Bent Measuring Stick

(If you remember when replacing a light bulb was barely worth mentioning.)

Standard LED Light Bulb (2005 → 2025)

2005 Price — A standard household light bulb typically cost $1.50–$2.00.

2025 Price — A comparable LED bulb now commonly costs $5.00–$7.00, roughly a 3× increase to screw light into the same socket.

Inflation has a habit of hiding in the background, quietly repricing the things we rely on so often we stop noticing them. And when the measuring stick bends, even the simplest act of keeping the lights on begins to claim more of the hours we traded to earn them.

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