Joyce Schultz has noticed members at the Gig Harbor Senior Center, where she works as a program manager, have been pitching pennies and trying to be more frugal.
Everyone is feeling the effects of the increased cost of living in the past few years, but it appears to be hitting seniors particularly hard. As prices for housing, medical care, groceries and other necessities have climbed, seniors are forced to make trade-offs.
“I’m sure many are making choices,” she said. “It’s a challenging time for seniors at the moment and probably will be into the future.”…