Whoa! We went grocery shopping and either the prices all jumped in ten days or

Man youdontsay, I bought a bag of mixed fruit, apples green and red, and oranges, same bag I buy every week ten days and it had gone from 3.58 to 5.98. Add those price increases all across your shopping list and what was costing me about 100.00 a week was now 158.00 sure enough some of my shopping habits has to be changed. But what really bites me big time is that because we are discussing this, and venting our displeasure we are whining.... There is no recession other then what is in our own minds.... RIGHT tell that to my wallet! Sorry :)))) LMAO small rant

It is possible that they could have changed over 10 days as businesses will keep their prices as low as possible for as long as they can, but then it gets to a point when they can no longer do that and the prices fly up. I am not in control of the shopping or household finances, but I do my bit by getting a job and earning extra money online, so I am not needing as much money off my parents.

It's because of the rising gas prices. I'm trying to get people to sign a petition to boycott high gas prices, it's just getting insane. I drive for my job, and it's really getting nuts. I haven't been shopping for much food lately, so I don't know of the prices up here, but so far they haven't gone up much.

yes i cannot agree more with you. everything is getting more expensive by the day. i went to get some fruits the other day and couldn't believe my eyes. apples used to be three for a dollar. now it cost twice as much. i guess pretty soon we've really got to have our own food grown in our backyard.

Food is going up is truth but you do not have to suffer so much because of it. Cook at least two of your favorite meals per week and then find the sales in town and take advantage of them. Dry beans are still cheap to me. Where I live they are like 69 cents per pound, you are only feeding two so things should be ok. Good luck!

Well velveeta cheese for a box is now $5 eggs are now $1.50-1.80 when they used to be only 70 cents all I can say I am glad for WIC.

I know I hate going grocery shopping. I have a garden growing to attempt to save some money. I also got a bread machine and am still looking for other options for steatching my money.

I went grocery shopping yesterday, and I about fell over at some of the prices. Five dollars for a gallon of milk? ICK! I was going to buy a bag of grapes, but when I saw that they were about $3 a pound, I changed my mind real quick like. It's getting harder and harder to stretch the home budget nowadays.

we tend to buy the basics that we need (milk, eggs, bread, etc) but everything else, we usually get on sale. i am a careful shopper and pretty much only buy what i need and also, we have been eating meatless meals once or twice a week as well and during the winter, i make a lot of soups with homemade bread (we got a breadmaker for free from friends!) we also planted tomato plants (which we got on sale) so that will be nice to have some fresh tomatos!!

Yes! The prices have hiked all over. I thought that it was just our area. Certainly the cost of gas is being factored into the price of food as the food is delivered by trucks to the store and everything has to be paid and accounted for!

Hello youdontsay, I always go to the wet market twice a month. Before the price hike, I only spend around $20 for wet food that can last for two weeks. But now, I need $40 every time I go to the wet market. I spend double too for my monthly grocery shopping. That is not including the petrol, utilities bills and other expenses. I don't know what will happen next!

Hahaha,can i come shop in your town?.... lat night i paid 1.69 for a head of lettus. orange juice for a gallon close to 5 dollars, so i can imagine just how much a half a gallon is.... stuff if way expensive down here... i live in nc. and fruit i bought a bag of apples and oranges mixed for 6 dolllars,and it has about 5 of each. i only got to buy half of what i need for the month because of the proces:(... so streching is definatly ganna be a must.

I noticed the prices starting to climb! A gallon of milk here is more than a gallon of gas! Milk is $4.09 a gallon! My kitties little cans of cat food went from .49 cents a can to .69 cents a can! They will be going to the cheap stuff! i am afraid to go grocery shopping this afternoon and see what all other things have gone up!

A head of lettuce here is 1.39 each. Tomatos are running 1.00 each! A HALF gallon of milk runs around 2.39. Its become a real struggle here. We are buying less meat, and are using alot of generic items. I won't skimp on my fruit and veggies, but we are lucky and have fruit stands here year round since its so warm here. We rarely buy junk food - and if we do its cheap stuff and not name brand. I'm baking more rather than buying pre-packaged stuff too. We too are eating alot of pasta, and since we like meat sauce I can just use less meat and get the same taste. I also add generic brand minute rice to alot of things to stretch some dishes.

Yes it's getting more expensive now. The price of foods were driven by rising fuel costs. It's unavoidable for us and we have to live it however this should make you realize that you gotta do something so you can save money. You have to do smart shopping and compare prices of foods at different supermarkets. Only buy what you need and if you have family then buy in bulk would be a good idea for you. My wife always do grocery shopping and I leave in her hands to do shopping. She likes to shop around and she knows which one is cheaper. Yes the rising food prices have also hurt our wallet but we are not beaten yet. We are here to fight for survival. Hope this helps.

Some things seem to have balanced out now but things are still way too pricey. I tend to fix more things that leave us leftovers for lunch the next day and I'm also making more pasta type dishes. I've recently heard that there's going to be a big tax coming on meats, produce and dairy products...we'll have to wait and see but I sure hope not. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

I go to a discount grocer so my stuff doesnt cost that much. but still I actually went shopping today and spent quite a bit more money than I wanted to on grocery items. YOu have to eat right? It is not an option to go without things. I am still buying fruits and veggies I'm not going to sacrifice my health to save abuck, but it's annoying to have to pay so much for things.

Congratulations! Youi have just learned what true inflation is. The dollar does not buy what it used to, and who is to blame Bush and Congress. I voted for Bush in the last elkelction and I feel very betrayed and his legacy will turn out to be the worse than Jimmy Carter's. The government does not take into account gasoline and food prices in their inflation index, WHy not everything cost more. Try to buy something in Europe with the dollar. We arwe going down becasue we have to pay for the war in Iraq, have trilliosns in deficits, So to pay for all of the debt, the government prints more money and therefore you have inflation, People in Brazil shop in the mornings because their money is worth more and it goes down daily. We are not at that point but man we are getting close, and seems like nobody cares.

Yup, they're climbing up. We went to the grocery store for the first time in two weeks, and it was a shocking jump. Now, we did go to Sam's today and the costs were the same as what we usually pay. What we saved today compared to the sky-high prices at the grocery store more than paid for the yearly fee. That might be something you might consider. Good luck trying to ends meet! It's getting harder and harder for a lot of people.

Ouch, I didn't realize it had gotten that bad! What part of the States are you in? (east, west, etc.) It's been pretty bad here in the east, too, but I didn't think it was that bad. Then again, my family uses all the coupons we possibly can when buying things, or waiting until things are on sale if it's at all possible...