Just came back from the grocery $$$$$$$$$ store. There was a time a can of beans used to be 0.79 cents. Now they are up to $1.98. Tuna fish is close to $3.00 per can, 5 frozen chicken breasts are $16.99.
Have groceries gone up in your area? 
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Yes its gone up everywhere
I never seem to know what stuff costās. I can get what I want, but I usually go to the car when itās check out time. The counter is over stimulating.
My sis and I help with my parents garden so we get veggies and fruit from that. Sheās also a devout shopper of farmerās markets.
She always seems to tell me what is more expensive and what is less expensive all the time. So it seems like itās all the same with some stuff going up and other stuff going down. Iām not sure if that is more or less.
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Ha! We have had several discussions about food.
Yes, the price of food is outrageous. Thatās why I shop sales. And when something is on sale I stock up, including canned goods, meat, ādryā groceries etc. I am looking into buying fresh vegetables when they are on sale, stocking up on them and freezing them to pull out and use when I want. Another option is āsalvage food storesā. These are stores that sell food like canned food that has dents in the can or ripped labels. The food is perfectly good but supermarkets give the food to them because they canāt sell them that way. They also sell dairy products whoās expiration date is near or has passed but the food is still good. I have also seen āday oldā bakery stores who sell stuff like bread or doughnuts or cakes that are a little old but are perfectly edible.They have great bargains there. Stores like Costco that sell in bulk seem to offer great deals but in a lot of cases the money you save by buying in bulk does not cover the membership fees.
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Hey surprised, Iāve read that farmers markets, while they may have fresher produce than a supermarket and more variety, the food may not be any cheaper.
I know what you mean. I bought over $100 worth of groceries today and I think I had less than half a buggy worth of food.
The Hillbilly housewife website has good ideas.
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If you are shopping at major supermarkets try as much as you can to buy store brands instead of ānameā brands. Store brands are cheaper and often taste the same as ānameā brands
Examples : most peanut butter tastes the same no matter which brand you buy so buy the cheapest. Why buy Jif when Safeway peanut butter is just as good ? But of course if a usually expensive brand is cheaper because itās on sale then buy it.
Same with canned corn. Same with canned tuna. Same with jam or jelly.
it is not always true but you can learn as you go along from experience as to which store brand items are perfectly as good as major brands. Same with spaghetti. Or dry cereal. Or olives. Or milk.
HA. My peanut butter is organic. No sugar added. $8.00
Switch to Walmart Great Value peanut butter- $2.18
Savings- $5.82
Canned Clover Leaf Tuna- $3.00
Switch to Walmart Great Value Tuna- $1.77
Savings- $1.25
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Oh dearā¦ I know my sister is a shameless cheese flirtā¦ I hope sheās not a fruit flirt too. Or a fish flirt.
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Yep. Here too. My son gets $111 a month on his food card. I could say a lot moreābut I`ll just shut my mouth!