I don’t know how they think we’re all going to survive with these prices.

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    Grocery Outlet and Trader Joe’s. For GrocOut just go and see what’s cheap, don’t shop off a list. Make sure the prices of the stuff you’re buying is about 50% off or more. At TJ’s everything is priced pretty fairly, just buy what you want to eat.

    Don’t drink alcohol or soda, or anything canned really.

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    Wife has been canning for a few years now and we have a pantry of fruits, veggies, and dehydrated food. She goes to the farmers markets during harvest time and goes to town on entire cases of tomatoes, corn, beans, etc. That will last all year for our family of 5. We also pay a friend to raise a pig on her ranch and butcher that once a year. Just got ours (over 400 lbs!). Pork is A LOT cheaper that way. Haven’t found anyone to go half or a quarter in on a cow. We also would need another deep freezer and don’t really have room for it.

    We also meal plan weekly so we only buy groceries for what we need to make meals. That saves a ton of money as you aren’t wasteful as much. Oh and we either do pick up or delivery as you spend more when you’re in the store and see things you want but don’t need.

    We make almost everything we can from scratch. Wife recently found a recipe for baked oyster crackers with butter and seasoning on them that make dirt cheap snacks and they’re fantastic. The store brand oyster crackers are $1 for 16oz. That’s almost cheap enough to not make those from scratch too. We haven’t bothered yet.

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      I’ve always been interested in the idea of canning, but it’s not really a thing in the UK. I know that veg is cheaper and gas is more expensive here than in America but still, surely it costs so much money to can things that you can’t be saving much? Is it only worth it if the produce was in season and therefore really cheap?

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        I’ve always been interested in the idea of canning, but it’s not really a thing in the UK

        I suspect it’s more common in the more rural areas.

        Or with the city people who manage to have an allotment.

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          I’m in a rural area, it’s really not a thing! Especially not pressure canning with ball jars. People do make pickles and chutnies etc but those are preserved with vinegar and we use kilner jars with a rubber seal to store them. I’ve never once met anyone who has pressure canned vegetables.

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            When I think of canning vegetables, cucumber pickles are the first thing that comes to mind.

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            When I was a kid (20 years ago) my parents would make pickles, and some assorted pickled veggies. Usually the veggies would come from a farm around us or an auction where you could buy trays of veggies about the size of a flat of canned drinks. They would also do some fruits in syrup, mainly ones that my uncle would bring us from another part of the country where him and his neighbours had fruit tree.

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        DefiniteDefinitely not about cost on the veggies. At best it’s break even compared to the store. It’s more about knowing it’s the veggie and water only. Or seasoning too if you like them a certain way. We’ve found corn to be higher quality too. Plus, where we live peaches are fabulous and better than anywhere else in the country so we get to can the best and control the amount of syrup used so they’re healthier. Sorry Georgia, you don’t actually have the best peaches.

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      Yeah, I’m making a lot myself too, but I sadly don’t have the storage space for large amounts of food. And the homemade goods are often more expensive, unless you can get veggies on the cheap from a farmer

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        We probably aren’t saving much on the veggies overall for sure. Some are cheaper than canned but others aren’t. However, we know exactly what’s in it and we buy it once a year so we’ve budgeted for it.

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    I buy staples as cheaply as I can, and most other things I only buy on sale. Plan my cooking for the week around that.

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        South Korea. As long as you speak English you can become a teacher. Took me about 3 years to become comfortable with the language, at which point you can move on to other careers.

        Salary is less but cost of living is way less. Also very fun. Other countries are good too, so take your pick. China is cheaper, Japan is a little more expensive. South Korea is a little grindy, so one of those two might be better. You can also go Europe or Africa if that’s your taste.

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        somehow these poor struggling grocers can still buy one another for twenty five billion dollars.

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          That’s all debt. That isn’t from profits.

          Their margins are low and declining.

          The point being is the cash grab is further up the line. If it was the grocery stores, we’d see margins increasing. Food has doubled to tripled in many cases and their margins went down.

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            overall sales are up, prices are waaay tf up.

            gross margins are down slightly, but they’re taking that 27.7% (vs 28.1%) from a larger pie.

            profits are up.

