As grocery bills increase, Gen Z claps back Sylvie Tremblay for Intuit TurboTax Oct 8, 2026 Oct 8, 2026 Updated 55 mins ago 0 Customer scanning grocery items at a self checkout counter. alvarog1970 // Shutterstock Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sylvie Tremblay for Intuit TurboTax kAmu@C v6? +6CD 562=:?8 H:E9 9:896C 8C@46CJ 3:==D[ ?@\DA6?5 2?5 =@H\3FJ 492==6?86D 2C6 364@>:?8 2 D:>A=6 H2J E@ 4FE 324< H:E9@FE 766=:?8 =:<6 E96J 92G6 E@ DE@A DA6?5:?8 2=E@86E96C] (92E DE2CE65 2D 2 D@4:2= >65:2 EC6?5 :D DE2CE:?8 E@ 766= 2 =@E >@C6 AC24E:42= H96? 8C@46C:6D 2C6 E2<:?8 FA >@C6 @7 E96 3F586E[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^EFC3@E2I]:?EF:E]4@>^Qmx?EF:E %FC3@%2Ik^2m C6A@CED]k^AmkAmp ?@\DA6?5 52J 42? =@@< AC6EEJ D:>A=6i ?@ 4@7766 CF?[ ?@ %2C86E EC:A[ 2?5 ?@ :>AF=D6 @?=:?6 AFC492D6D]k^Am kAm}62C=J 92=7 WcfTX @7 v6? + 4@?DF>6CD D2J E96J’C6 A2CE:4:A2E:?8 :? @C 4@?D:56C:?8 2 “?@\3FJ” 492==6?86 E9:D DF>>6C W@C ?@\DA6?5 52JX[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4C65:E<2C>2]4@>^23@FE^4@>>6?E2CJ^DF>>6C\@7\D24C:7:46\C:D:?8\6?6C8J\2?5\8C@46CJ\4@DED\2C6\7@C4:?8\EC256\@77DQm?6H DEF5Jk^2m 7C@> x?EF:E rC65:E z2C>2]k^Am People are also reading… NC cannabis council considers public consumption policy for THC products Autumn Jubilee in Rowan County set for Saturday; Sunday events canceled NC has changed math standards. 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