Am I off my rocker or are food prices going up faster than anything else?

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I was brought up cutting coupons out of every paper we had. I was even encouraged to get coupons from my friends family newspapers (to some discomfort and embarrassment) if they weren’t going to use them. I have always been one for saving a few bucks when I can. My wife actually hounds me about always being so frugal; but lately I’ve been able to state my case a little more.I don’t remember the last time I got out of ANY grocery store for under $100.00. Between my wife, 2 kids, dog and cat, the grocery bills are ridiculous, just see my balance sheet. We spend almost $625.00 per month at the grocery store, and are always out of food it seems. I remember back a few years when I was single and shopping for myself and $100.00 would last me at LEAST a few weeks if not a month!

I like corn, and I know it is out of season, but I went in today to Safeway and corn was almost $2.00 an ear! I was floored! I try to keep my lunch under $2.00 so corn was definitely off the menu. I stick to the basics, and Albertsons usually has good 10 for $10 sales that I buy most of my lunches for work from. I eat a lot of chili and rice-a-roni.

And it doesn’t matter any more what store I go to. Costco, I think, has gotten the favor of everyone else in the 90′s and has conveniently bumped up their prices of food to equal that of their lesser grocery chains, but they’ve got America hooked on buying bulk, so they can still charge the same per pound or per ounce but just offer MORE of it, and America is sold. (I’m actually going to look into that on my next trip there, go to a Safeway or Albertsons, and post back what I’ve found in difference, because it is ridiculous.

But seriously, has anyone else noticed this bump up in the grocery bills as of late? Are they just able to squeeze this one in because people are jumping on big oil for gas being so expensive? I’d switch to being a vegan, but apparently that’ll stick me for more! Am I just dreaming this?

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