Let’s be honest—nobody loves buying stamps. They’re like insurance or paying taxes: necessary, boring, and oddly stressful. But the price hike always feels personal. It’s a pocket-sized betrayal.
Last year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) bumped the price to 73 cents for a first-class forever stamp. That’s up from 66 cents just two years ago. What’s next? A dollar? A fiver? A tiny gold bar?
Why We Should Actually Care
I get it—most of us email, text, and DM. But think about the real stuff stamps touch. Birthday cards from Grandma. Wedding invitations. That thank-you note you’ve been meaning to send to your neighbor who watered your plants.
When stamp prices rise, it feels like the cost of connection goes up. It’s a small tax on kindness. That matters, even if you don’t mail much.
Plus, forever stamps are sneaky. You buy them today, and they’re supposed to be good forever—even if the price jumps. But the catch? You have to buy them before the hike. It’s like locking in a good cell phone plan, but for paper rectangles.
