The saddest part of it all is that the gap between the have and have not’s will only get bigger.

Alot can still be said for how much money the treasury has been pumping into the market and wages are not getting any higher.

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Hey… sh#t flows downhill… and if somebody doesn’t fix the septic leak up at the top… we’re all gonna stink pretty bad down here

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Even worse in a one industry town. When they get a raise that is how much the groceries increase.

Not all of us work there so makes it even harder for the one not making as much money.

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It is funny that you just wrote this as my husband and I were talking about this tonight. The mozzarella cheese sticks that my daughter loves went up from 27 cents a stick to 59 cents!!! I almost fainted. Same with cereal and oatmeal. It is awful. Great post!

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I don’t buy food at the supermarket except for bananas.
And yes, bananas have gone up at least 10cents per pound.
I shop for most of my food at the Farmer’s Market.
The price of produce has remained fairly stable, with slight increases here and there.
The biggest increase in price is usually found in packaged foods.
This is one of the many reasons that you should eat whole foods; especially fruits and veggies.
Peace.

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Everything just gets more expensive everyday!

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Wow, I haven’t even been watching this but it doesn’t surprise me that’s how it all works…unfortunately.

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Over here in Europe it’s the same, price increases are in some cases up by 25% on just normal every day food. We bake bread ourselves, but from one week to the next a 1 kg bag of flour increased by 12%. Problem is the funds coming in don’t grow at the same rate - so at some point, the cupboards are going to be empty. Just can’t imagine how the elderly are coping on their pension.

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I’m glad someone else noticed this. I was starting to feel like a conspiracy theorist or something. Nice to see that I’m not alone in noticing.

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Hey John, very interesting insights. Funny thing, I was just looking at my ice creams the other day and noticed (one I bought a few months ago) was larger than the one I just purchased. And I know the prices were the same. As for what we, as consumers, can do? Very little, except always shop wisely, read lables, use coupons, and grow our own.

peace,
mike
livelife365

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Eating less can be a big money-saver, no doubt about it. This also triggers other money-saving dominoes like reduced medical costs, less absenteeism from work, lower health insurance premiums (if you’re not in a group insurance plan), etc.

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Good post John. Inflation is absolutely running full steam ahead right now, and doesn’t appear to be anywhere near slowing down. It probably won’t be long before our once almighty dollar gets dumped in favor of the Euro as the world’s reserve currency.

Although I don’t eat it hardly ever, I’m really curious to see how long McDonald’s keeps their dollar menu. They’ve got to be getting close to abandoning it. That’d really be a sign of the times.

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I think in the futur, a lot of war will be cause just because of that….

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It’s all about Supply & Demand economics.

My mother owns a restaurant and she is having to figure out how to be profitable almost on a daily basis. Just the other day, the city informed her that her utility bill was going up 14 percent.

The cost of doing business, like this utility bill increase, are passed on to consumers like you and me.

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Yes, it’s a sad state of affairs. Yet, maybe some good will come out of it.

By spending less and adopting a frugal lifestyle, we are consuming less of the Earth’s resources. It will also give more initiative for car producers to come out with economical Hybrid cars that use alternative fuels such as Hydrogen.

Like in ‘The Dark Knight’, things are going to get worst before it gets betters. Dawn will rise just after the Darkest Night.

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It is amazing that our country has come to this where being the land of opportunity is no more. Being a personal trainer I am starting to find it hard to tell my clients to eat healthy as it is getting incredibility expensive. Loving politics and economics my opinions are usually right on so I just want to say if your ok with high gas prices, government control over everything and becoming like Europe where freedom is beginning to disappear than don’t worry. If your for lowering energy cost and taxes, more power to the people and having real freedom with our founding morals than let’s do something and tell congress make it better or your out of there.

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I for one would rather SEE the prices increase rather than have them raised in secret. It’s like the companies and manufacturers are trying to get away with something, and I don’t like it.

The government uses the same tactics that Big Business does. They’re always trying to implement something in hopes that the American public won’t notice. It’s almost like they figure us for idiots.

I’ve really noticed the increased price of milk lately. Our family drinks around 6 gallons per week, so a 50 cent increase adds up pretty quick.

Unfortunately, I don’t see an end in sight. Any Presidential candidate that says otherwise is telling an outright lie.

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I really appreciated reading this article because every can relate to what is happening and awareness is KEY. We definitely should not support higher costs and should go out of our way to safeguard our pockets by shopping on a budget and being “sale” focused. Before you know it we’ll be paying $10 for a gallon of milk to go with our $10/gal of gas!!!

Thanks for the insight and I hope you pay me a visit. By the way, let me know if you want me to be a guest writer on here…

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Excellent post of yours.

I’ve been noticing for years the deflation of goods and hence the inflation of prices. You end up buying more of everything and so pay more.

I shop in bulk for staple ingredients but only so much that it doesn’t go off whilst in storage.

I avoid processed foods as the processing adds to the cost.

I eat self-prepared, wholesome, tasty food and get by on about $2.50 a day.

In the back garden I grow vegetables so they are fresh and can be picked just when they need to be eaten so there is no waste.

The food crisis is not just a problem for the 3rd world. It is going to affect us all. Better to start changing now than have to make a huge change in the future.

James.
http://the-goodlife.blogspot.com

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Thanks for the information! Actually seeing the lists on paper, makes me re-think how we live. Now is the time to enjoy the simple things in life, instead of just buying stuff!

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It seems to me that not only are the sizes of items getting smaller, but the packaging they come in is getting larger. It’s like everybody loses (except the manufacturer), including the environment.

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John (239 comments) reply on August 23, 2008 7:28 am:

June - Yes the packaging on many items seems to get larger, while the product inside seems to shrink. Potato Chips come to mind. I hate opening a new bag, only to find it half empty!

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