The economy has come for Tami Adolphson’s Halloween candy bowl.

Prices are so high this year that she considered turning off the porch light at her home near Salt Lake City and ignoring the doorbell. Adolphson, 63, and her husband, Lee, 68, closed down their trucking company and retired last year. The household budget is tight.

“We’re finding it harder to justify big prices even for the extremely satisfying ritual of handing out candy to kids,” she said. “We are not going to dip into savings for Halloween candy.”

But she couldn’t stand missing out. “I just can’t turn off the lights on these children,” she said. So last week she went to Costco and spent $21.39 on a bag of 90 mixed chocolate bars.

“We just won’t eat out one time this month,” she said. “It’s worth it to keep the tradition.”

Anyone who has been to the grocery store recently has noticed higher prices. The cost of vegetables has jumped by 6% since last year. Beef is up by about 9%.…