basics

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Saving and planning are keys to a successful retirement, but amassing more savings is getting more difficult as Americans are struggling with rising costs of everyday basics like groceries, gas, healthcare and housing.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

"They're having to borrow for fuel, for transport, for school uniforms, just the basics of life."

From BBC • May 26, 2026

Outside, migrant women, some with children, left carrying plastic bags filled with basics such as bread and toothpaste.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

After learning the basics of tap dancing from a boarder in the house where he was living, he caught the eye of more experienced tappers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Not coincidentally, they were excellent teachers of basics.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez