The Mennobrarian

I spoke too soon!

I just went shopping last night and was surprised when, after coming home and adding up the figures, my grocery bill has not gone down at all this month, but up. WAY up! In fact, at the store I actually had to revise my menu plan right then and there after seeing the price of some things I had planned to buy for meals. It was a menu plan bail-out due to sticker shock.

What accounts for this? Who can be held responsible? Who can I complain to? Well, probably just you all, since you are a sympathetic bunch who are going through the same thing.

Of course I sat at my desk later analyzing the receipt. What could I have done differently? Bought smaller peppers? Foregone bathroom tissue? Then, later on, my puppy Buddy was found eating the receipt. I think that says it all.

To quote a wise woman (my mother): the thing about rising prices is, they never go down again. Also, I keep hearing how high the price of corn is (largely due to demand for ethanol). Really? At my market, corn is still 25 cents a can. If we ate nothing but corn our grocery budget would be in great shape.

I don't know, but what's done is done. Now I just want to focus on making this food supply stretch. If this trip combined with my inventory provides enough for two weeks, then that would be great. To be fair, this trip did include several stock-up items such as flour, sugar, etc. that I don't buy on an average visit to the store.

And to think I didn't buy that one jar of spice because it seemed too expensive.

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12:42, Friday, February 29, 2008 .. Posted by OklahomaSweetPea06

all the more reason for those with debt to get out of debt.

***Folks with debt generally know the reasons to get out of it. It's people who have nothing (not even debt) I worry about the most when it comes to food cost. ~Mennobrarian~***


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01:39, Friday, February 29, 2008 .. Posted by gabbie427

I wondered how you were doing it girl!!!! Sorry you had to redo the menu at the last minute, but I I understand!!

I agree with you. I am worried about the people who aren't really in debt, but have barely enough to pay for bills and groceries like the friend we helped out the beginning of this month. I asked about their financial situation, etc. and both are disabled, but only get $10.00 a month food stamps!!!!!! Can you believe that??? If groceries go any higher they will not be able to make it. We have them hooked up with the food pantry our church has this month (today in fact), so that will help.

I am going for groceries this weekend. My goal??? To stay at $250.00. We will see how it goes!!!

God's Blessings,
Amy Jo