OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahomans are feeling the strain as inflation remains higher than economists say it should be, with rising costs for essentials like food, childcare, and housing pushing many families to a breaking point—all while incomes for higher-earners increase at higher rates than incomes for lower-earners.
It’s not just you—final analysts say most Oklahomans’ paychecks aren’t going as far as they did a year ago—even if they’ve gotten bigger.
From food to childcare, to car payments, financial analyst Stephen Kates with the group ‘Bankrate’ says nearly everything has increased in price compared to this time last year…