My Declining Standard of Living

[vision63]

Well you gotta do your coupons. Amazon does groceries now, I wonder if that's any cheaper?

[decocritter]

Gas prices were the excuse for the huge jump in grocery prices, but since gas has fallen groceries have not...they are taking advantage of the situation.

[kj]

I've been selling things to buy anything unnecessary. That ain't gonna last long, although I have accumulated quite a bit. It hurts to sell things for a third to a half of what I paid though. I made a pledge to myself to be more generous, even though things are getting tougher. We have a large number of "Karen" refugees at our church that have inspired me. Helping them out makes me feel better than buying more stuff. kj.

[OWC Jamie]

I went "minimal" about ten years ago for no other reason than my retirement fund wasn't anywhere near where I was realizing it now needed to be.

Not noodles and water minimal, but more careful shopping. Buying things on sale and storing.
I rarely stop at the big box stores any more and I've cut my grocery bill by 1/3 at least.



I picked up a liquor store ad last night and was shocked at what 1.75l bottles of booze prices were. At first I thought they were keg and gallon prices. It's been a while since I bought a bottle of hard stuff.

[kap]

DevoBill wrote:
I know what your saying I could only buy four guns this year.

I could only afford 4 laptops every 6 months!

[Black Landlord]

mattkime wrote:
Aren't those the white people buying condos in harlem?
[quote=Black Landlord]New urbanist.

They should put you in charge of telling people where they can and can't live based on their skin color. If you can fit it into your hectic schedule.

[BigGuynRusty]

Black Landlord wrote:
[quote=mattkime]
Aren't those the white people buying condos in harlem?
[quote=Black Landlord]New urbanist.

They should put you in charge of telling people where they can and can't live based on their skin color. If you can fit it into your hectic schedule. Darn it BL!!
You know that MK's docket is filled with KKK rallies, and NeoNazi "Meet & Greets"!!
He is just busy, busy, busy!!

BGnR

[Robert M]

Deco,

Gas was just one small part of the reason groceries (and everything else for that matter!) has increased in price. The cost to produce packaging, advertising, storage, everything. I'm amazed I can even afford to buy groceries these days.

That said, store brands, coupons, buying in larger sizes (when it's feasable), making one large trip and getting stuff in one place versus going to several places for goods, shopping with a friend and buying a large size of stuff to share, you name it. Lots of ways to save. My parents, girlfriend and I buy in bulk and share all the time. Well worth it!

And, yes, the store you patronize matters. The prices for goods changes from store to store and one some places charge higher prices for the same stuff. I know people who positively hate Walmart but shop there because the difference in prices for the identical goods are that significant.

Robert

[DevoBill]

kap wrote:
[quote=DevoBill]
I know what your saying I could only buy four guns this year.

I could only afford 4 laptops every 6 months!

Wow do they hold there value?

[OWC Jamie]

decocritter wrote:
Gas prices were the excuse for the huge jump in grocery prices, but since gas has fallen groceries have not...they are taking advantage of the situation.

Have any of these groceries been farmed or packaged with these current lower gas and diesel prices ?

Gas and diesel were <<1>> oof the reasons for increased food prices.
Ethanol utilization of corn was another.