wow, @phil, those one year differences in NY groceries are just CRAZY (feels almost like Argentina).
@BitcoinBunny...it goes to how that long-term inflation numbers are cringe-worthy.

Alas, apart from buying btc (and, reluctantly, maybe gold), what one can do?
Gold goes up and down so slowly that you never know if you are getting a bargain or buying at the top as we are still below the 2011 top, 12 years later.
I bought a little of paper silver (SLV) some time ago, not going to buy a bag and store it somewhere. It is not the same, but, hopefully, sufficiently close for a hedge.
Still, this is just for fun.