Rising Costs of living

[wheeler_dealer]

Curious to know if it's just me or are others seeing price inflation at the grocery store?
I know eggs are rising, however it seems that there is a significant rise in general prices at the checkout. I have been shopping at off brand stores and they are up as well.

[TXBullion]

Just make a bit more cash and it all evens out

[Mossy]

Yes, going up. Inflation is at least twice the official rate. Unemployment (as figured for nations without unemployment insurance) is between 35% and 50%. Unemployment for young urban blacks is over 50%.

Wages are not keeping up with inflation. No how, no way.

We are in a depression with inflation creeping up toward the "runaway" zone, IMO.

I think all running for Prez are meddlers. We need someone to trim back on gov't. Otherwise, the only way out is through the bottom. The more the system gets patched up, the deeper the bottom goes.

I dislike the current situation.

[aloneibreak]

Curious to know if it's just me or are others seeing price inflation at the grocery store?
I know eggs are rising, however it seems that there is a significant rise in general prices at the checkout. I have been shopping at off brand stores and they are up as well.

food costs are whats hurting my budget the most

and if the price is the same or if the item is even on sale, its usually a smaller package

[coindood]

Curious to know if it's just me or are others seeing price inflation at the grocery store?
I know eggs are rising, however it seems that there is a significant rise in general prices at the checkout. I have been shopping at off brand stores and they are up as well.

Yes! And eating healthy is especially taking it on the chin. The biggest hit for me has been fruit. A 3-pound bag of clementine oranges has gone from $3.99 to $6.99...when they're available at all. Earlier this spring whole seedless watermelon was 39 cents a pound, now it's never under 59 cents.

Yet the junk stays cheap. Two-liter bottles of pop are routinely $1-1.50 with cheese doodle-type snacks in the same range.

[rsk1963]

Yes! And eating healthy is especially taking it on the chin. The biggest hit for me has been fruit. A 3-pound bag of clementine oranges has gone from $3.99 to $6.99...when they're available at all. Earlier this spring whole seedless watermelon was 39 cents a pound, now it's never under 59 cents.

Yet the junk stays cheap. Two-liter bottles of pop are routinely $1-1.50 with cheese doodle-type snacks in the same range.

grow a fair bit of it yourself. minimal effort for window gardens, you can collect year round if done right

[coindood]

grow a fair bit of it yourself. minimal effort for window gardens, you can collect year round if done right

Urban apartment living makes that all but impossible.

[Thogey]

Just make a bit more cash and it all evens out

If you have this attitude, you have a better chance of being happy.

One thing I've noticed is used freezers are REALLY cheap.
Work the sales. Yes anything fresh and healthy is expensive but worth the spread against crap.

A pack of 8 hotdogs is cheap, but does more harm than good. You are actually wasting your money because the cheap crap food has ZERO value to our body. If you want cheap food, then beans and rice is healthy and cheap.

[Treetop]

Even just growing a few things can save alot of money. We use lots of tomatoe products, (sauce and kethcup) and they are easy to grow. Its a weed really. We save alot with berries also. Both were easy and cheap to grow and saved alot. Dont forget stone fruits are easy from seed. Plums, peaches nectarines. You cant fail with plums most anywhere in my experience. (which includes knowing people all over the place) If you know something was grown in the same growing zone as you it should work fine and give desirable results by the age of 7 or so. Lots of other things to grow also of course but even just a few key things can save good money. If its about cash grow things you actually use. I see so many get into it to save money then they grow stuff they wont use much.