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niyad

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45. How wonderful that you were able to reconnect with an old friend. And

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Sun Feb 25, 2024, 09:49 PM

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interesting about the apple butter. My folks made it, as well. But it is not quite as startling on rye or pumpernickel bread as on the white stuff (was the bread at least toasted???).

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Consumers are increasingly pushing back against price increases -- and winning [View all] dalton99a Feb 25 OP

People are actually ahead now Johnny2X2X Feb 25 #1

My income hasn't:( Johonny Feb 25 #7

Sorry. Johnny2X2X Feb 25 #9

Mine hasn't kept up either MichMan Feb 25 #14

Not applicable to retired people Hope22 Feb 25 #17

Social security increases have exceeded inflation. Johnny2X2X Feb 25 #18

Inflation and CPI is based on a specific list of metrics MichMan Feb 25 #21

On average though Johnny2X2X Feb 25 #23

That 2.8 % increase this year was wiped out by rising utility/rent rates, niyad Feb 25 #34

It was 3.2% Johnny2X2X Feb 25 #38

Oh, I do most humbly beg your apology for my error. 4/10ths of a percent on, say, 1,000 niyad Feb 25 #42

Don't know where you live. Johnny2X2X Feb 25 #44

YOU were talking about the country as a whole. The rest of us were relating niyad Feb 25 #46

Relating the facts. Johnny2X2X Feb 25 #47

Our own lived experiences ARE FUCKING RELEVANT TO US. The stats niyad Feb 25 #48

People are important Johnny2X2X Feb 25 #49

Statistics codfisherman Feb 26 #60

Please tell me where rents are down! Melon Feb 26 #51

Plenty of places Johnny2X2X Feb 26 #52

lol. That article says down less than 1% from its peak...in 2022 Melon Feb 26 #54

And property tax! Mossfern Feb 26 #55

And pet food! niyad Feb 26 #61

I have 3 rather large cats Mossfern Feb 26 #62

My guy is about 10 pounds, doesn't eat a whole lot. But his canned food has niyad Feb 26 #64

Really? In what sectors? Certainly not the ones where people are being laid niyad Feb 25 #32

K shaped recovery IbogaProject Feb 25 #26

We should worry less about a dollar more on a grocery item. Insurance is what's out of hand! jimfields33 Feb 25 #28

This is not true for me....and I'm now so far behind Melon Feb 26 #50

Demand destruction is really our only weapon. roamer65 Feb 25 #2

I won't buy certain products now XanaDUer2 Feb 25 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Hotler Feb 25 #4

one day boycotts don't do much unless it's more about getting media attention JI7 Feb 25 #6

Silly me, I'm sorry. nt Hotler Feb 25 #10

No need to be sorry or delete post JI7 Feb 25 #11

I also noticed the tipping option was gone at a couple places JI7 Feb 25 #5

The crunch seems to be coming at the mid end Johonny Feb 25 #8

I take advantage of discounts. They have to be good discounts. LiberalFighter Feb 25 #12

I've been saying it and living it for 2 years. louis-t Feb 25 #13

I did buy toilet paper during Covid. Keeps well in the garage. jimfields33 Feb 25 #29

I'm charmed. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 26 #71

Break up corporations that have market-controlling power. Hermit-The-Prog Feb 25 #15

Watch prices... homegirl Feb 25 #16

My family has raised cattle in central Florida for over 100 years rockbluff botanist Feb 25 #19

I wouldn't be too happy about shopping at Walmart either. progressoid Feb 25 #22

Walmart has a completely wrong reputation for being inexpensive. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 26 #72

A long time ago, a RW relative told me I need to go to Walmart for my prescriptions. progressoid Feb 27 #73

Car insurance went up $200 a half, last month. Hope22 Feb 25 #20

The insurance industry is gouging us, especially vehicle insurance FakeNoose Feb 25 #27

Why is that? I'm in PA and just about to pay over 3,000 bucks to renew our two vehicles, one doesn't even have collision Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 25 #39

Retro cooking rockbluff botanist Feb 25 #24

Time to go back to cloth diapers. nt BWdem4life Feb 25 #25

Environmentally preferable, if what I've read is correct. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 25 #40

I line washed and line dried diapers for four babies Mossfern Feb 26 #56

I once made a trip with cloth diapers for my baby. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 26 #57

Not sure how that would work TxGuitar Feb 26 #67

One of my current favourite examples of corporate price gouging is apple niyad Feb 25 #30

Eggs are getting right back to where they were last year durablend Feb 25 #31

Especially if one watches for sales or markdowns. To a degree, I could niyad Feb 25 #33

Price range at Trader Joe's homegirl Feb 25 #37

A few weeks ago, I was in Natural Grocers, and one of the egg brands, niyad Feb 25 #43

+1. Unit price increases across many categories are huge - it is sheer profiteering at this point dalton99a Feb 25 #35

And they think we don't notice, or will just go quietly along. . well, some niyad Feb 25 #36

And some here act like everyone got all this extra income in raises, so we are way ahead of inflation MichMan Feb 26 #63

That has been astounding! niyad Feb 26 #65

Bummer! So many ways the super wealthy in charge are demanding more and more of our money. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 25 #41

How wonderful that you were able to reconnect with an old friend. And niyad Feb 25 #45

Definitely not toasted bread! I have to confess, I never quite developed a liking for apple butter, Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 26 #66

Ughhhhhh. I am so sorry to hear about her being a religious t#### niyad Feb 26 #70

I'm in Australia but noticed the same. Aussie105 Feb 26 #53

I've had a fixed amount for groceries for about a decade now. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 26 #58

Nope. You're not doing anything wrong. You've got it together! fierywoman Feb 26 #59

$5.99 for an 8.25-ounce bag of Doritos at a local supermarket . . . . hatrack Feb 26 #68

Prices on used cars are coming down too TexasBushwhacker Feb 26 #69