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# Cost Of Living

Inflation cooled in November to 2.7%, a four-year low, sparking hopes of a 'Christmas miracle' for some. However, concerns about affordability persist, with many Canadians reporting the cost of living as the worst they've seen.

### About Cost Of Living
This topic concerns the financial challenges and strategies related to the expenses of maintaining a certain standard of living.  

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XXXXX unique social accounts have posts mentioning Cost Of Living in the last XX hours which is down XX% from XXXXX in the previous XX hours
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The most influential creators that mention Cost Of Living in the last XX hours

| Creator                                                                            | Rank | Followers | Posts | Engagements |
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| [@joeandnicsroadtrip](/creator/youtube/joeandnicsroadtrip)                         | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@cck_law](/creator/youtube/cck_law)                                               | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@politico](/creator/youtube/politico)                                             | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@costoflivingabroad](/creator/youtube/costoflivingabroad)                         | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@mrstate30](/creator/youtube/mrstate30)                                           | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@christellesafricanlifestyl5834](/creator/youtube/christellesafricanlifestyl5834) | X    | XXXXXXX   | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@wanderess_priyanka](/creator/youtube/wanderess_priyanka)                         | X    | XXXXXX    | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@retireecompass](/creator/youtube/retireecompass)                                 | X    | XXXXX     | X     | XXXXX       |
| [@worldaccordingtobriggs](/creator/youtube/worldaccordingtobriggs)                 | X    | XXXXXXXXX | X     | XXX         |
| [@thestreetfoodconnoisseur](/creator/youtube/thestreetfoodconnoisseur)             | XX   | XXXXXX    | X     | XXX         |

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Most Supportive Themes:
- Financial Resilience: (60%) Strategies and tips for individuals and families to manage and reduce their living expenses.
- Economic Policy Impact: (30%) Discussions on how government policies and global economic trends affect the cost of everyday life.
- Consumer Behavior: (10%) Analysis of how changing consumer habits and choices are influenced by rising costs.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Inflationary Pressures: (70%) Concerns and data related to the increasing prices of goods and services.
- Wage Stagnation: (30%) The gap between rising living costs and stagnant wage growth for many workers.
  

### Top Cost Of Living News
Top news links shared on social in the last XX hours  

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"Social Security Payments Increase in January 2026: When Yours Arrives"  
[News Link](https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/articles/social-security-payments-increase-january-162909002.html) [@Yahoo](/creator/x/Yahoo) 2025-12-19T01:15Z 228.6M followers, 1983 engagements


"Core inflation at four-year low: A Christmas miracle for Trump"  
[News Link](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/in_focus/3925637/real-wages-up-core-inflation-low-miracle-for-trump/) [@dcexaminer](/creator/x/dcexaminer) 2025-12-18T23:23Z 228.6M followers, XX engagements


"Inflation cooled last month amid worries about affordability : NPR"  
[News Link](https://www.npr.org/2025/12/18/nx-s1-5647510/inflation-economy-prices-affordability) [@NPR](/creator/x/NPR) 2025-12-18T14:14Z 228.6M followers, XXX engagements


"Inflation cooled in November to XXX% CNN Business"  
[News Link](https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/economy/us-cpi-consumer-price-index-november) [@CNN](/creator/x/CNN) 2025-12-18T13:38Z 228.6M followers, 62.3K engagements



### Top Cost Of Living Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last XX hours

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"British king sitting in a golden throne in a crown with huge jewels talks about cost of living challenges. Heh"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MyLordBebo/status/2001971256544080142) [@MyLordBebo](/creator/x/MyLordBebo) 2025-12-19T11:01Z 727.4K followers, 209.6K engagements


"A compassionate lady responsible for feeding close to two thousand people during the cost of living crisis awoke to discover her vegetable patch ruined with salt undoing her hard work and making it difficult to grow more crops. What kind of person could do such a thing 😞"  
[X Link](https://x.com/redpilldispensr/status/2001949043790938231) [@redpilldispensr](/creator/x/redpilldispensr) 2025-12-19T09:33Z 271.7K followers, 32.8K engagements


"King Charles who is worth an untold amount of money - sat there in his diamond encrusted crown on his pure gold throne - talking about how expensive it is for everyday people to live due to the cost of living crisis"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BGatesIsaPyscho/status/2001908805597323341) [@BGatesIsaPyscho](/creator/x/BGatesIsaPyscho) 2025-12-19T06:53Z 1.1M followers, 56.3K engagements


"In India everyone is under pressure to switch in 2-3 years to uplift their income. Our cost of living drastically goes up once you have family. Hikes are taxed inflation is underreported. In western countriesmost of the people work for a single company for 15-20 years easily"  
[X Link](https://x.com/IndiaNewGen/status/2001885422742577380) [@IndiaNewGen](/creator/x/IndiaNewGen) 2025-12-19T05:20Z 39.9K followers, 11.2K engagements