Gasoline and Groceries

YES, I've noticed and I'm NOT happy about it all. Our family of five went from grocery shopping once a week at about $125.00 to $150.00 - now, we spend that every four or five days and it doesn't seem to fill the fridge and cabinets like it once did. I'm so frustrated because, like you, we aren't seeing additional income to make up for the costs of gas and food increasing. I heard that the price of crude oil has gone down, so let's hope as a Nation that this will trickle down into the economy with some positive results.

Well tyc, it's finally hit here,they are raising the prices at the grocery store! I heard the grocery store clerks talking about it yesterday, oh, that's gonna go over like a square bowling ball!

Here in SA. It's the same when the fuel price goes up everything else goes up, because of the transport costs, but what is so crazy, when the fuel price comes down, everything else stays the same!

I have a feeling we will see this trickling into other consumer goods as well. Even things like y yarn and craft supplies have gotten more expensive. It's nice that companies feel it's ok to pass on price hikes to us...the comsumer. As far as groceries go, yes, I have noticed that prices have gone up...It's sad how little food you can get for what you pay. I now plan my menus around the sale items of the week...which isn't horrible, bit a little more freedon would be nice. For produce I have started going to a market in the city where yuo get get cheap produce...because most often it's very ripe and needs to be eaten right away. Still, I am able to get good deals and it really helps suppliment the food bill.

Yes, that's right, they haven't given a cost of living or wage increase at all! I don't know how much longer we're gonna be able to sustain this, it's getting harder and harder all the time! I hadn't noticed the grocery stores yet, but I'm sure everything is gonna start going up! At this point I don't know what the solution is going to be!

i have noticed the price of groceries climbing higher. My budget isnt stretching as far as it used to. It is getting harder to make it through the week on 35.00. Luckily I just found a job. So that will help us out tremendously. My husband can drive me to work on his way,and our daughter can go to work with me so no daycare costs.

I did notice that the price of groceries have gone up also. This is rediculous. There has been no cost of living raises here either. It is like we are just barely making it. After we fill up the gas tank, it has taken some money out of the grocery budget and then we try to get groceries and they are higher! This needs to stop.