Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rule #1: Never go shopping while hungry.

So true! And, don't take kids if you can avoid it.

I concur!

Anonymous wrote:Eat more soup.

Eat more grains, legumes, and vegetables.

Eat in season.

Buy in bulk.

Don’t buy prepared foods, processed snacks and individually wrapped items.

Just drink filtered tap water - no soda, juice, bottled tea, seltzers, and other drinks.

Good for the wallet and good for your health!

I do exactly the same here!

I’m one of the poors and pretty much only buy generic EXCEPT for canned tomatoes. I used to live in Italy and still splurge on the good cans, because they make an enormous difference. Everything else is Walmart great value

I am on a fixed income and have been bulking up on vegetables and eating a lot of soup, stew, and beans. Rarely eat milk, eggs, bread or meat, since it’s become so expensive. Lentils and black beans are still cheap, so with lots of veggies and herbs, my meals are delicious and I’ve lost 40 pounds since January! I couldn’t afford weight watchers anymore, but I used what I learned along with being poor, and I’m almost at my goal weight. I grow my own herbs and they make such a huge difference!

I’ve been spending a fortune on food. I think if I change to generic i could probably cut my grocery bills by 30%

For example -
Oroweat bread $6.99
A2 organic milk $6.99 half gallon
Dozen eggs Vital Farms $7.99
English cheddar $8.50
Butter 365 organic $6.19
Cento canned tomatoes $3.99
Large bottle of California olive oil $24.99

I also go to the farmers market - wow! NOT cheap

Anyway so I’ve been buying “better” products and damn what a waste (except the eggs & milk I’ll probably stick with)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t been so affected by the price increases, maybe $10-15/week because I’m a nanny and one of the DCUM poors. I just refuse to pay $4.50 for bagels when they used to be $2.50, so I don’t buy bagels. Same with bread. I’ve cut out a lot of things I used to eat, just because I won’t pay the price increases and now make food from scratch. I feel like the poors will fare better, only because we know how to tighten our belts more than DCUM with their designer goat cheese.

I'm. a long time budget shopper and I tend to agree, however, my big challenge has been that I've used the sale/buy ahead strategies for years and the sales are no longer there. Most staples were on a 6 week sale cycle (or sales around certain holidays). So I would always buy butter when it was on sale for the lowest price and get enough to last until the next sale or buy enough baking supplies during the pre-christmas sales to last for 6 months and that strategy is just not working anymore.

This is what I do in a world without sales with inflation/corporate greed driving up food prices: I just buy the good stuff. The organic berries cost the same as conventional, filet mignon is the same price per pound as ground beef. Why pay 6 bucks a pound for pink slime when you can dine on steak? When you start comparing prices, you'll be surprised at how "cheap" the expensive stuff has gotten.

Anonymous wrote:Use the self checkout and give yourself a discount on small expensive things like good cheese, salami, cherries, etc.

Lol!!

Plant a garden! Yummiest fresh produce and virtually free.

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t been so affected by the price increases, maybe $10-15/week because I’m a nanny and one of the DCUM poors. I just refuse to pay $4.50 for bagels when they used to be $2.50, so I don’t buy bagels. Same with bread. I’ve cut out a lot of things I used to eat, just because I won’t pay the price increases and now make food from scratch. I feel like the poors will fare better, only because we know how to tighten our belts more than DCUM with their designer goat cheese.

I'm. a long time budget shopper and I tend to agree, however, my big challenge has been that I've used the sale/buy ahead strategies for years and the sales are no longer there. Most staples were on a 6 week sale cycle (or sales around certain holidays). So I would always buy butter when it was on sale for the lowest price and get enough to last until the next sale or buy enough baking supplies during the pre-christmas sales to last for 6 months and that strategy is just not working anymore.

Anonymous wrote:Rule #1: Never go shopping while hungry.

So true! And, don't take kids if you can avoid it.

Rule #1: Never go shopping while hungry.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t been so affected by the price increases, maybe $10-15/week because I’m a nanny and one of the DCUM poors. I just refuse to pay $4.50 for bagels when they used to be $2.50, so I don’t buy bagels. Same with bread. I’ve cut out a lot of things I used to eat, just because I won’t pay the price increases and now make food from scratch. I feel like the poors will fare better, only because we know how to tighten our belts more than DCUM with their designer goat cheese.

Interesting take. I am rich + I never bought a bagel over a dollar. Total ripoff.

So then you are paying $6 for a bag of bagels? I guess you came here to be smug, but you’re paying even more for your bagels!

No, I do without. As I wrote or make my own.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s a “hack” for you, OP.
Stop eating so much meat.

I came here to post the same thing.

This, OP. For so many reasons, you should be eating less meat.

Did you read her post? The OP doesn't even eat meat - this is for her DH and it sounds like he's cutting back.

Well, one way to cut back is to try to eat Omaha steaks! You will for sure eat less then. Blech

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t been so affected by the price increases, maybe $10-15/week because I’m a nanny and one of the DCUM poors. I just refuse to pay $4.50 for bagels when they used to be $2.50, so I don’t buy bagels. Same with bread. I’ve cut out a lot of things I used to eat, just because I won’t pay the price increases and now make food from scratch. I feel like the poors will fare better, only because we know how to tighten our belts more than DCUM with their designer goat cheese.

Interesting take. I am rich + I never bought a bagel over a dollar. Total ripoff.

So then you are paying $6 for a bag of bagels? I guess you came here to be smug, but you’re paying even more for your bagels!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t been so affected by the price increases, maybe $10-15/week because I’m a nanny and one of the DCUM poors. I just refuse to pay $4.50 for bagels when they used to be $2.50, so I don’t buy bagels. Same with bread. I’ve cut out a lot of things I used to eat, just because I won’t pay the price increases and now make food from scratch. I feel like the poors will fare better, only because we know how to tighten our belts more than DCUM with their designer goat cheese.

Interesting take. I am rich + I never bought a bagel over a dollar. Total ripoff.

Please let me know where you can buy a bag of six bagels for one dollar. I will wait.