As grocery bills increase, Gen Z claps back Sylvie Tremblay for Intuit TurboTax Oct 8, 2026 Oct 8, 2026 Updated Oct 8, 2026 0 Customer scanning grocery items at a self checkout counter. alvarog1970 // Shutterstock Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Sylvie Tremblay for Intuit TurboTax kAmu@C v6? +6CD 562=:?8 H:E9 9:896C 8C@46CJ 3:==D[ ?@\DA6?5 2?5 =@H\3FJ 492==6?86D 2C6 364@>:?8 2 D:>A=6 H2J E@ 4FE 324< H:E9@FE 766=:?8 =:<6 E96J 92G6 E@ DE@A DA6?5:?8 2=E@86E96C] (92E DE2CE65 2D 2 D@4:2= >65:2 EC6?5 :D DE2CE:?8 E@ 766= 2 =@E >@C6 AC24E:42= H96? 8C@46C:6D 2C6 E2<:?8 FA >@C6 @7 E96 3F586E[ k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^EFC3@E2I]:?EF:E]4@>^Qmx?EF:E %FC3@%2Ik^2m C6A@CED]k^AmkAmp ?@\DA6?5 52J 42? =@@< AC6EEJ D:>A=6i ?@ 4@7766 CF?[ ?@ %2C86E EC:A[ 2?5 ?@ :>AF=D6 @?=:?6 AFC492D6D]k^Am kAm}62C=J 92=7 WcfTX @7 v6? + 4@?DF>6CD D2J E96J’C6 A2CE:4:A2E:?8 :? @C 4@?D:56C:?8 2 “?@\3FJ” 492==6?86 E9:D DF>>6C W@C ?@\DA6?5 52JX[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4C65:E<2C>2]4@>^23@FE^4@>>6?E2CJ^DF>>6C\@7\D24C:7:46\C:D:?8\6?6C8J\2?5\8C@46CJ\4@DED\2C6\7@C4:?8\EC256\@77DQm?6H DEF5Jk^2m 7C@> x?EF:E rC65:E z2C>2]k^Am People are also reading… Trump doles out billions to voters ahead of midterm elections Celebration of Life: Ridgerunner shares the transformation she witnesses Virginia Tech football denied on final play in loss at Cal Tagged and Sent Out: Citizen scientists at Hungry Mother release monarchs Saltville Town Council appoints Carneal to fill open seat Naming ceremony: Bland County Sheriff's Office's new K9's name honors partnership Glade Spring woman arrested on Smyth felony warrant Goodwill opening Tazewell store Access to Beauty: VDOT celebrates Elk Garden trailhead parking improvements Smyth supervisors, school board learn about facilities study, 1% sales tax referendum Virginia football rallies for come-from-behind win over Syracuse Grants closing Richlands store 1 killed, 4 injured in crash involving Abingdon school bus after football game Virginia Tech coach Young high on his 'great nucleus' of returning stars 'We’ve been screwed': How one county shifted on data centers kAm%92E 7:8FC6 ;F>AD E@ dhT 7@C 2 “=@H\3FJ” 492==6?86 WE96 4@?D4:@FD 677@CE E@ 4FC3 ?@?6DD6?E:2= DA6?5:?8 H:E9@FE 4FEE:?8 :E @FE 6?E:C6=JX]k^AmkAm%96 DEF5J[ H9:49 DFCG6J65 @G6C @?6 E9@FD2?5 4@?DF>6CD 24C@DD E96 &]$][ 9:89=:89ED E96 8C@H:?8 7:?2?4:2= AC6DDFC6 >2?J p>6C:42?D 2C6 766=:?8 2>@?8 “7@@57=2E:@?]”k^Am k9bm$EC6DD\7C66 8C@46CJ D9@AA:?8 92D 364@>6 2 =FIFCJk^9bmkAmvC@46CJ AC:46D 2C6 D66:?8 E96:C 3:886DE k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^2CE:4=6^8C@46CJ\D9@AA:?8\AC:46D\7@@5\277@C523:=:EJ\gceg4`5edba42fea33472`f6b4ff_f5`QmDFC86 :? 8C@46CJ AC:46Dk^2m :? 2 92=7\46?EFCJ]&$sp 52E2[ 2?2=JK65 3J E96 pDD@4:2E65 !C6DD[ C6G62=D E92E 3FJ:?8 7@@5 2E 9@>6 4@DED 23@FE bbT >@C6 E@52J E92? :E 5:5 :? a_`h] p?5 x?EF:E rC65:E z2C>2 C6A@CED E92E faT @7 p>6C:42?D 2C6 DEC6DD65 23@FE C:D:?8 8C@46CJ 4@DED]k^Am kAm%96J’C6 2=D@ DH:E49:?8 FA E96:C D9@AA:?8 923:EDi ebT D2J 962=E9J 62E:?8 ?@H 766=D =:<6 2 =FIFCJ[ 2?5 @?6\BF2CE6C 2C6 EC25:?8 7C6D9 7@@5 7@C 7C@K6? @C AC@46DD65 2=E6C?2E:G6D E@ 5C:G6 5@H? 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