Retail

Disney theme parks have become significantly more expensive, with prices for food, merchandise, and tickets rising much faster than inflation. A Mickey ice cream bar that cost $2.75 in 2009 now costs $6.50, and top-tier annual passes have nearly doubled in price over the past decade.

In his two decades as a Wall Street tailor, Michael Andrews learned to ignore clients who said they planned to get in shape. He only took them seriously when their weddings were approaching.