How will you cope?

To be honest I don't know. We are already going as cheap as we can on everything we can. We shop at Dollar General Market which thankfully is fairly cheap but I'm seeing the prices creep up mostly on milk and eggs. Something has got to give soon. Not sure how much further gas will rise but I know many are feeling the crunch already. It's not just the cost of foods and meats but in our area there are a lot of commuters and it's getting to where the amount earned won't be enough.

We only have one vehicle to fill thank goodness, and we'll just have to drive less often and conserve as much as we can. The cost of milk has really gotten high lately, I almost can't believe it! We'll just have to cut back if need be and deal with the costs, there isnt much else we can do. Hopefully the gas will go down and things will be more reasonable eventually.

I don't know...it's all really ridiculous!! Especially when we actually have load of oil in reserve but our government just wants to keep it all locked away and is letting us suffer! And our economy! We've really got to get another means of fueling our cars. The technology exists...but then the oil company's and the government will lose money. I really think that MONEY is what runs our country...and money alone.

People are used to having pretty much what they want these days. They overspend, sometimes the outgoings are more than the incomings. I don't know how people with growing families will cope. Hundreds (maybe thousands) of Australian families are losing their homes because they cannot afford to pay. Years and years ago people saved for what they wanted. Or they started small. These days they want everything all at once and lots expect the tax payer to carry them. It's by concern that people no longer know the meaning of "tightening their belts", "saving for a rainy day", "going without". I live alone and live well within my means. I'm used to going without and waiting to get something I want. I live to a budget and I have things put aside for emergencies, like food and savings.

This is a scary thought but we do have to figure out how we can cope with it. I know grocery trips will be cut to maybe once a month. We will be buying powder milk and mixing with real milk. We are going to have to grow all the veggies and fruits we possibly can. We will buy more used clothing and I will be making more of our clothing too.

I dont know if coping is going to be the right phrase for us more like suffering for us. I am curently unemployed and looking for something close to home due to gas prices, and my hubby gets a little more then minumum wage and we are making it barely now if things continue to rise i am afraid that the us might bcome poverty stricken.

This is a big concern of mine. I'm already noticing the price of groceries is slowly creeping up. We have talked about growing some vegetables in a garden this year. I'm trying to stock up on paper products and canned goods when I find a good sale.

I have a hybrid so no worries there, and if worst comes to forst I will drink soy or powderedmilk or none at all.