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20 Common Things That Only The Privileged Can Now Afford

As we all know, inflation burns the value of our money. You can’t expect that the money you have right now, will be able to buy the exact same amount of things in the years to come. As time passes, the prices of everything change, and most of the time, the change is upward.

In an Ask Reddit thread , the user sweet_chick283 asked the community if they happened to know anything that used to be common but due to the current circumstances, has now become a thing only the privileged could afford. The community shared 20 of such things, and it will show how sad and reeling the effects of inflation can be.

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#1

Peace and quiet.

#2

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Higher Education

College tuition prices are a lot higher today.

#3

Feeling safe in school.

#4

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Things built to last. Back in the day everything made was built to last. It was cheap too. Then people found plastic…

#5

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Retirement strategy built-in to your job.

#6

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Owning a home

#7

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Insulin.

#8

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In America, we used to have starter homes. A home so cheap a single young person’s salary could move him in.

#9

Having a roof over your head and affording food without having a roommate or burning yourself out with three jobs

#10

The right to a legal and safe abortion, apparently

#11

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A single-income household that owns a home, a car, and can go on yearly family vacations

#12

Last week I would have said turning my heating on.

This week it’s having a government that doesn’t crash our currency and almost cause a pensions wipe-out within their first seven working days in power.

Who knows what next week will bring? Tune in for more hijinks from the self-styled party of economic competence.

#13

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Eating healthy

#14

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Uninterrupted videos

#15

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Having a reachable, reliable doctor that doesn’t make you feel like you’re wasting their time.

#16

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Being able to spend $100 at the grocery store and leaving with a cart of food

#17

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Products without a monthly subscription

#18

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Being able to pay living expenses and have money left over

#19

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In the UK, heating our homes for the winter. Energy prices have become unaffordable.

#20

Leg room on a plane

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ARON PAUL

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30 Coolest Things People 3D Printed

Here’s an interesting fact you probably did not know – 3D printing is actually almost 40 years old! The first prototype 3D printer was invented all the way back in the 80s and as technology advanced and the prices of printers dropped, they started becoming available to more and more people. That led to users getting creative with this new technology, coming up with unique and ingenious creations that wouldn’t be possible to create using conventional methods.

Casts, rims and even full-size houses – check out the most interesting things people created using 3D printers in the gallery below!

#1 Toucan With A Reconstructed Beak Done Throughout 3D Printing

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#2 See-Through Prosthetics 3D-Printed From Titanium

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#3 3D-Printed Classical Paintings That Let The Blind “See” Famous Art For The First Time

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#4 A Prosthetic Arm I Made For A Friend

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#5 A Neighbor 3D Printed A Walker For His Crippled Little Buddy

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#6 I Came Back To My Apartment To Find That My Roommate 3D Printed A T-Rex Shower Head

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#7 My Brother Is In A Wheelchair And Is Starting His First Job At Google Next Week. People Said I Should Make Him The Google Logo, But That’s No Fun So I Made This For His Desk

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#8 3D Printed Shell For An Injured Tortoise

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#9 3D Printed Doorstop

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#10 My Moms 3D Printed Cast. She Can Take A Shower With It!

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#11 Chloe’s 3D Printed Walking Assistant

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#12 A Friend Nailed Halloween And 3D Printed His Own Face

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#13 3D-Printed Plastic Cast That Uses Ultrasound To Heal Broken Bones Faster

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#14 Cubone Corgi

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#15 Our 3D Print Failed Half Way Through. This Is How We’ve Been Using It

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#16 3D Printed Violin

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#17 Student In My Country Made Mostly 3D Printed 1:1 Moveable Bb-8 Model As Her Engineer’s Thesis As Final Work Ending Her Studies. She Also Programmed An App Which Let You Control The Robot

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#18 As A 16 Year Old Guy With Nosy Parents, This Has By Far Been My Most Useful Print

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#19 3D Printed And Painted My Cat

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#20 Not Inherited, But 3D Printed

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#21 3D-Printed Vases That Give Plastic Bottles A Second Life

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#22 Darth Vader Pen Holder

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#23 Friend Made A Luggage Tag With Her 3D Printer

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#24 My Friend Made This Costume For Dragoncon… With A 3D Printer

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#25 3D Printed ‘Game Of Thrones’ Lamp

