Grocery Prices...pancakes?

[izmophonik]

I'm looking for a reality check here guys and gals.  I am married with 4 children, 2 dogs, 2 cats.  The children are 10 months, 3 years, 11 years and 13 years old.  My grocery budget from 2005-2007 was $110.00 per week.  I never varied from that too much..maybe $10 or so.  In the last six months I cannot get out of my Neighborhood Wal-Mart for less that $160.00+..which leaves me to ask "Am I alone?"

[FOTD]

Not at all.

The credit card crunch comes right after the car loan clampdown.

But Okies still fear Obama and prefer 4 more years of McBush oversight and economic policy.
If it weren't for the oil Barons here, there'd be a whole lot more hurt coming at us.

I see inflation around %22 considering food and energy costs. The republicanized economic numbers will tell you this election season that inflation is running just over %5. DON'T BUY INTO THEIR LIES AGAIN!

"He hears the silence howling --
catches angels as they fall.
And the all-time winner
has got him by the balls.
He picks up Gideons Bible --
open at page one --
old Charlie stole the handle and
the train won't stop going --
no way to slow down. " (Jethro Tull)

[Conan71]

And yet, Obama supports turning food into fuel and Pelosi refuses to allow a vote on drilling in ANWR.  No one is doing anything about the big elephant in the room- unrestricted commodity trading.  I really don't give two ****s who let that cat out of the bag, no one is doing anything to put it back in.

No, not all simple solutions, but all things which are contributing to the misery and all we are getting is lip service from our elected  government representatives.

They are either too stupid to figure out what would be appropriate policies or everyone's special interests are keeping anything from happening.

[FOTD]

quote:Originally posted by Conan71

And yet, Obama supports turning food into fuel and Pelosi refuses to allow a vote on drilling in ANWR.  No one is doing anything about the big elephant in the room- unrestricted commodity trading.  I really don't give two ****s who let that cat out of the bag, no one is doing anything to put it back in.

No, not all simple solutions, but all things which are contributing to the misery and all we are getting is lip service from our elected  government representatives.

They are either too stupid to figure out what would be appropriate policies or everyone's special interests are keeping anything from happening.

The War in Iraq II let the cat out of the bag.

You don't know......[:O]

[Gaspar]

Not alone at all.  Fuel prices have elevated everything.  It will continue to trickle down until it affects demand, and that's starting to happen.

The backlash is that as demand for products is reduced the farmers, ranchers, and product manufacturers will start to fail.  We are an energy dependent society, so as long as the tap is being turned down, the lights will start to dim.

The good news is that now is a good time for contrarian investing.  Look at the depressed industries and buy some stock.  You are far more likely to achieve impressive returns in a few years.  There is opportunity with every turn the economy makes.  Investing in times like this, if you can afford to, is very wise.

As for now, just watch the price of oil.  Unless congress agrees on some form of relief (and they won't) prices will continue to rise.  There is a great deal of posturing taking place on both sides of the isle, and we are suffering for it.

We've started doing all of our shopping at Sam's.  Buying bulk for several weeks.  It has made a huge difference.

[izmophonik]

quote:Originally posted by Gaspar


We've started doing all of our shopping at Sam's.  Buying bulk for several weeks.  It has made a huge difference.

I think I might get a membership and give it a try.  I assume if you're buying for a few weeks you are stuffing your deep freeze?  My fridge can only handle 1 weeks worth of stuff.

[Wrinkle]

Shopping Tip: If you wait/watch for sales, canned tuna is cheaper than cat food.

[sauerkraut]

It's all  realted to oil. truckers are paying $5.00 a gallon for diesel fuel and have to pass that cost on. That corn oil in the gasoline also raises food prices. If we could drill for oil prices will fall as diesel fuel drops. Tell the democrats in congress you want to drill for oil.. Nancy P is the big hold up..

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by izmophonik

I'm looking for a reality check here guys and gals.  I am married with 4 children, 2 dogs, 2 cats.  The children are 10 months, 3 years, 11 years and 13 years old.  My grocery budget from 2005-2007 was $110.00 per week.  I never varied from that too much..maybe $10 or so.  In the last six months I cannot get out of my Neighborhood Wal-Mart for less that $160.00+..which leaves me to ask "Am I alone?"

