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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: noisyturtle on Sun, 12 December 2021, 17:51:36
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Prices have gotten noticeably bad here in the US. Everything across the bored has gone up by multiple dollars over the last decade or so, getting particularly bad with the accelerator that is the pandemic.
How has food inflation hit other countries, or your area? Has it made a noticeable difference in your budget and spending? Where do you see this going in the future?
It is getting to the point where in some more expensive cities, middle-class families are needing to go to food banks and apply for stamps. Will food eventually become something only the wealthy can afford, while the rest of us survive on a semi-nutritional grey paste?
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The turkey bacon at the grocery store used to be 1.99, now its usually 4 bucks, maybe 3 bucks on sale and the portion sizes are smaller too. All the dollar snacks also went up from like a 0.80, a buck to 1.50 bordering on 2.
Very sad, eat less donuts, haven't bought bacon in a long time now that I think about it. Usually, I go for a massive pack of dollar hotdogs. Very processed and unhealthy, but I like it.
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Food cost bout 1.5x,
Buhhh Tp4 only eats cabbage, beans and rice, so it's not a huge bump in total.
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Right now the average has been nearly 7% increase annually
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Yeah, UK is the same. Things are 100-200% more expensive.
Everything in average. Cheese, ham, eggs - went up and thing is you won't notice small raises when you are shopping, only the total on your receipt will be a lot higher for same stuff.
Generalising, few years ago I had full trolley of weekly groceries/chem for around £80. Today its around £160.
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Stop being poor lmao
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Prices have gotten noticeably bad here in the US. Everything across the bored has gone up by multiple dollars over the last decade or so, getting particularly bad with the accelerator that is the pandemic.
How has food inflation hit other countries, or your area? Has it made a noticeable difference in your budget and spending? Where do you see this going in the future?
It is getting to the point where in some more expensive cities, middle-class families are needing to go to food banks and apply for stamps. Will food eventually become something only the wealthy can afford, while the rest of us survive on a semi-nutritional grey paste?
It costs 7 bucks for a slice of pizza at the grey cup. A. singular.slice. I worked there.
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Stop being poor lmao
LMAO legendary once a year post
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Companies taking an L for 2 years of covid have to find a way to make up for lost revenue, right?
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Stop being poor lmao
D:
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It has gotten really bad lately. I am seeing 1lb of chicken breast for $14, lemons are are $1.39.
I am spending nearly $200 A WEEK on food, and I know there's people I work with who have families and no side hustles.
This cannot go on, there is going to be a breaking point when people are priced into starvation in a few years if the inflation continues.
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Post your grocery bill NT, wth are you buying ?
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Inflation is inevitable as long as the ultra-wealthy continue vacuuming up an inordinate proportion of the world's money supply (while relentlessly lusting for even more).
The human population of the world requires a certain amount of money for commerce to operate. The more wealth that is accumulated and hoarded, the more money must be printed for actual circulation.
How can we break this death spiral when many (not all) governments are controlled by servants of the plutocrats?
And why do we constantly hear the word "oligarchs" when in fact it should be "plutocrats"?
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And why do we constantly hear the word "oligarchs" when in fact it should be "plutocrats"?
The distinction is not useful. If governance involves humans, it's going to be something LIKE THIS that we have.
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Rising food prices, like the scorching summers we've been having, have put the heat on home cooks seeking budget-friendly solutions. The FAO Food Price Index, with its record highs in 2023, paints a stark picture, but fear not, culinary warriors! Take that delicious London broil crock pot (https://sweetandsavorymeals.com/slow-cooker-london-broil/), for example. Instead of firing up the grill and watching your wallet sizzle, toss it in the trusty crock pot for a succulent, slow-cooked meal that stretches your dollar further than a tightrope walker. Budget-conscious heroes can find solace in the affordability of tougher cuts like London broil, and the magic of the crock pot transforms them into melt-in-your-mouth masterpieces. So, while the FAO Food Price Index might give you heartburn, remember, resourceful cooking can turn even the leanest times into a culinary feast. Just remember, keep calm and crock pot on!
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Apparently the prices of olive oil have increased by 50% in two years, in Greece of all places as much as 80%, even. We truly live in the end of times!
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Apparently the prices of olive oil have increased by 50% in two years, in Greece of all places as much as 80%, even. We truly live in the end of times!
Yea, that greece forest fire did a number on olive oil
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This is a coming wave.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8277915/ (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8277915/)