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              Grocery has some of the lowest margins of any industry. It’s not your local store milking you and I doubt it’s the local farmer.

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            The point being is the cash grab is further up the line

            It’s certainly not the farmers getting paid more.

            If anything, the agrifood business that they sell to are pushing the farm gate price down, while at the same time input costs continue to rise.

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              I buy beef from my local farmer. His cost of went up and his prices have adjusted. He’s 3x more expensive but about about to quit because he can’t turn a profit.

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                I also buy local and they’re thinking about calling it quits. You work all day and margins are so low, they can’t keep fixing / replacing what breaks without increasing debt.

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                  That is the issue he is running into. He has tripled the prices but his margin is lower than before.

                  I get many people want to blame the stores but this problem is further up the chain and someone is miking the system. I have two customers who are grocery store chains and they have said, the only reason they are profitable is they can’t hire people and they have to use corporate staff to help in their stores. I know the director of security has to stock shelves two days a week.

                  I am not one for the government getting in the middle of everything but they need to audit the supply chain and figure out what is really going.

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      That’s because the truth is the other way around. It’s the hoarding of record profits by the corporate class what drives the inflation

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    A great addition to the already awesome tips here is having room mates. You’re never too old to shack up with friends or family and save. It’s only logical, it cuts down on waste, and makes you grow to be a better person and communicator in adulthood, something the world could always use more of.

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      I’ve had some roommates who are amazing friends

      Never again

      It’s just my partner and myself forever.

      No way

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      it’s become very normal for people to live with their parents well into their 20s until they’ve completed their apprenticeship around hamburg, can’t speak for any other places though.

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      Just curious, how many are you shopping for? I’m spending about $100-150 a week just for myself.

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          Thanks! I’m considering a move to Oregon in the next few years, so that’s at least good to know that it’s not drastically different from what I’m paying right now.

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            I split my time in three locations due to work. Prices are similar in all three places. I will say the beef I get in Oregon is a lot better than the beef in the Midwest. It’s odd.

            The hardest thing to adjust to is no sales tax. So some prices are higher but no tax in the end.

            Dining is more expensive in Oregon than in Chicago. Though you know the staff is paid better. So I’d rather pay more.

            Not having to pump your gas is nice.

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    with a fair amount of help. food pantry, when i can get there–once or twice a month; and ‘leftovers’ brought to me by others a 2-3 times a week.

    my ‘grocery bill’ hasn’t gone up–because it can’t. i spend the same, but get a lot less for it.

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    Spending a few hundred a week for the two of us to eat a basic equivalent diet to that available in Europe. I brought back all my shampoo, body wash, moisturizers, etc in a 50 lb suitcase which I loaded up at carrefour on my last trip to France.

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    Decent cost of living wage increase, then switched jobs to higher pay on top of that. But I was never struggling to pay for food. Housing is the big one in my budget. But I have a fixed rate mortgage so inflation has not affected that.

    Seems like prices have stopped increasing much lately too so I haven’t given it as much thought as a year ago.

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    i’m gonna assume this post refers to the US’ prices.

    it’s definetely noticeable in germany, but i’ll manage. my worker’s union is currently negotiating prices with my employer, and so far it’s looking pretty good.

    but i pray for you guys, they really don’t seem to make life worth living over there.

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    My local grocery chain has decent coupons, and a debit card with cash back on their brand of products, so I’ve been making a lot of use out of those.

    Been buying a lot of large orders of cheap dry goods that can last a while like rice and beans. Some rice, some beans, throw some cheese and some sauces in there, get creative with some seasonings, and you can make some pretty bomb-ass burritos at home for super cheap. I’m not vegan/vegetarian, but I often make them without any meat (but use some “meaty” seasonings), and you can easily just skip the cheese if you wanna make it vegan, I suppose.

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      I eat a lot of beans and rice because it’s healthy. In bulk it’s cheap as well since I cook both.

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    Starting with as raw an ingredient as I can. Processed foods adds a lot to the price per calorie. So I start with raw ingredients which is a ton cheaper, and then cook it from there.

    Plus my stuff tastes like I want so that’s great.