We live in an old Denver apartment. The landlord emailed saying rent would go up by $350 next month. After recalculating our budget, Thanksgiving dinner became impossible. I told my kid, “We’ll keep it simple this year.” He asked, “Did we do something wrong?” I didn’t know how to answer. We didn’t do anything wrong—life just keeps getting more expensive. #HousingCrisis #RentIncrease #ThanksgivingStruggles #CostOfLiving #RealStories