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Anybody who can have a family of 9 kids surely did the math. Did they calculate the cost as the kids grew larger and had different more expensive needs their expenses would go up.
AFA the milk goes, buy dry milk and mix a half gallon with a half gallon of whole milk. It will stretch the milk budget. I did it when DH the budget guru said we were spending too much on milk. If the kids don't see it done, they never taste the difference.
[quote=Ferd;62255315]I shop at Kroger as my primary grocery store. I live in the DFW area. price for a gallon of milk was $1.99 it is now 2.49
those numbers are spot on. I see that weekly.[/QUOTE
Mariano’s is an upscale Kroger subsidiary in my area. Milk is $2.49/ gallon, this week.
I have more than 20 sources for groceries within 5 miles. This includes CVS and Walgreens which often have better prices on milk and interestingly, bacon, if one does not mind Oscar Mayer. CVS produces 6’ of coupons with every purchase which always includes $1 off anything coupon. Easy enough to snag a gallon of milk for $1 +/-, some weeks. Takes but a minute to run in/ out.
Mariano’s is an upscale Kroger subsidiary in my area. Milk is $2.49/ gallon, this week.
I have more than 20 sources for groceries within 5 miles. This includes CVS and Walgreens which often have better prices on milk and interestingly, bacon, if one does not mind Oscar Mayer. CVS produces 6’ of coupons with every purchase which always includes $1 off anything coupon. Easy enough to snag a gallon of milk for $1 +/-, some weeks. Takes but a minute to run in/ out.
whats the point here? that this family shouldnt complain about milk, rather they should drive around town and buy each item at the store where that item is the loss leader?
Its there fault?
Are we back to telling the rape victim her skirt was too short?
Yeah, well I live in Texas and we did indeed have shelter-in-place in play. And one would have to be blind not to have read comments all over message boards (and not just here but neighborhood forums also) from self proclaimed Republicans calling people deadbeats (If I felt like it, I'd look up the history on some of the posters in this thread alone).
It's why I laugh at the hypocrisy of these Republican posters suddenly having such a heavy heart for others. I don't buy the hogwash for a second. This is simply their own self interests in play (just like it is for the self proclaimed Democrats).
Per IRS data and other sources Republicans /conservatives as a group are much more giving than democrats/liberals. That's been the case for many years.
There's a bunch of interesting data at the bottom of this that you are not going to like.
It's funny that if I want to decide how to spend/invest more of my money I'm selfish. However, you trying to decide for me though more government control somehow isn't selfish on your part.
it's been my experience the last several years that people that identify as liberal or progresssive can be some of the most closed minded mean spirited ignorant fools.
They talk about diversity this, inclusion that, the minute you stray away from the program, the knives come out.
The far left can not handle diversity of thought, no sir.
Wow! ALL the employees quit?? But I'm sure the franchisee that owned the place immediately whined and cried that "NO ONE WANTS TO WORK*!!"
* for ridiculous slave-labor wages and no benefits
It was indeed very strange and obviously planned by employees.
Minimum wage for tipped workers in Tennessee is $2.13/ hr.
We encountered all sorts of issues related to worker shortages on this road trip, in early June, mostly through Ky and Tn. We spent a few nights at a Marriott that informed us rooms would not be “ freshened” during our stay as there was a shortage of housekeepers.
Then there was the Waffle House, a must do on any road trip. It had one employee who cooked and waited tables.
Our room faced the Waffle House and from our balcony, we observed him running a side business, given the number of cars that pulled in and engaged with the sole cook/ driver, through the car window. Imagine that gig was the reason why he remained employed at this particular Waffle House.
Exactly. Employees are getting fed up with making puny wages and working long hours while they watch their bosses/owners get big tax cuts and make more profits...
And increasingly, "their bosses/owners who get big tax custs and make more profits" are Democrats.
whats the point here? that this family shouldnt complain about milk, rather they should drive around town and buy each item at the store where that item is the loss leader?
Its there fault?
Are we back to telling the rape victim her skirt was too short?
I have no idea how competitive or not the grocery situation is in the greater Fort Worth area.
I do know the ball park of tax - free Stimulus money they have received between April 2020-2021 and how much they receive in pre- paid, monthly tax- free Child Tax credits they receive.
No clue , if, like most people, dad and/ or mom remained employed during the worst of the pandemic.
As it relates to milk, what specifically has caused the price to increase? Did dairy farmers sell off their cows to reduce production? The Federal Government has long subsidized dairy farms. There was a stimulus payment ear marked for dairy farms. There is no question, dairy farms have long been dependent on undocumented migrant workers.
We know Big Grocers, essential businesses, had a record profit year in 2020 and projected more of the same in 2021.
There is a percentage of the so- called supply chain challenges that is contrived for the sole purpose of profit.
Wow! ALL the employees quit?? But I'm sure the franchisee that owned the place immediately whined and cried that "NO ONE WANTS TO WORK*!!"
* for ridiculous slave-labor wages and no benefits
TGIF is a privately- held franchised operation with about 869 global restaurants of which 319 are in the US. It is owned by Tri- Artisan, a private equity capital firm.
Many TGIF restaurants received PPP payments, last year.
Franchise owners, not the mother ship, determine employee wages.
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