Rainrunner13

She adjusted her sails…

[Wake Up NJ 🇺🇸 New Jersey @wakeupnj]

New Jersey Cost of Living Crisis Worsens in 2026

If your paycheck feels thinner every month, you're not alone. New Jersey's cost of living has spiked again this year, remaining one of the highest in the nation

The Big Picture: Living in NJ costs 12% more than the national average

A single person needs about $2,772 per month for basics (rent, groceries, gas, etc.)

A family of four faces a staggering $6,104 per month

Overall costs rose 3.2% year-over-year, driven heavily by housing and energy

Housing – The Biggest Pain Point
Rents are 32% above the national average

Median one-bedroom apartment: $2,084/month

Jersey City downtown: $2,700–$3,400
Hoboken: $2,800–$3,500
Newark (near transit): $1,700–$2,300

Median home price: $505,000 (up 5.4% from last year)

Other Key Increases:

Groceries:
Families spend $1,404/month (8% above national average)
Singles: ~$274/week

Auto insurance: $1,523/year ($264 above national avg)

Healthcare: Employees pay $2,057/year in premiums (vs. $1,640 nationally)

These numbers add up fast, rent, food, transport, and healthcare alone can easily exceed $4,600/month for a family before utilities, childcare, or savings

New Jersey consistently ranks among the priciest states, and 2026 has made it tougher for families to stay, save, or get ahead

Many are asking: How do we afford to live here? What’s hitting your budget hardest in NJ right now?

Remember that those in Trenton are highly responsible for this, never forget how badly their decisions affect how much things cost here

https://t.co/Jrfxe5Y0fa Source

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

Republican NJ Assemblywoman Dawn Fantasia BLASTS Democrats for trying to pass a laws that target federal agents and interfere with immigration law.

“For the love of God and all that is good. Can you differentiate between the fact that we don't make laws that control the federal government?!... My fifth-grade middle school English student would get that!"

[Defender of the Republic 🇺🇸 @realdefender45]

WTH is happening w NJ school budgets!

Y’all just robbing kids and tax payers like it’s going out of style 😡

[Wake Up NJ 🇺🇸 New Jersey @wakeupnj]

@EricLDaugh Newark NJ receives over $1.3B in funding from outside the district, all while having some of the worst reading/math scores in the state

Meanwhile red areas are chopping trees down, closing schools and laying off staff to pay the bills, it's insane
https://t.co/zYK1nloGtP

[Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh]

🚨 HOLY CRAP! A fraud scandal is BLOWING UP at Newark, New Jersey schools

Over a quarter BILLION federal dollars surged to the district meant to address learning loss, but it had basically NO IMPACT

"This person received the no-show contract, and this person was a close friend of an assistant superintendent of Newark Public Schools."

Funds have flown to a "literary consultant," partly using federal dollars, yet 1 year later, "THE WORK NEVER BEGAN"

"Money is being blown on things that have little to nothing to do with student outcomes, academic improvement and student support! This is the TIP OF THE ICEBERG."

THIS IS INSANE! The fraud is everywhere. Bring on the prosecutions!

[Rainrunner13 @Rainrunner30]

@toobaffled 💯 I believe the mom

[End Wokeness @EndWokeness]

BREAKING: Rep. Dan Crenshaw (TX-R) has LOST to Steve Toth in the primary (double digits), in a major upset

[Wake Up NJ 🇺🇸 New Jersey @wakeupnj]

Notice there wasn't a priority to fix electric bills and the unaffordability here for the Sherill administration

Just protect illegals, demonize ICE and bash Trump constantly, they look like 🤡
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[Wake Up NJ 🇺🇸 New Jersey @wakeupnj]

Mikie Sherrill is blaming Trump for budget problems here in New Jersey after reporting a $3 Billion Structural Deficit & years of failure by Democrats

It's interesting she says $7.2 Billion in this, ironically that's the amount NJ spends on illegals here

[James Woods @RealJamesWoods]

New York is lost. Minnesota lost. California has one last chance.

[Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman]

Commie Mayor Zohran Mamdani REFUSES to push charges against the thugs who HOSPITALIZED NYPD officers and caused real injuries during the blizzard chaos!

His excuse? “It was just a snowball fight.”

NYC has 3 years and 10 months with this commie.

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

Zohran Mamdani and AOC just put out a video promoting FREE DAYCARE for illegal aliens... completely in Spanish.

Democrats are taking Americans' money and spending it on foreign invaders.

[DC_Draino @DC_Draino]

Mamdani is now offering taxpayer funded babysitting for illegal aliens while he raises taxes on middle class American citizens, defunds the police, and refuses to condemn criminals who attack NYPD cops.

Things are going to get so much worse in NYC.

Strap in.

[Lara Logan @laralogan]

This has reached levels of absolute insanity.

[Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok]

WOW. NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill has sent up an official state-funded portal on the NJ Attorney General website encouraging NJ residents to dox and report ICE agents.

The portal allows people to submit videos, pictures, and other information about ICE officers, while also linking to a "Know Your Rights" resource page designed to help illegals avoid ICE arrest.

[End Wokeness @EndWokeness]

Foreign language. Foreign flags.

The point is to rub it in our faces.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

💯

[Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo]

Alex Pretti was an armed and extremely violent and aggressive man.

[julie25🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲 @juliepatriot67]

We need a full audit and ICE to stay in NJ !!!!

[Jersey Jackas_s 🕳️ @Oldglorycries]

Why does Vanilla Harris want men in the girls' showers?

@GovSherrillNJ is a creep.