A simple question for the OP is what is the purpose of work? All answers will lead to a point where needs are things that must be met regardless of whether the price is expensive, very expensive or very unaffordable. If we work, we will still get an average salary according to rising or falling inflation and it will continue to correlate with the prices of the goods we buy. Everyone has different purchasing criteria if it is not suitable to buy at an expensive price, there are still other cheaper options. It's all just a matter of taste but as I said above, we will do whatever we can and meet our needs to survive.
Yes, of course everyone who works to be able to meet their needs, even though the needs they need are expensive, of course they have to get those needs and if they can't fulfill them, of course we have to look for other sources of income to be able to meet the needs we need. In this case, each person is different when buying something and of course they will adjust to the income they have because they force themselves to fulfill our desires but the income we have is not enough, of course this will make us experience financial problems in the future.
It is clear that we all need basic needs to survive. and yes, even though the price is expensive, everyone must be able to meet their needs because it is unavoidable in my opinion. and as has happened recently in my country there has been an increase in the prices of everyone's needs, be it food or anything else, including fuel which sometimes also rises, and this is sometimes difficult to accept, so there are demonstrations in front of government buildings. But I didn't do it because I thought that most likely nothing would happen, so I better keep quiet and think about ways to meet my own needs.
That's true, everyone definitely buys what they need according to the income they have. Sometimes there are people who put aside their needs because they want to fulfill what they want even though it is very expensive and sometimes it is not that important either. Indeed, that is each individual's right, but adjusting the income generated to the needs they need is a must, because we have to be able to manage finances well so that we can meet the needs we need even though the prices are expensive.