Reply #48: It would be helpful to know where folks are when discussing prices

[dixiegrrrrl]

Fer instance, Ca. esp. Bay area prices are sky high relative to rest of country. ( been there, done that, moved away)

Rural is more expensive than city, in some things.
( been here, doing that, not moving away)

Betcha at least 50% of store shelving has products containing wheat.
I can't eat gluten, so saving huge in that dept.

Dollar store ...hooray...we now have 2 in a town of 9,000 pop.
At least 40% savings over reg. grocery stores there, but you have to know which brands are worth the savings. Prices went up tho..what cost a dollar now costs 1.25.
Local produce stands, slightly cheaper than grocery produce.
Apples here in rural Ala. sell for upwards of 2.79 pound, except Red Delicious for some reason is usually on sale and/or lower priced, .99 to 1.29 #.
Rice, beans, cheese, hamburger, tomato sauce, onions, frozen mixed vegies
combined in various ways is what we usually eat...mostly Mexican type food, cheap, very nutritious, not boring to us.
We can grow peppers, corn, tomatoes, watermelon, peaches, strawberries, carrots, greens, easily in the yard.
Getting chickens next spring...

90 % of what I buy is on sale. I buy lots of what is on sale.
Splurges: whole coffee beans. and honey.
Good news....all stores in 3 mile radius, can hit all three and be home in less than an hour. On 1/4 gallon of gas. For the week.

The run up in food is not a co-incidence. Hedge fund folks are making millions by essentially gambling with our food and energy.
And getting away with it. x(
Karma will be such a bitch for them sooner or later.