said it was?

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[deleted] t1_ixhh0ub wrote

Eh, this was a huge surprise to me. I didn’t realize I had a skewed viewpoint on this. Also no, not a large family.

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above_average_magic t1_ixf7m87 wrote

It says 1985 but the first data point is 1986?!? I must be the only person bothered by this

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safe-viewing t1_ixfgjbi wrote

That seems really low. My experience it’s at least a $200-$300 Costco trip. I don’t even know if $64 would cover the wine

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ellWatully t1_ixfq5zi wrote

My Thanksgiving grocery run this year was $30 after $44 in coupons. Gotta love a small family.

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[deleted] t1_ixhfqtq wrote

Yeah I was expecting far more for the average too. But eh, city life.

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fivywit t1_ixfu798 wrote

Uhhh I guess I need to move out of the city. This is less than what Chinese food delivery costs for a family of 4.

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vortexminion t1_ixfl6v1 wrote

Makes sense. Every family preps the same meal every year regardless of the cost because it's tradition.

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surfspace t1_ixg5ovx wrote

I mean what makes up a thanksgiving meal is like 50% of what we measure inflation with. Of course the trend will be flat after adjusted for inflation.

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[deleted] t1_ixhef5x wrote

Er, well I spent way above average. Is this really the case?

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ac9116 t1_ixhxnix wrote

Interestingly, I spent $63 for my Thanksgiving groceries.

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AppropriateScience71 t1_ixf615h wrote

Nice, informative graph. I’m a bit surprised there’s not a measurable drop when covid became a thing as so many households avoided large family gatherings.

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hacksoncode t1_ixhpkrv wrote

So... The cost of some typical package of average consumer goods, adjusted for inflation is...

... pretty much by definition going to be close to constant.

Indeed, it not being constant is more a demonstration of invalid inflation measurements than anything else.

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medievalmachine t1_ixhr6jd wrote

It’s a circular definition. Food is the basis of the inflation calculation, esp the very common items in a Thanksgiving dinner.

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SpiderFarter t1_ixfho0d wrote

OP assumes wages go up with inflation. Under the current administration real earnings have gone down. But hey, narrative.

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