Compared to one month ago, how price-conscious are you when you are shopping?  

ya with such increasing prices out there we need to be careful out in spending money in the current hiking price world
firstly the main hike is in the daily commodities that is breaking the back of poor and middle people
so it has become important to save money and
do our purchasing consiously

Up until last year i always bought what i wanted and never looked at the price of anything,

But now since the economy is the way it is, and the way work has been going. I am a more careful shopper, and i watch what i buy.

I have always been careful with my shopping so its not really having much of an eefect on me really. I always set a budget for the month of how much i have to spend on this and that.

Has anyone else noticed that the prices for food and stuff are slowly starting to creep up by a few pence here and there?

hi sblossom,

you are right most of the food grains and groceries prices are increased enormously,what to do,it is compulsory to buy,have a nice day

Yes, Ive been very price conscious. At anytime you can loose your job since majority of the country has been laid off or loosing hours they ahve been applying for unemployment or disability which in the long run hits the ones working more. I work 2 jobs and can fiind many many jobs out there. I find alot of ppl dont want to downgrade or even consider working at McDs. If I didnt have money I would work anywhere. I go bill by bill with having 550$ worth of meds to pay for every month and no insurance. Ive been money conscious for the past 2 years. Without money I have no meds without meds Im in severe pain and bleeding which ends up going to the hospital. There are some ppl who are on unemployment when they dont have to they are the ones that need to look at their spending habits.

I use coupons and order freebies all the time to save money. Why spend money on stuff you dont have to. I use coupons for personal items such as shampoo, conditioner, tampons, pads, razors, dish soap and all that. I havent paid for shampoo in over 3 years. Ive saved thousands from using coupons and def will continue using them. I perfer not to waste my money on products when I dont have too.

Also, with this economy more companies are giving out more coupons and higher value. Ive gotten multiple Full Price Coupons (which you get the product free).With the money I have saved from not buying simple products such as shampoo I bought a 2008 Colbalt right off the lot a few months back.

Happy Mylotting!

Actually, I am about the same as one month ago, as nothing has changed. I am pretty tight right now, but am looking at an opportunity. Hopefully things will turn around in the near future.

I am afraid that a big part of are economic crisis is the fact that even the people who have money, aren't spending. This in turn has slowed the economy more than it should be slowed down. Warren Buffet has stated that he thinks it will take 5 years to get it back to the way it was. I hope it doesn't take that long.