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humor Babylon Bee 2026-05-28

Family Crushed by Costs of Gas, Groceries, Netflix, DoorDash, Wine Club, and Pie Subscription

A Kansas family is feeling the economic pinch, bravely facing rising prices on essentials like gas, groceries, and... Netflix, DoorDash, their Discount Wine Club, and a Pie-of-the-Month subscription. Apparently, basic survival now includes artisanal baked goods and delivered meals, because who needs rent when you have pie?


<img src="https://media.babylonbee.com/articles/6a171a74cb2166a171a74cb217.jpg" style="width: 100%;" width="400" /><p>KANSAS CITY, KS β€” With economic concerns still growing across the United States, one local family explained that they feel they have been hit especially hard by the price of necessities like gas, groceries, Netflix, DoorDash, Discount Wine Club, and their Pie-of-the-Month subscription, and other basic essentials.</p>

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