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brooklyneast05
post Aug 14 2008, 11:03 AM
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Inflation reached a 17-year high last month, fueled by high gasoline and food prices, all but assuring that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates on hold for the time being.

Consumer prices were 5.6 percent higher last month than they were in July 2007, a brisker pace than economists had expected, the Labor Department said on Thursday.

That was the sharpest annual increase since January 1991, as Americans paid more for clothing, food, transportation and recreational products


the food prices are what kill me. every time i leave the store i feel like i spent a ton of money, but when i get home i realize i really didn't get all that much for it.
 
 
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post Aug 14 2008, 11:28 AM
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Gas is going down, but food continues to rise. When I buy food now, I buy in bulk so that I can spread out my money wisely.
 
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post Aug 14 2008, 11:29 AM
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QUOTE(DoubleJ @ Aug 14 2008, 11:28 AM) *
Gas is going down, but food continues to rise. When I buy food now, I buy in bulk so that I can spread out my money wisely.

yeah i should really start doing that.
 
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post Aug 14 2008, 01:54 PM
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The prices for food is ridiculous. I remember being able to get a bunch of green onions for a dollar. Now it almost costs 2 dollas for a bunch.
 
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post Aug 14 2008, 02:00 PM
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Veggies are super high, its really sad. I had to go grocery shopping and I spent quite a bit, I was really disappointed on how much things have gone up to be.

Gas has gone down here though. I don't know how high it got over $4, but it has gone down to 3.66
 
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post Aug 14 2008, 02:13 PM
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I HAVE TO BUY f**kING ORGANIC BECAUSE MY MOTHER WON'T EAT ANYTHING ELSE.
Think about my pockets. :C
 
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post Aug 14 2008, 03:50 PM
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I HAVE TO BUY f**kING ORGANIC BECAUSE MY MOTHER WON'T EAT ANYTHING ELSE.
Think about my pockets. :C

! That's pretty pricey in itself, but it has gotten higher. I'm wondering how my sister is paying for all the organic food that she buys. She shops at Whole Foods, which is pricier than Henry's and Trader Joe's. <3 Trader Joe's, btw. :3 My mom usually buys groceries. whistling.gif

Fortunately gas prices have gone down, although not by much considering we were paying less than $4 a gallon last year (for PREMIUM 91 octane gasoline). BLEH.

lol it's like $1.39/liter in Canada, so my boyfriend's cousin spends about $90 CAD to fill up her CAMRY (older one). I think it only takes $70 to fill up the same camry in the US. So I guess it's not so bad.
 
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post Aug 14 2008, 05:18 PM
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Gas isn't terrible here. It could always be cheaper, though.

I buy frozen veggies, because they last longer. And I get them for, like, $1.98, so I can deal with that price.

I don't buy in bulk, because I eat a lot of fresh things sad.gif
 
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post Aug 14 2008, 05:41 PM
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oh man. If they are still predicting for the prices to go up by 2010 then im never going to be able to survive when i have to leave for college
 
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post Aug 14 2008, 05:54 PM
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^ One word: Ramen.
 
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post Aug 15 2008, 12:11 AM
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QUOTE(karmakiller @ Aug 14 2008, 03:54 PM) *
^ One word: Ramen.

LMAO

My mom buys organic too, and I'm kind of wondering why she keeps doing so. And she complains all the time about the prices, too.
 
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post Aug 15 2008, 12:13 AM
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QUOTE(karmakiller @ Aug 14 2008, 06:54 PM) *
^ One word: Ramen.

LOL
Thats what me and my sister were planning to do anyways <3
 
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post Aug 15 2008, 12:23 AM
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you think we have it bad. zimbabwe has a 2.2 million percent inflation..
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post Aug 15 2008, 01:50 AM
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QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Aug 14 2008, 09:03 AM) *
the food prices are what kill me. every time i leave the store i feel like i spent a ton of money, but when i get home i realize i really didn't get all that much for it.

ooooh, mentor....
 
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post Aug 15 2008, 02:22 AM
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QUOTE(karmakiller @ Aug 14 2008, 03:54 PM) *
^ One word: Ramen.

If you're talking about instant ramen, they are very high in sodium... whistling.gif But they are cheap, lol.

venti-anemoi - organic is more natural... shrug.gif
 
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post Aug 15 2008, 02:52 AM
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Gas is(thankfully) going down. I passed a gas station that had gas for 3.55 today. I was like "Hallelujah!" tongue.gif
 
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post Aug 15 2008, 09:44 AM
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QUOTE(Spencer @ Aug 15 2008, 01:50 AM) *
ooooh, mentor....

yes ma'am
 
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post Aug 15 2008, 09:47 AM
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QUOTE(karmakiller @ Aug 14 2008, 05:54 PM) *
^ One word: Ramen.

I can't eat Ramen. Too much sodium. :[

Rice works though. Lots of rice.

I have had to do the frozen vegetables thing too recently, which sucks because fresh is always better.
 
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post Aug 15 2008, 10:41 AM
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gas is going down because a cost of a barrel went down 50 dollars [hallejuah!]
however my mom wont buy me my car [still] cause of gas:[, also clothing prices are going up, has anyone noticed? like in the wholesale market when one shirt was 3 dollars, nows its like 3.20. that might seem like a little but in the wholesale industry, thats alot [its like gas] :]
 
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post Aug 15 2008, 04:28 PM
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Lol, I don't eat Ramen, either. Last time I had it I was in middle school pinch.gif
 
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post Aug 15 2008, 07:50 PM
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QUOTE(brooklyneast05 @ Aug 14 2008, 12:03 PM) *
the food prices are what kill me. every time i leave the store i feel like i spent a ton of money, but when i get home i realize i really didn't get all that much for it.

And this is why my friends and I grocery shop at Aldi! _smile.gif
 
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post Aug 15 2008, 07:55 PM
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I just buy everything I need at Aldi. Someone thought I was stocking up for a 2012. loool.gif but the big honey hams at our Aldi are 2.95 biggrin.gif
 
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post Aug 15 2008, 07:58 PM
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QUOTE(MolecularStudios @ Aug 15 2008, 08:55 PM) *
I just buy everything I need at Aldi. Someone thought I was stocking up for a 2012. loool.gif but the big honey hams at our Aldi are 2.95 biggrin.gif

LOL you talking about honey hams reminds me of my friend...
If I told him the hams were 2.95 at aldi. All aldis in america would be out of hams within a week, I swear.
 
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post Aug 16 2008, 01:17 AM
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that's it. I'm moving to Canada !
 
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post Aug 16 2008, 01:26 AM
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Well, look on the bright side. This might help with the obesity epidemic.
 
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