When times are a little difficult, it just makes good sense to be more careful about how we allot our limited resources. These days there are plenty of reasons to be concerned about our resources, what with inflation a serious concern, international conflict that affects energy prices, covid restrictions, political upheavals, etc.
Take inflation, for example. If you regularly do the shopping for your clan you have seen, especially over the past two months, that prices are changing in a major way. During the first two years of covid there were spotty shortages and supply problems that resulted in certain items going up. Beef was a good example. Where I shop, filet mignon is $27.99 per pound now, down from $29.99!. Ground beef is $5.99 or more. Chuck roast is $6.99 per pound. Chicken breast is $5.99 per pound. Bread suddenly went up by nearly a third. Practically everything in the store has gone up noticeably. Inflation results in higher prices across the board, not just on a few things.