剧情介绍
七零年代尾声卡特政府的通货膨胀，“我和你的问题从来不是感情问题，而是经济问题”，进入八零年代的主妇一年输掉一件衣服，最后全民裸奔，感谢里根拯救美国经济，新浪潮感的喜剧片
Oregon, 1980: Jane, Elaine and Louise are all feeling the effects of inflation and cannot afford, as the title states, the high cost of living. Jane cannot afford a babysitter or get married and if she wants privacy with her boyfriend, she has to sleep in the car. Even worse, her war veteran father comes to live with her to turn her life upside down. Louise lives a happy life with her veterinarian husband, Albert. She runs an antique shop on the side, but since it doesn't take in any profit, the IRS considers it a hobby. She needs to come up with the money to keep it going, or she will be trouble with the IRS. Elaine's husband has left her for another woman and without any money. She is in a constant struggle with banks, power companies, and gas stations. She needs money to get by and also catches the eye of police officer Jack. The local mall is having a contest that features a giant money ball that states it will help fight the inflation. Elaine comes up with a plan to steal the money out of it and split it three ways with Jane and Louise. Of course, one catastrophe after another tries to keep them from achieving their goal.
[米高梅“狮子吼”电影公司出品]政治喜剧/（伪）射手中文字幕制作：@KEVIN；美国SundanceTV 日舞频道：千方百計為什麼 How to Beat the High Co$t of Living (1980);片源在“俄国VK网站”搜索（俄语音轨）俄语片名（英文片名搜索不到）：Как победить дороговизну жизни (1980)，我就是这么找到该片360P的！
日舞電視台看的老電影，中譯「千方百計為什麼」
七零年代尾声卡特政府的通货膨胀，“我和你的问题从来不是感情问题，而是经济问题”，进入八零年代的主妇一年输掉一件衣服，最后全民裸奔，感谢里根拯救美国经济，新浪潮感的喜剧片，笑中哭成狗，此刻看已成你国现实。