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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2014 12:07:00 GMT -5
I just came from the Walmart Neighborhood Market.
3 Gala apples were 1.76 holy sh*t, I just paid $ 4.72 for a gallon of 1% milk (store brand) Great Value white sandwich bread $1.17 Great Value Wavy chips 1.98 Deans French Onion Dip 1.68 Lunch meat (gag) 2.50
I normally don't pay much attention to prices, I just buy what we want. But I am getting better about finishing things off instead of throwing them out. Today for lunch is red/yellow/orange sautéed peppers on a tortilla with some lettuce added, and some baby carrots.
Do you know how much you are paying for someone to take a carrot and make it into a baby carrot? $1.59 for a pound of organic baby carrots - no waste. $1.29 for a pound of organic carrots - waster, plus the time to cut them up in baby carrots.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2014 12:07:49 GMT -5
Do you know how much you are paying for someone to take a carrot and make it into a baby carrot? $1.59 for a pound of organic baby carrots - no waste. $1.29 for a pound of organic carrots - waster, plus the time to cut them up in baby carrots. In frugality, your time is worthless.
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Post by Blonde Granny on Apr 14, 2014 12:09:39 GMT -5
You'll have to excuse me from the this conversation for awhile, I have some Hereford stew meat @ $5.99 # to get cooking for dinner tonight.
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Post by tloonya on Apr 14, 2014 12:42:21 GMT -5
You'll have to excuse me from the this conversation for awhile, I have some Hereford stew meat @ $5.99 # to get cooking for dinner tonight. I am sure no one will opposed to that.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2014 12:44:13 GMT -5
I live in an area which grows a lot of the hay for cattle, etc... and we have serious drought here.
The town I "live" in will be a "dry town" as of July 1 and will likely not have residential water until the rains in the fall because there is no water in the resivoir to push up to town!
It is seriously bad here. And, because of this there is ZERO release of agricultural water.
All of the local growers either have to use ag wells or will get no water this year. No hay means no feed for cattle.
Everyone I know is dumping cattle to slaughter and getting rid of any larger animals they can. Horses here are in danger because the only hay available is up in Oregon and topping $20 a bale.
The middle/lower portion of this state grow much of the food/veggies and have the same issues. I would expect prices to soar and get worse if we don't get significant water next year.
Folks living in town can't even garden. It is illegal now to water outside your house.
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Post by Blonde Granny on Apr 14, 2014 13:03:59 GMT -5
I live in an area which grows a lot of the hay for cattle, etc... and we have serious drought here. The town I "live" in will be a "dry town" as of July 1 and will likely not have residential water until the rains in the fall because there is no water in the resivoir to push up to town! It is seriously bad here. And, because of this there is ZERO release of agricultural water. All of the local growers either have to use ag wells or will get no water this year. No hay means no feed for cattle. Everyone I know is dumping cattle to slaughter and getting rid of any larger animals they can. Horses here are in danger because the only hay available is up in Oregon and topping $20 a bale. The middle/lower portion of this state grow much of the food/veggies and have the same issues. I would expect prices to soar and get worse if we don't get significant water next year. Folks living in town can't even garden. It is illegal now to water outside your house. Shasta, the drought in the central US a couple of years ago was also really bad. We have a good friend who is a retired cattle rancher. He was fortunate in his timing of selling the last of his herds before the following summer. He told us then that ranchers were selling off, the corn crop had died, and water was restricted from the Ogalalla Aquifer.
Yet here in the Midwest, blue grass keeps getting watered, after all we must maintain our lovely thick green lawns. What? no water to drink.....well just get more from the Missouri River.
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Post by sesfw on Apr 14, 2014 13:05:00 GMT -5
I went to grocery (Fry's/Kroger) and noticed the large grapefruit is at $2.29 each, and before they were $1.79 each. DH has goat milk with breakfast and that has gone from $3.99 to $5.49 per quart. Most of the time I buy what is needed and don't check prices but these two caught my eye.
These are things I can't get at local Costco ....... and yes, I'm seeing the prices go up. Our fixed income isn't.
<sigh> it never ends.
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Post by Blonde Granny on Apr 14, 2014 13:07:35 GMT -5
You'll have to excuse me from the this conversation for awhile, I have some Hereford stew meat @ $5.99 # to get cooking for dinner tonight. I am sure no one will opposed to that. And a blessed happy day to you too, Loonya.
