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 Aug 14 2008, 11:03 AM
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 I'm Jc  Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556  |
QUOTE 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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Aug 14 2008, 11:28 AM
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 The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
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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Aug 14 2008, 11:29 AM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
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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Aug 14 2008, 01:54 PM
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 Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
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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Aug 14 2008, 02:00 PM
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 Cornflakes :D Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,541 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 322,923 |
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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Aug 14 2008, 02:13 PM
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 i'll fvck you til you luv me fagget Group: Official Member Posts: 2,152 Joined: Jun 2006 Member No: 428,884 |
I HAVE TO BUY f**kING ORGANIC BECAUSE MY MOTHER WON'T EAT ANYTHING ELSE.
Think about my pockets. :C |
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Aug 14 2008, 03:50 PM
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 durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
QUOTE(evamariesays @ Aug 14 2008, 12:13 PM) 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.  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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Aug 14 2008, 05:18 PM
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 DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
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 
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Aug 14 2008, 05:41 PM
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 poison Group: Official Member Posts: 4,806 Joined: Mar 2008 Member No: 629,020 |
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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Aug 14 2008, 05:54 PM
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DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
^ One word: Ramen.
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Aug 15 2008, 12:11 AM
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 torn Group: Official Designer Posts: 953 Joined: Oct 2004 Member No: 55,718 |
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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Aug 15 2008, 12:13 AM
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poison Group: Official Member Posts: 4,806 Joined: Mar 2008 Member No: 629,020 |
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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Aug 15 2008, 12:23 AM
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 R.I.P JDL Group: Member Posts: 178 Joined: May 2008 Member No: 652,668 |
you think we have it bad. zimbabwe has a 2.2 million percent inflation..
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Aug 15 2008, 01:50 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 3,645 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 4,975 |
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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Aug 15 2008, 02:22 AM
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durian Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 13,124 Joined: Feb 2004 Member No: 3,860 |
QUOTE(karmakiller @ Aug 14 2008, 03:54 PM) ^ One word: Ramen. If you're talking about instant ramen, they are very high in sodium... But they are cheap, lol.venti-anemoi - organic is more natural... 
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Aug 15 2008, 02:52 AM
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 Jooleeah <3 Group: Official Designer Posts: 687 Joined: Jun 2008 Member No: 662,481 |
Gas is(thankfully) going down. I passed a gas station that had gas for 3.55 today. I was like "Hallelujah!"
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Aug 15 2008, 09:44 AM
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I'm Jc Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556 |
QUOTE(Spencer @ Aug 15 2008, 01:50 AM) ooooh, mentor.... yes ma'am |
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Aug 15 2008, 09:47 AM
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Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
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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Aug 15 2008, 10:41 AM
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 AIDS at RAVES. Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,386 Joined: Dec 2007 Member No: 598,878 |
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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Aug 15 2008, 04:28 PM
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DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
Lol, I don't eat Ramen, either. Last time I had it I was in middle school
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Aug 15 2008, 07:50 PM
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 :) Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,636 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 34,459 |
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! 
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Aug 15 2008, 07:55 PM
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 BBM: 310ED181 Group: Member Posts: 613 Joined: Jul 2008 Member No: 671,976 |
I just buy everything I need at Aldi. Someone thought I was stocking up for a 2012.
 but the big honey hams at our Aldi are 2.95 
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Aug 15 2008, 07:58 PM
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:) Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 1,636 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 34,459 |
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. but the big honey hams at our Aldi are 2.95 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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Aug 16 2008, 01:17 AM
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 Senior Member Group: Posts: 8,274 Joined: Mar 2004 Member No: 8,001 |
that's it. I'm moving to Canada !
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Aug 16 2008, 01:26 AM
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DDR \\ I'm Dee :) Group: Mentor Posts: 8,662 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,020 |
Well, look on the bright side. This might help with the obesity epidemic.
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