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Reply to: Inflation everywhere. Any tips? Posted June 28, 2023

Groceries are usually a major household expense and probably the easiest to reduce. Here are a few strategies I’ve been using: order for pickup on an app at a cheap store (like Aldi or Walmart). That way you can see what it costs before you pickup. If you’re over budget see what you can cut. fill in anything you can’t get from a different grocery store (or produce if you’re afraid it won’t be great). Go there FIRST. Check staples to see if they are cheaper and if they are, buy them there. Subtract that purchase from your budget. That’s what you have left to spend at the other grocery store. Limit meat and stretch it. For example, add rice or beans to burritos to make meat go farther. Plan a few easy meals for when you’re tired so you don’t resort to fast food. Breakfast for dinner! Check out depression era meals. My family LOVES “poor man’s dinner” (potatoes, hot dogs and onions and peppers ). Good luck! Inflation is rough.

Reply to: News for week of 2022-12-26 (all current event convos go here) Posted December 31, 2022

Native Buffalonian here. Something that I don’t see talked about a lot with this storm is that it hit a bit farther north than our usual storms. We get lake effect snow so it can be very localized. Usually the worst snow is south of the city. Unfortunately this storm hit in the city where several factors made it much worse. One of the big things is there are a lot of poor people in the city (keep in mind that’s a generalization) It’s common in the south towns to keep a stock of emergency food, have a generator etc, which is not possible for some in the city. Also when people are living paycheck to paycheck it can be hard to say no to a boss telling you to come in.

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Reply to: Inflation everywhere. Any tips? Posted June 28, 2023

Groceries are usually a major household expense and probably the easiest to reduce. Here are a few strategies I’ve been using: order for pickup on an app at a cheap store (like Aldi or Walmart). That way you can see what it costs before you pickup. If you’re over budget see what you can cut. fill in anything you can’t get from a different grocery store (or produce if you’re afraid it won’t be great). Go there FIRST. Check staples to see if they are cheaper and if they are, buy them there. Subtract that purchase from your budget. That’s what you have left to spend at the other grocery store. Limit meat and stretch it. For example, add rice or beans to burritos to make meat go farther. Plan a few easy meals for when you’re tired so you don’t resort to fast food. Breakfast for dinner! Check out depression era meals. My family LOVES “poor man’s dinner” (potatoes, hot dogs and onions and peppers ). Good luck! Inflation is rough.

Reply to: News for week of 2022-12-26 (all current event convos go here) Posted December 31, 2022

Native Buffalonian here. Something that I don’t see talked about a lot with this storm is that it hit a bit farther north than our usual storms. We get lake effect snow so it can be very localized. Usually the worst snow is south of the city. Unfortunately this storm hit in the city where several factors made it much worse. One of the big things is there are a lot of poor people in the city (keep in mind that’s a generalization) It’s common in the south towns to keep a stock of emergency food, have a generator etc, which is not possible for some in the city. Also when people are living paycheck to paycheck it can be hard to say no to a boss telling you to come in.