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Post by bean29 on Apr 14, 2014 14:19:52 GMT -5
I really don't pay attention to prices but have noticed ten cent increase here and 15 cent increase there. beef and chicken has not gone up. I buy grass fed beef at wegmans and the price has remained consistent - $5.99/lb for ground beef (93/7), $12.49/lb or something like that for petite sirloin - and the organic chicken is $6.99/lb. I do all my shopping at Wegman's as I have no desire to run to 5 different stores to save $1 on green beans. Why would anyone who buys $12.49 lb of meat would care about saving anything like $1 on green beans? I do doubt however that Wegman's will keep beef prices consistently at $5.99lb IF price of beef went up. You must had purchased last beef a day before price went up. I hear a lot of it from my customers. I know it is last week price. I was thinking about this when I went to lunch, and I would be way farther ahead to worry about using up what I buy before it spoils than to worry about getting the best deal. My thinking on shopping is I shop at the store in my neighborhood that has the best quality/price for the full line of what I am going to buy. I am not running to 2-3 stores to collect everything I need. I work FT, and my time is finite. I figure if I can squeeze in cleaning the house rather than hiring someone else to clean for me I am way farther ahead than if I save $10-$20 on groceries.
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Post by Phoenix84 on Apr 14, 2014 15:39:25 GMT -5
Yes, it does seem like I'm paying a lot for food over the last year or two.
When going to Kroger on my way home from work, even buying a few bags of groceries can easily run $50 or so. That really isn't that much, maybe enough to feed me for about 5 days or so.
Granted I don't coupon or shop for the best deals or buy in bulk, but still, seems kind of high.
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Post by Phoenix84 on Apr 14, 2014 15:42:08 GMT -5
Orange juice is pretty expensive I've noticed. Last I checked it was something like $7 a gallon.
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Post by violagirl on Apr 14, 2014 15:56:22 GMT -5
Beef prices are up because number of cattle is at a 63 year low, drought in Texas , higher grain prices in 2011 and 2012 and of course it is Grilling season.
Takes longer to grow a cow to market than a chicken.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Apr 14, 2014 16:17:37 GMT -5
Yes, we've been seeing prices quite a bit higher in the past few months. I really started to notice it early this year when I was running out of my freezer stockpiles and had to replace some of it. Whew@ Blew my budget big time to buy pork and beef. I used by buy large shrimp about every 2-3 weeks for under $10 per lb, but the last time I looked, it was way over $12/lb. No thanks unless it's a special occasion.
I buy beef from someone who butchers their own cattle, so I get a good price of around $3/lb. That includes hamburger, steaks, roasts, etc. He sells it in "60 lb. packages", but that's fine with me for the price. I use everything since we don't eat a lot of beef.
Bacon and pork products have been really high lately and I've cut back on some of my other grocery purchases too.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Apr 14, 2014 16:33:07 GMT -5
The local veggie stand just opened up this month and I hit it for the first time this afternoon. $15.17 for a full bag of veggies.
I bought granny smith apples, baby bok choy, red peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, lemons, green onions, mushrooms, a hunk of fresh ginger and asparagus. I think that this will do us for the better part of this week, as we have some stuff still in the fridge.
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Post by muttleynfelix on Apr 14, 2014 17:05:14 GMT -5
Milk is crazy expensive here. We buy whole milk for the kids it runs right at $5 a gallon in the town we do our grocery shopping. We've been going through 2.5 gallons a week since DD came off formula. Still a lot cheaper than formula, but I am insanely jealous of everyone else's prices for milk.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2014 7:48:35 GMT -5
Gas is over $4/gallon also. Obamaflation
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Post by raeoflyte on Apr 15, 2014 7:56:12 GMT -5
Dang this thread makes me feel like we spend a ton on groceries compared to ithers. Organic dha milk is $6 a gallon. A dozen cage free eggs (not organic) are $3-4 for a dozen and a loaf of bread we all like is $2-4 a loaf.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2014 8:03:14 GMT -5
Obama is making us all poor.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Apr 15, 2014 8:27:50 GMT -5
Dang this thread makes me feel like we spend a ton on groceries compared to ithers. Organic dha milk is $6 a gallon. A dozen cage free eggs (not organic) are $3-4 for a dozen and a loaf of bread we all like is $2-4 a loaf. Sent from my ADR6410LVW using proboards While we barely use milk and eggs, you will NOT catch me purchasing $1 store brand white bread!
