Posted 4/23/2025

The price of eggs is finally going down. In late 2024 and early 2025, the price for eggs was outrageous. A dozen eggs cost more than a chicken, which was questionable. After all, a chicken must be fed, treated for diseases, sheltered, and cared for, usually for a period of 7 to 9 weeks to grow and mature, which costs money. After they're slaughtered, they must be defeathered, butchered, packaged, etc.; hopefully, you get the idea. It was hard to understand how a dozen eggs were comparable in price to a chicken. People began to panic and purchase eggs at a 400% markup. This insanity was attributed to the H5N1 bird flu that left farmers with no choice but to destroy vast flocks of the birds, thereby raising prices - on the eggs.

We visited three different stores in a 5-mile radius on the same day in March of 2025 and took the photos that you see above. We began to wonder if some crises were manufactured in order to distract people or to keep them upset, for whatever reason. We decided to post this topic in April because April is, after all, Stress Awareness Month. Stress can have adverse effects on one's mental health. A few symptoms of stress are feeling irritation, anger, nervousness, uncertainty, or anxiety; lacking motivation; feeling sad or depressed; or having trouble concentrating. Now, tariffs have been in the news quite a bit, and economists have been giving warnings and making predictions, and all seem to have arrived at the conclusion that prices will go up for the American consumer... Click Here.

This certainly can be stressful. Items said to be affected include electronics such as computers, phones, and televisions; cars; clothing; furniture; and mostly anything that is currently made overseas. However, there are so many unsold items that this would seem to take some time to have an impact. Yet, a manufactured crisis can make you feel the crunch almost immediately and have you shelling out money on overpriced items. April is also National Financial Literacy Month.