I almost died of sticker shock yesterday

I know!!!

Of course yes so so ridiculously to say

Yep

@Treborika yes inflation

I think that inflation had contributed to that

That's great, she had a knack for it I guess.

@snowy22315 She does.

@snowy22315 imagine that

That is good news. My electric bill is not super high despite running it quite a bit.

Just about everything is nuts in price these days except for stuff like Costco chickens or fish bought at a discounter.

There are lots of foods that grow wild. I remember mom going out and snipping off leaves (pads) of prickly pear cactus. Dad would start a fire in the yard and put the pads in the fire long enough to burn off the spines, then mom would gently slice all the way around the pad and peel the outer layer off and throw it away. Then she'd cook a small amount of meat (it didn't matter what kind of meat) and put those pads in the pan with them until the pads were cooked. They tasted JUST like whatever kind of meat they were cooked with so we had "meat" and veggies in one... It was really good! We also went to our ponds and pulled up some of the cattails growing in the pond. Mom would peel the roots and the stems and cook those in a frying pan. They're really good, too. In the spring, mom would collect cattail pollen and use it just like flour to make bread and biscuits. You just have to know what's edible, where to find it and how to prepare it. Edit to add: Mom and dad made sure we knew what was edible and how to prepare it, just in case we ever needed to know.

@DaddyEvil You had fantastic parents and a fantastic upbringing. My main foraging gig when I was a kid was gathering morel mushrooms. In adulthood we gathered-carefully- nettles and boiled them up like spinach.

Not bad. I did not see anything less than 10 bucks although the steak ums were(frozen thing steals) were 6.99.

@Ineeddentures nah, per pound is how things are typically measured here.

@snowy22315 When you say " under 11" Is that per kg?

The prices are horrible.

Yes, it's called shrinkflation. It is a cycle.

@snowy22315 now, I learned a new word!!!!

Sigh!

It's sickening. People who don't know how to shop are doomed!

@snowy22315 that’s very true…..buying in bulk and batch cooking for the freezer is a great way of making your money go further …sadly not everyone can do that.

Sigh!!

I think we are in a worldwide economic decline.

Yep

Horrible! The only deals to be had are stores like Aldi and Lidl (available on the East Coast Mainstream grocers forget it...this in including Walmart who's prices are absurd! We do have an IGA here that has decent prices.

@MarieCoyle Yeah, they are known for their meat. I don't shop there too often though. It is a bit out of the way

@snowy22315 Our IGA stores in this area have been bought out by other chains over the years--I can only think of one still open, and it's over 100 miles away. But that store is wildly expensive compared to others. I'm glad you still have one with decent prices.

Yeah gotta watch carefully these days.

Vitamins have about doubled in price. Luckily I have some left that were priced reasonably. Coffee is another thing. I got some that wasn't frequiously expensive. Also, soft drinks are super overpriced to begin with.