Shopping has taken a turn for the worse on prices.
I like the place mats from the local Dollar General store. They are easy to use and clean. For a dollar, they were a good purchase.
This year, the price is $2.00 US dollars. I want the orange ones for fall decor. I am dropping them from my fall decor shopping list.
On grocery shopping, my list is being adjusted. Condiments, (since my sense of taste is nearly wiped out by the 2022 covid booster), are very limited. Not buying ketchup is the new norm. I buy cream soups for easy recipes. If the cans are any smaller, then I will not buy them. I will make my own.
To help prevent lost food in the back of the fridge. a plastic tray will be added for meats go until ready to cook. The difficult to get to fruit drawer will be used anyway.
Small living adjustments don’t feel unreasonable. The issue is why so many are now necessary. I don’t recall ever dropping so many items off my shopping list as I do today.
Meanwhile, learning to make bread is added to my to do list.
Have you made a lot of adjustments to your shopping list?
Our shopping list hasn't changed much because we tend to buy the same things over and over, most of which are used in recipes as an ingredient and rarely eaten just on their own. It's most annoying though to take note of the number of canned goods who are suddenly much smaller and costing more.
ReplyDeleteMaryann,
DeleteThe smaller cans are appalling for sure.
The skinny cereal boxes are a close second.
May
That will be so nice when you learn to bake bread. I can eat bread and butter alone for a meal. Dollar General is the best. We have one up here, and they have the cutest stuff for the holidays. My shopping list is still pretty much the same, but I don't go overboard on fruits, as they are so expensive.
ReplyDelete~Sheri
Sheri,
DeleteFruit prices are, I believe, directly impacted by field workers being grabbed for deportation, even when here legally.
May
I've been doing the same, May. Makes you think about what you really need -- andif you need it NOW.
ReplyDeleteJeanie,
DeleteThere are too many times when need it now means going without.
I’m holding onto my oatmeal for dear life.
May