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:0 Where I live the average price for milk is $4.25 for 4 liters which is slightly over 1 gallon, bread is $2.50 on sale and the lowest I can get cheddar cheese is $8.00 for 800 grams. I am a coupon user but never are there coupons for these three items....not where I live anyway.
And dairy farmers in most provinces are only allowed to produce a certain amount of milk per year in order to keep the prices higher. Does wonders for the consumer, doesn't it?
the bulk of my shopping is done at the beginning of each month as that is when the money is deposited into my acct. so no I don't spent $50-$60 more each week...
I am budgeted $200 a MONTH for ALL my groceries(that includes paper goods, cleaning supplies, everything not edible) but in order to buy everything that is used I end up spending $250 and sometimes more. This is for 2 adults which when broken down comes to $25.00 per person per week. If I happen to run out of something before the end of the month we do without as there is no extra money laying around....rent, utilities, insurance,vehicle maintenance(gas,oil ect.)and groceries all have to come in under $1000 a month...most of the time it does,unless food and gas prices take a jump, which in turn affects the other expenses....
Wow, that 's quite a budget. What is your rent? Do you pay for health insurance?
coffee is very seldom sold in 1 lb. containers anymore...unless you fresh grind your own...
neither do the prices go down and stay that way...if there is a price drop it uasually means
the price is do for another increase shortly...at least that is what I have seen more times than not...
can anyone name something where the price has gone down and stayed that way? just wondering
Never in terms of food. There are sales sometimes, but even those are brief and not so good anymore. Fruits and vegetables are incredibly expensive.
yes, here in Florida some items have increased by 100%
I have taken to stopping in once a week at Save a lot *Which has some items HIGHER than anywhere else* Canned goods, etc are cheaper there as are mot produce items. I am going to a family run produce stand weekly. Many items Especially coffee are way up. I paid $1 box of mac and cheese AKA "Kraft Dinner" which is 79cents cheaper than Publix
I am purchasing more of the B1G1 items and sale items and planning meals based on that
and we both work and make $$$ !!!!!! I am concerned about how people on fixed income or limited means are going to eat.
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Nobody likes giving a lot of business to Walmart, but if you don't have one nearby you're going to pay more for fresh foods, and half again to twice as much for non-perishable foods. Definitely at least twice as much if the other option is a smaller grocery store.
Besides food being almost ridiculous in some areas, what I noticed yesterday is that the price of garbage bags have doubled since I last bought them 6 months ago (and probably due to oil prices). But I was like WHAT???
Not really., A few things, like milk, are up a lot. Eggs are out of sight. But mostly I just see seasonal variations on things. I don't think my monthly grocery budget is much higher than it was 4 or 5 years ago. The main difference is smaller packages (14 ounce is the standard now) for the same price. Very few of us would be harmed by just eating less, reduce our portion size commensurate with the price increase, and you'll be healthier at the same cost.
Not really., A few things, like milk, are up a lot. Eggs are out of sight. But mostly I just see seasonal variations on things. I don't think my monthly grocery budget is much higher than it was 4 or 5 years ago. The main difference is smaller packages (14 ounce is the standard now) for the same price. Very few of us would be harmed by just eating less, reduce our portion size commensurate with the price increase, and you'll be healthier at the same cost.
So based on this observation, your food prices are going up.
So based on this observation, your food prices are going up.
I acknowledged that they have gone up somewhat, but only in proportion to the general trend of inflation. For example, according to a recent post, food prices haven't gone up nearly as much as garbage bags.
My food prices haven't gone WAY up LATELY, which is the premise of the discussion. They've only gone an expected increment over an expected interval of time.
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