How much for... (Sterling: fit in, sale, neighborhood)

[McGowdog]

How much for some staples around your neighborhood:

Gallon of milk: $3.50 or two gallons for $5.98.

Loaf of bread: $2.50.

Gallon of regular gas: $2.99.

Top Sirloin steak: $4.99 / lb.

[TalkWithGandalf]

Here: 1L milk=1.2$
Loaf of bread=0.6$
Litre of gas=1.8$
Your minimal salary=170$

[fierce_flawless]

Originally Posted by McGowdog

How much for some staples around your neighborhood:

Gallon of milk: $3.50 or two gallons for $5.98.

Loaf of bread: $2.50.

Gallon of regular gas: $2.99.

Top Sirloin steak: $4.99 / lb.

What kind of bread is that??

Here (San Antonio, TX), the cheap cheap store bread is $.69 (white) and $.89 (wheat) and to bump it up to the store brand better bread (whole grain sandwich, larger slices), I pay $1.50.

Just curious.

[Terri722]

Originally Posted by McGowdog

How much for some staples around your neighborhood:

Gallon of milk: $3.50 or two gallons for $5.98.

Loaf of bread: $2.50.

Gallon of regular gas: $2.99.

Top Sirloin steak: $4.99 / lb.

We live near Beaumont Texas...

Gallon of milk: $2.98 store brand

Loaf of bread: $2.00 name brand

Gallon of regular gas: $2.99

Top Sirloin steak: $2.99lb and $4.99lb for T-Bone

[Terri722]

Originally Posted by TalkWithGandalf

Here: 1L milk=1.2$
Loaf of bread=0.6$
Litre of gas=1.8$
Your minimal salary=170$

Where are you from?

[CherryMagic]

The good news - Gas is down to 2.59 in some areas here. Yay!

The bad news - I can't afford to eat anymore. (j/k)

Since Hurricane IKE caused me to clean out all my refrigerated food, I've decided to keep things to a bare minimum.
I should be able to fit into that bikini by next summer. LOL

[chilaili]

Milk = $2.77
Bread = depends on where and what you buy
Gas = $3.19/gallon
Steak = no idea, I only buy it in restaurants

[Terri722]

Originally Posted by CherryMagic

The good news - Gas is down to 2.59 in some areas here. Yay!

The bad news - I can't afford to eat anymore. (j/k)

Since Hurricane IKE caused me to clean out all my refrigerated food, I've decided to keep things to a bare minimum.
I should be able to fit into that bikini by next summer. LOL

You would think that we would learn not to put anything into the
freezer past a few days worth of food when June rolls around here
near the Gulf....I haven't after all these years...guess I never will

[McGowdog]

Originally Posted by TalkWithGandalf

Here: 1L milk=1.2$
Loaf of bread=0.6$
Litre of gas=1.8$
Your minimal salary=170$

Well it takes 3.7843 liters of milk to make a pound, so let's say $4.54. ??
Liter of gas is .26417 gallons, so $6.81??

Now if you're talking about British Pounds, I'm a bit lost as how to convert that.

Wiki says that 1 US dollar = 0.568569479 BP. So,

I believe the milk would cost $2.58 on our dime and the petro would cost $3.87. Wow, your increased pound or Sterling (if that's the case) value seems to have brought things in line with us, for I saw unleaded at $3.89 or $3.87 this morning.

Originally Posted by fierce_flawless

What kind of bread is that??

Here (San Antonio, TX), the cheap cheap store bread is $.69 (white) and $.89 (wheat) and to bump it up to the store brand better bread (whole grain sandwich, larger slices), I pay $1.50.

Just curious.

You know, I had a hard time finding a bread to use in this. This was store brand, simi thick slices of white flour bread. I was looking for Wonder or something and couldn't find it at the time. I saw bread for as cheap as 80¢ or 90¢, but I forgot about it. I actually like the multigrain breads that cost a few bucks, but I was looking for something more standard.

I do know that groceries in Colorado are pricey compared to some other places; probably less than most of California.

[fierce_flawless]

Originally Posted by McGowdog

Well it takes 3.7843 liters of milk to make a pound, so let's say $4.54. ??
Liter of gas is .26417 gallons, so $6.81??

Now if you're talking about British Pounds, I'm a bit lost as how to convert that.

Wiki says that 1 US dollar = 0.568569479 BP. So,

I believe the milk would cost $2.58 on our dime and the petro would cost $3.87. Wow, your increased pound or Sterling (if that's the case) value seems to have brought things in line with us, for I saw unleaded at $3.89 or $3.87 this morning.



You know, I had a hard time finding a bread to use in this. This was store brand, simi thick slices of white flour bread. I was looking for Wonder or something and couldn't find it at the time. I saw bread for as cheap as 80¢ or 90¢, but I forgot about it. I actually like the multigrain breads that cost a few bucks, but I was looking for something more standard.

I do know that groceries in Colorado are pricey compared to some other places; probably less than most of California.

Me too, so that's why I was wondering. Here I can get bread if I HAVE to, as in sustenance only, for $.69, but I like to make every bit count if possible (nutrition wise) so I go for the multi-grain.

As for the rest (and a few extra):

Gas: I paid $2.77 today for regular unleaded
Milk: I think it's around $4 a gallon? I'm not sure. I tend to buy 1/2 gallons as my kids always let a gallon go bad and I know a 1/2 gallon is pricier.
Steak: no real clue but I did see Tbone this week marked down from $9 a pound to $4!
Boneless / skinless chicken breasts: $3.50 a pound or thereabouts but often o sale for less
Pound of lunch meat (ham): $3.50
Pound of hamburger: $2.50 (unless you eat the "skillet mix" but I question what the heck is in that!)
Head of green leaf lettuce: $1.25
Seedless Grapes: $1.00 / lb