Comments on: Worried about inflation?

By: LAL

LAL — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 02:13:06 +0000

Normal size cans 375 ml. Penny Coke is an american staple.

By: Penny in Australia

Penny in Australia — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 10:13:38 +0000

$2 for a 12 pack of Coke? My goodness! What size are the Cokes? 375ml cans? That’s incredible – 16c each. Here I used to find them for 50c (= $US0.60) each, but not for at least a year or two, price is usually up around 60c per can (or $13 – 14 per 24 can pack). And my rule is 50c for toilet paper. Only time I’ve been able to beat that was when I bought a big pack of 72 rolls at a time for a per roll cost of about 40c.

By: LAL

LAL — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:01:12 +0000

Fengshui, often times $30/week is because they heavily coupon shop. And they eat a lot of processed foods which many people who don’t coupon shop refuse to touch. I include myself there.

Also they never buy anything organic. That never has coupons really. And fresh fruits and veggies are rare.

By: fengshui

fengshui — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 02:59:36 +0000

ok, per month. Makes sense. $567 seems a bit much for groceries….. but it really does depend upon where you live. I know that there are some people on WIR that say that they can feed a family of 4 on $30 a week, and I just don’t believe that. But then again, I refuse to eat chicken salad sandwiches on white bread for lunch and dinner 3 days in a row…..

By: LAL

LAL — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:21:19 +0000

She spent $400/month on groceries last year and $567/month this year.

I think the inflation is hitting more, or to me it’s slightly more noticeable.

By: fengshui

fengshui — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:25:14 +0000

Its hard to say, I honestly don’t pay enough attention. I do notice it on things that I don’t buy very often, like a magazine or something. I bought an Elle magazine tonght and it was $3.99. I don’t ever remember magazines being $4 and $5…. And a 12 pack of diet coke is usually $4 around here, unless I can find them on sale for 4 for $12. But, we also spend more on groceries because we buy from a farmer who is organic/ free range. Our beef doesn’t have sodium nitrate/ nitrite in it, or hormones, etc. It is a little bit more, but worth it, to us.

By: fengshui

fengshui — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:20:36 +0000

She only spent $400 on groceries for the entire year?!?! Did I misread something?

By: FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com

FB @ FabulouslyBroke.com — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:09:38 +0000

MP Dunleavy always slightly annoys me with her logic and her spending.

I’ve noticed prices jacked up in Canada too.. due to lack of sales and demand from the U.S. AND Canadians who are cutting back to save a buck.

By: Meg from FruWiki

Meg from FruWiki — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:53:41 +0000

In her case? Who knows! There have been increases in some areas but also price cuts in others. And in any case, I wouldn’t blame inflation just in general unless I knew that I was buying the same stuff in the same quantity, or at least compared specific prices. Otherwise, it might just be lifestyle inflation — or even just a few extra costs that I didn’t have the year before.

But, yes, there has been a noticeable increase in the price of food — even, and perhaps especially, basic items like flour. I can’t believe how much we spend on food even when we really try to eat cheaply. I can only imagine what it must be like for those living paycheck to paycheck and trying their best to eat healthy.

Goodness knows, wages aren’t keeping up.