Crackers cost a gallon of gas! Same price!!! Good Grief!!!

Everything is skyrocketing. It's insane, I guess this is what they would call a recession. Pretty soon noone will be able to afford anything. It's ridiculous.

i'm not surprised.have you seen the price of cereal lately?$5.89 for this wimpy lil box that doesn't last the week.there's a lot of things i've stopped buying,because the price just isn't worth it. produce is a total joke as well.

Oh yeah, I have noticed that some items are going up fast and it's gonna get worse. This is what we old timers call the domino effect. If one item we depend on goes up in price then everything else will follow. When I was in the store this weekend I overheard 2 women saying they were now at the point where they were eligible to get food stamps. With the cost of food going up and people losing their jobs there will be a surge of people signing up for some kind of assistance. This is dragging out economy down and if we don't get someone in office that can override what "Bill" Clinton signed when he was president we are doomed. We have plenty of oil but because of the environmentalists and the papers he signed we can't use it. If things don't change soon the USA will be owned by the Oil Cartel. Yet we spend more on foreign countries than we do here....Go figure!

I have noticed that the prices have increased for almost everything. Hubby usually stays back to pay when we go to the supermarket because I'm better at putting the things in the cart in a way that they al lfit, but last saturday he didn't go and I was the one paying. I almost had a heart attack!!!!!! It's interesting that just today I was watching a program in TV about that - among other things - it was quite an intersting program.

The price of everything will go up as the stores have to offset the high price of gas by raising the prices on food plus flour and wheat products have gone up to so anything made with flour or wheat will be going up in price.

i won't buy things at those prices. i will leave them right on the shelf where they belong. someone in our government has to do something about this. this country is in a crisis and nobody seems to want to do anything about it. people cannot afford to live like this. we have not even paid our mortgage for may yet or our real estate taxes for the quarter. it is so worrisome i cannot even think about it.

I buy generic these days on many things as prices have gone way up on many things. And yeah those 10 for $10 arent always such a deal its funny who people see it in an add and assume its a good price.

Today oil soared to 123 a barrel, which means the price for everything will continue to go up. I was told that flour, bread and anything in that line of food product would be going up. I have been trying to stock up on things in hopes that I can save a little. Karen

I buy as many store brand products and generics as possible. Sometimes the store brand is just as good and if it's not, well splurging on names brands on occasion is not too budget-busting. The main thing is that if you stick with the store brand for a while, you won't notice any difference after a time. Most of the store brands are made by big-name food companies anyway and licensed to the store via contract. As long as you know you are getting good food quality, there's no reason not to lower your food bill with some choice store-brand substitutes for family favorites.

I know, it is getting ridiculous lately. A gallon of milk cost more than a gallon of gas where I live. There are a lot of things that I will not buy unless they are on sale anymore. I need to check out the pantry and the sales fliers since I am going shopping tomorrow morning after my son heads off to school.

In NJ where we live... a gallon of gas is $3.45 and a gallon of 2% milk is $4.29. My tax rebate check will go towards putting gas in my car and food on the table! For the government to not admit that the economy is in a recession is just crazy. The costs of essentials goes up every month, the housing market is in shambles and watch how many reports you'll see in the coming weeks, about people who are having their gas and electric shut off, now that the winter is over. And all those companies that supposedly give cost of living raises... I don't know anyone who is receiving raises to combat the soaring cost of just living...I know I haven't!

Wow! That is a terrifying way to put the price of gas into perspective. Sheesh! That is infuriating! I rarely even take a lunch break anymore because I don't want to afford the gas. Which means I work straight through the day without a break as there is nowhere else for me to go. If I don't get in my car and go somewhere, I can't just be at the office and not answer the phones. Really infuriating!