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#26 Proof That Perseverance Pays Off… My Full Iron Man Suit, Printed In Many, Many Pieces On My Tiny Up Mini Over 6 Months

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#27 Fully-Articulated 3D Printed Mesh Gown, Worn By Burlesque Icon Dita Von Teese

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#28 I 3D Printed My Son’s Brain Using Data From His MRI

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#29 3D Printed Rims

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#30 This House Was 3D-Printed In Just 24 Hours For Less Than $11k

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Aušrys Uptas

One day, this guy just kind of figured - “I spend most of my time on the internet anyway, why not turn it into a profession?” - and he did! Now he not only gets to browse the latest cat videos and fresh memes every day but also shares them with people all over the world, making sure they stay up to date with everything that’s trending on the web. Some things that always pique his interest are old technologies, literature and all sorts of odd vintage goodness. So if you find something that’s too bizarre not to share, make sure to hit him up!

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30 Coolest Things People 3D Printed

Here’s an interesting fact you probably did not know – 3D printing is actually almost 40 years old! The first prototype 3D printer was invented all the way back in the 80s and as technology advanced and the prices of printers dropped, they started becoming available to more and more people. That led to users getting creative with this new technology, coming up with unique and ingenious creations that wouldn’t be possible to create using conventional methods.

Casts, rims and even full-size houses – check out the most interesting things people created using 3D printers in the gallery below!

#1 Toucan With A Reconstructed Beak Done Throughout 3D Printing

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#2 See-Through Prosthetics 3D-Printed From Titanium

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#3 3D-Printed Classical Paintings That Let The Blind “See” Famous Art For The First Time

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#4 A Prosthetic Arm I Made For A Friend

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#5 A Neighbor 3D Printed A Walker For His Crippled Little Buddy

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#6 I Came Back To My Apartment To Find That My Roommate 3D Printed A T-Rex Shower Head

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#7 My Brother Is In A Wheelchair And Is Starting His First Job At Google Next Week. People Said I Should Make Him The Google Logo, But That’s No Fun So I Made This For His Desk

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#8 3D Printed Shell For An Injured Tortoise

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#9 3D Printed Doorstop

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#10 My Moms 3D Printed Cast. She Can Take A Shower With It!

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#11 Chloe’s 3D Printed Walking Assistant

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#12 A Friend Nailed Halloween And 3D Printed His Own Face

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#13 3D-Printed Plastic Cast That Uses Ultrasound To Heal Broken Bones Faster

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#14 Cubone Corgi

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#15 Our 3D Print Failed Half Way Through. This Is How We’ve Been Using It

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#16 3D Printed Violin

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#17 Student In My Country Made Mostly 3D Printed 1:1 Moveable Bb-8 Model As Her Engineer’s Thesis As Final Work Ending Her Studies. She Also Programmed An App Which Let You Control The Robot

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#18 As A 16 Year Old Guy With Nosy Parents, This Has By Far Been My Most Useful Print

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#19 3D Printed And Painted My Cat

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#20 Not Inherited, But 3D Printed

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#21 3D-Printed Vases That Give Plastic Bottles A Second Life

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#22 Darth Vader Pen Holder

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#23 Friend Made A Luggage Tag With Her 3D Printer

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#24 My Friend Made This Costume For Dragoncon… With A 3D Printer

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#25 3D Printed ‘Game Of Thrones’ Lamp

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#26 Proof That Perseverance Pays Off… My Full Iron Man Suit, Printed In Many, Many Pieces On My Tiny Up Mini Over 6 Months

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#27 Fully-Articulated 3D Printed Mesh Gown, Worn By Burlesque Icon Dita Von Teese

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#28 I 3D Printed My Son’s Brain Using Data From His MRI

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#29 3D Printed Rims

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#30 This House Was 3D-Printed In Just 24 Hours For Less Than $11k

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Aušrys Uptas

One day, this guy just kind of figured - “I spend most of my time on the internet anyway, why not turn it into a profession?” - and he did! Now he not only gets to browse the latest cat videos and fresh memes every day but also shares them with people all over the world, making sure they stay up to date with everything that’s trending on the web. Some things that always pique his interest are old technologies, literature and all sorts of odd vintage goodness. So if you find something that’s too bizarre not to share, make sure to hit him up!