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Post by Knee Deep in Water Chloe on Apr 15, 2014 8:50:56 GMT -5
I was aghast on Sunday when I got 1% milk at Walmrt for $4.22/gallon. We go through five gallons per week. I haven't see it above $3.75/gallon since 2009ish. Sigh.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2014 8:58:42 GMT -5
I was aghast on Sunday when I got 1% milk at Walmrt for $4.22/gallon. We go through five gallons per week. I haven't see it above $3.75/gallon since 2009ish. Sigh. Dang. Are you taking milk baths?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2014 9:13:11 GMT -5
I was aghast on Sunday when I got 1% milk at Walmrt for $4.22/gallon. We go through five gallons per week. I haven't see it above $3.75/gallon since 2009ish. Sigh. Dang. Are you taking milk baths? We go through a ton of milk too. My older son can easily down 3 gallons a week on his own. Luckily it's only about 2.69/gallon here, but I am going to start rationing him more.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2014 9:28:35 GMT -5
We go through a ton of milk too. My older son can easily down 3 gallons a week on his own. Luckily it's only about 2.69/gallon here, but I am going to start rationing him more. My oldest would drink milk all day long if I let him. I've constantly had to monitor him. When he was younger, the problem was that he only wanted to drink milk and not eat food. Now that he's a little older and eating, I don't want him to get fat. I should have started withholding it from him earlier. He's almost 12 now and the last couple years has started having some weight issues. I don't know how much of that is due to the milk, but it doesn't help obviously.
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Post by giramomma on Apr 15, 2014 10:36:32 GMT -5
We go through a ton of milk too. My older son can easily down 3 gallons a week on his own. Luckily it's only about 2.69/gallon here, but I am going to start rationing him more. I've already started rationing my DS to three servings a day. After that, he knows its water. I do it because I'm cheap. Maybe this belongs on the too frugal thread.
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Post by Bob Ross on Apr 15, 2014 10:41:30 GMT -5
Alls I know is that my crab legs are costing more of your taxpayer dollars.
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Post by NomoreDramaQ1015 on Apr 15, 2014 10:41:41 GMT -5
I've been annoyed with DH b/c he likes to use a ton of milk to make his cereal. He insists he wants it "really soggy". Tough, deal with "dry" cereal when milk is over $4 a gallon.
I've been working really hard to shop seasonally and stick to sales but prices are rising, our grocery budget is going up despite me trying to resist. When you didn't buy a lot of junk/pricey stuff to begin with there aren't a lot of places left to cut.
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Post by tloonya on Apr 15, 2014 10:53:07 GMT -5
I've been annoyed with DH b/c he likes to use a ton of milk to make his cereal. He insists he wants it "really soggy". Tough, deal with "dry" cereal when milk is over $4 a gallon.
I've been working really hard to shop seasonally and stick to sales but prices are rising, our grocery budget is going up despite me trying to resist. When you didn't buy a lot of junk/pricey stuff to begin with there aren't a lot of places left to cut.
Soak Dh's cereal in a water BEFORE adding milk. Yeah...and keep yapping while he is eating so he will not notice. Should work... But seriously...you have to start cooking. BOGO large roast beef can get you soups and stew and whatnot. Tell me what your family eats and I will show you how to feed them on your old budget.
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Post by Bob Ross on Apr 15, 2014 10:56:08 GMT -5
I've been annoyed with DH b/c he likes to use a ton of milk to make his cereal. He insists he wants it "really soggy". Tough, deal with "dry" cereal when milk is over $4 a gallon.
This issue is definitely worth a fight or two. Should end with spillage and tears.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2014 10:57:12 GMT -5
I've been annoyed with DH b/c he likes to use a ton of milk to make his cereal. He insists he wants it "really soggy". Tough, deal with "dry" cereal when milk is over $4 a gallon.
This issue is definitely worth a fight or two. Should end with spillage and tears. That $0.36 a week is not chump change.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Apr 15, 2014 10:59:42 GMT -5
I've been annoyed with DH b/c he likes to use a ton of milk to make his cereal. He insists he wants it "really soggy". Tough, deal with "dry" cereal when milk is over $4 a gallon.
I've been working really hard to shop seasonally and stick to sales but prices are rising, our grocery budget is going up despite me trying to resist. When you didn't buy a lot of junk/pricey stuff to begin with there aren't a lot of places left to cut.
Very true. I felt the same way when I started my weight loss. You hear so-and-so lost 10 pounds by cutting out soda or not eating cookies. That's great... I don't drink soda nor do I have a sweet tooth! As far as grocery prices, it's only hubs and I. We don't buy a lot of butter, milk, eggs, bread and other staples families go through. We eat a lot of produce, but it's easy to buy for only two people. Same with fish and meat; I eat fish or shellfish once or twice a week and hubs eats meat at dinner once a week. We can deal with the prices. If they get too crazy then i just hold off on the tuna (or whatever) for a while.
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