I highlighted your issue in blue. Moving from wal-mart to real grocery stores as well as sales and coupons cut our grocery bill over 50%. Wal-Mart has been raising the more common items like milk, pop, bread to the same price as elsewhere or higher except wal-mart doesn't really do sales whereas Food pyramid is doing cases of bottled water for $3.60, full slabs of ribs for $10, and a full case of vegetables for $4 right now. All of the above is name brand, not generic.

[AMP]

TV news had this site: http://www.coupons.com

Biggest problem I see with it was that only certain stores honor these web based coupons, and most are for junk food, bag, box type.

[AngieB]

http://www.tulsacouponqueen.com/

From Tulsa World

quote: The coupon queen


Yearly savings: $3,600

Strategy: Combining store coupons and sales with manufacturer#8217;s coupons; using the Internet Sarah Roe started clipping coupons out of necessity, when her infant son got sick and developed severe food allergies. Medical bills piled up, and feeding her son became more expensive. Her budget had to be cut.

She was shopping at Wal-Mart when she saw a pile of coupons sitting on a shelf. But they weren#8217;t the same ones she got with the Sunday newspaper. Her curiosity was piqued, so she researched and found Stephanie Nelson#8217;s book, #8220;Greatest Secrets of the Coupon Mom.#8221;

With her newfound coupon knowledge, she headed to Homeland and bought a week#8217;s worth of groceries for $20.

#8220;After you do something like that, you kind of get hooked,#8221; Roe said.

A normal week#8217;s worth of groceries for her family sans coupons would run at least $100. Now, she rarely pays more than $60.

She buys coupons on eBay, gets them from the Tulsa World and other newspapers, and family and friends who don#8217;t use their weekly coupons give her theirs. Some Web sites have coupons you can download, and a lot of companies will send coupons if you sign up for their newsletter, Roe said.

A few local stores will even double coupons up to a certain amount.

Roe has become so good at saving with coupons, she runs a Web site (tulsaworld. com/couponqueen) and teaches classes so others can learn her tricks.

#8220;The money you save opens the door for so many other things,#8221; she said. #8220;Of course, now it all goes toward gas.#8221;

[guido911]

quote:Originally posted by FOTD

Not at all.

The credit card crunch comes right after the car loan clampdown.

But Okies still fear Obama and prefer 4 more years of McBush oversight and economic policy.
If it weren't for the oil Barons here, there'd be a whole lot more hurt coming at us.

I see inflation around %22 considering food and energy costs. The republicanized economic numbers will tell you this election season that inflation is running just over %5. DON'T BUY INTO THEIR LIES AGAIN!

Translation:  Bush's fault.

What a surprise, douchebag FOTD or aox blaming Bush.

[Hoss]

quote:Originally posted by guido911

quote:Originally posted by FOTD

Not at all.

The credit card crunch comes right after the car loan clampdown.

But Okies still fear Obama and prefer 4 more years of McBush oversight and economic policy.
If it weren't for the oil Barons here, there'd be a whole lot more hurt coming at us.

I see inflation around %22 considering food and energy costs. The republicanized economic numbers will tell you this election season that inflation is running just over %5. DON'T BUY INTO THEIR LIES AGAIN!

Translation:  Bush's fault.

What a surprise, douchebag FOTD or aox blaming Bush.

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck....

[Wilbur]

quote:Originally posted by izmophonik

quote:Originally posted by Gaspar


We've started doing all of our shopping at Sam's.  Buying bulk for several weeks.  It has made a huge difference.

I think I might get a membership and give it a try.  I assume if you're buying for a few weeks you are stuffing your deep freeze?  My fridge can only handle 1 weeks worth of stuff.

I've been a Sam's member for years, but you have to be careful.  Some of the stuff at Sam's is more expensive then other stores.  It's just hard to know that when you are buying items in huge bulk.

Each item is marked with a per ounce, per item, per cup, per pound, .....  price.  Compare that to where you shop to find the better price.

I don't go to Sam's because it is cheaper, although some items are, I go because they carry stuff I can't find other places (like Walmart... go figure).

I talked to an Arrow Trucking friend of mine yesterday and he attributed grocery prices to the cost of fuel, which is killing them too.

[sgrizzle]

I use Fadler's across the street from Sam's. No membership fee so I instantly save $35.