Where are you noticing inflation the most?

[Anonymous]

Your husband’s gut

[Anonymous]

Eggs
Almond milk
Canned soup

Not affected .. veggies, chicken, fruit, rice, potatoes

[Anonymous]

All the stay-at-home professionals essentially got big raises by staying at home. Companies are now looking to suck out some of that windfall by upping prices on all things consumed by these folks. So, organic anything, high-end childcare, luxury cars, purses, vacations, and personal services, etc. are waaayyy up. McDonalds hamburgers are too, but not as much Chipotle burritos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Food, flights and hotels, and the worst is cars. We put off a car purchase when Covid hit and here we are 2.5 years later still waiting. The car we could have had for $40k in 2019 is now $56k. Not sure what we will decide to do.

The not buying a car in 2020 when they had all those zero percent interest rates. We have an older car--7 years old and completely paid off since 2020. So we are saving by only having one. I just worry now how much ig will be when we finally break down and get another car in the next 3 years.

[Anonymous]

Food for sure. We are going to get a chest freezer so we can buy in bulk when things are on sale.

[Anonymous]

Food, Restaurant, Gasoline, Rent, Health Care , Uber.

[Anonymous]

I used $33 worth of coupons at the grocery store this morning and my total was still about $20 higher than old prices.

Clothing is more expensive this year as well. I went to get jeans from my usual place and they’re about $20 higher than old prices.

Sales in general have disappeared. Hobby Lobby is doing 60% off on Christmas this week, but they got rid of their 40% off coupon that you used to be able to grab on the website anytime.

[Anonymous]

Pesto.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used $33 worth of coupons at the grocery store this morning and my total was still about $20 higher than old prices.

Clothing is more expensive this year as well. I went to get jeans from my usual place and they’re about $20 higher than old prices.

Sales in general have disappeared. Hobby Lobby is doing 60% off on Christmas this week, but they got rid of their 40% off coupon that you used to be able to grab on the website anytime.

If you are using coupons at the grocery store why on earth would you by Christmas crap from Hobby Lobby??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I used $33 worth of coupons at the grocery store this morning and my total was still about $20 higher than old prices.

Clothing is more expensive this year as well. I went to get jeans from my usual place and they’re about $20 higher than old prices.

Sales in general have disappeared. Hobby Lobby is doing 60% off on Christmas this week, but they got rid of their 40% off coupon that you used to be able to grab on the website anytime.

If you are using coupons at the grocery store why on earth would you by Christmas crap from Hobby Lobby??

Not pp, but I hit up that sale this week because the kids are going to need a bunch of $1 Christmas crafts to distract them from the downgrade in Christmas gifts and treats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Food, flights and hotels, and the worst is cars. We put off a car purchase when Covid hit and here we are 2.5 years later still waiting. The car we could have had for $40k in 2019 is now $56k. Not sure what we will decide to do.

I didn’t know new car prices are increasing that much.

I don't think new car prices have increased. It's more like it's a sellers market so they don't have to negotiate with the the buyer as much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Food, flights and hotels, and the worst is cars. We put off a car purchase when Covid hit and here we are 2.5 years later still waiting. The car we could have had for $40k in 2019 is now $56k. Not sure what we will decide to do.

I didn’t know new car prices are increasing that much.

I don't think new car prices have increased. It's more like it's a sellers market so they don't have to negotiate with the the buyer as much.

Yes, new cars used to be routinely 10-15% off the list price. No more, and some even have a markup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Food. Like just grocery store items. But I'm not UMC, I'm middle class and have always budgeted groceries (bought on sales, used coupons, price compared to buy items with the lower unit price, etc.). But there are a number of things where I've seen a 40%+ increase over this time last year. You especially notice it in anything packaged and the more processed, the higher the price -- cereal, crackers, frozen foods. I think one reason I notice this in particular is that as a parent who has always budged for groceries, packaged food has often been a way to save money. Like I tend to buy a lot of frozen fruits, which have about the same nutrition as fresh fruit but don't go bad quickly and can be used more easily in items that pack more nutritional bang for their buck, like smoothies or breakfast bars or muffins. But frozen fruit has skyrocketed in price and fresh fruit less so -- even pricy fruits like berries are now more economical fresh. I used to be able to buy a bag of frozen mango or mixed berries for $4 or less (the higher price would be for organic or higher quality). Now they can cost $7-8 for the same bag.

Bread, cereal, crackers -- we're really seeing the pinch there as well. Also baking supplies -- flour, sugar, yeast, salt and other seasonings. Much higher.

Interestingly, the places where I've seen smaller increases, aside from produce, are meats and dairy.

We have not substantially changed how we eat but I have been doing things like cutting the amount of a more expensive ingredient in a dish by half and supplementing with something like beans or vegetables to fill it out. We try not to skimp on seasoning so our food always tastes good.

The biggest impact is just the stress I now feel around meal planning and grocery shopping. The budget has gotten very tight. It's a bit of an exercise in self-denial. Whereas I used to go with my budgeted list an, if I found good deals on things (which I often did by shopping carefully and using coupons), I could splurge on things like ice cream or buying expensive fruit or getting something from the bakery. I never do that anymore, and I'm frequently over budget even sticking to bare bones.

I hope it gets better soon.

What is your HHI and how many people in your household?

[Anonymous]

all food
clothes especially anything 100% cotton
shoes
anything plastic
gas
vitamins. My lemon pills are up $5. I HAVE to take them to keep my stones away.

We don't eat out. The last time we did 2 hamburgers, fries, drink was $28.
I pray this hurt ends soon. My heart cries for anyone struggling.

[Anonymous]

I was just thinking grocery prices have stabilized and started to go down. Safeway is giving me decent coupons again.