How worried should US people be about "tariffs"? Should I invest in upgrading my equipment ASAP? - Lemmy Today

Basically title. I’m a digital artist in the USA and not rich by any stretch. In fact, somewhat in debt. (Aren’t we all.) I also try really hard to not be a mindless consumer. I use old equipment as long as I can, repair, refurbish, etc… All this talk of upcoming tariffs has me worried that, rather than being able to get a day-job at newly opened US manufacturing for electronics or something, I’ll instead be paying +60% more on like everything. I know tech is a depreciating asset, but should I try to upgrade now to hold out for the next ~5 years or so? I was considering hunting down a motherboard/cpu/RAM combo for instance. Are worries about tariffs overblown? Trying to figure out how to prepare as best I can with my meager resources before everything just…keeps getting worse. I am getting paid for my digital art, it’s not living money though. My spouse has a more stable income that enables me to keep trying. Thanks in advance. <3