Inflation – Has it arrived?

[SD Realtor]

BG I understand all that and these resources are lifesavers for those in need. However when you see anyone, ANYONE make statements like,

“In America we have a problem of obesity not starvation so we should do something about it.”

or

“Eat the whole fruit and drink water”

in the same context as saying we can cope with inflation and we are seeing rising prices of food, water, energy, sewage… pretty much everything… it just makes my head spin.

Oh these people don’t buy fruit because they don’t like it? Really? I mean REALLY? Perhaps it is maybe because they cannot afford it. Have some damn kids and then you can give advice about parenting.

Honestly it just blows my mind. Talk about not having a frigging clue.

Perhaps some people should google hunger in America and think before they post their little one line quips.

[bearishgurl]

I agree that fresh fruit and vegetables can be very expensive. However, right now, clementines and blueberries have GREAT prices all over town! Buying produce in season is the key. Also, if you have a large family, a huge bunch of bananas that must be eaten within 2 days can be bought for about $1 at Grocery Outlet. They always wrap them up and put them on a table by the registers.

There are MANY ways to find cheap food that is nutritious. You just have to know where to look. And yes, lots of people do this with a bus pass only.

I DO agree with Brian that people make wrong choices in their daily diets when they have the means to eat a nutritious diet. But I don’t feel we, as a society, can do anything about that except to possibly offer community education and TV shows/infomercials on how to eat right and even shop economically.

I know it can be expensive to feed kids and there are many things a parent can do to lessen their food bill. I think kids eat what they have been accustomed to and what their parents eat. As young kids, they really don’t understand how much it all costs. So there’s no harm in feeding homemade macaroni and cheese and fresh brocolli and lowfat milk for dinner. I can’t use it but I often see 2 1-gallon milk jug specials in the supermarkets. If you have several kids, this would be the way to go. I know parents that don’t allow sweets in the home so their children never crave them.

“Natural selection,” (I think it was Eugene who recently posted this) is what will happen when those affected persons refuse to medically insure themselves. I have seen a lot of people my own age with severe and sometimes necrotic vascular problems in their legs, mainly due to weight issues. I don’t have any answers here.

[bearishgurl]

I agree that fresh fruit and vegetables can be very expensive. However, right now, clementines and blueberries have GREAT prices all over town! Buying produce in season is the key. Also, if you have a large family, a huge bunch of bananas that must be eaten within 2 days can be bought for about $1 at Grocery Outlet. They always wrap them up and put them on a table by the registers.

There are MANY ways to find cheap food that is nutritious. You just have to know where to look. And yes, lots of people do this with a bus pass only.

I DO agree with Brian that people make wrong choices in their daily diets when they have the means to eat a nutritious diet. But I don’t feel we, as a society, can do anything about that except to possibly offer community education and TV shows/infomercials on how to eat right and even shop economically.

I know it can be expensive to feed kids and there are many things a parent can do to lessen their food bill. I think kids eat what they have been accustomed to and what their parents eat. As young kids, they really don’t understand how much it all costs. So there’s no harm in feeding homemade macaroni and cheese and fresh brocolli and lowfat milk for dinner. I can’t use it but I often see 2 1-gallon milk jug specials in the supermarkets. If you have several kids, this would be the way to go. I know parents that don’t allow sweets in the home so their children never crave them.

“Natural selection,” (I think it was Eugene who recently posted this) is what will happen when those affected persons refuse to medically insure themselves. I have seen a lot of people my own age with severe and sometimes necrotic vascular problems in their legs, mainly due to weight issues. I don’t have any answers here.

[bearishgurl]

I agree that fresh fruit and vegetables can be very expensive. However, right now, clementines and blueberries have GREAT prices all over town! Buying produce in season is the key. Also, if you have a large family, a huge bunch of bananas that must be eaten within 2 days can be bought for about $1 at Grocery Outlet. They always wrap them up and put them on a table by the registers.

There are MANY ways to find cheap food that is nutritious. You just have to know where to look. And yes, lots of people do this with a bus pass only.

I DO agree with Brian that people make wrong choices in their daily diets when they have the means to eat a nutritious diet. But I don’t feel we, as a society, can do anything about that except to possibly offer community education and TV shows/infomercials on how to eat right and even shop economically.

I know it can be expensive to feed kids and there are many things a parent can do to lessen their food bill. I think kids eat what they have been accustomed to and what their parents eat. As young kids, they really don’t understand how much it all costs. So there’s no harm in feeding homemade macaroni and cheese and fresh brocolli and lowfat milk for dinner. I can’t use it but I often see 2 1-gallon milk jug specials in the supermarkets. If you have several kids, this would be the way to go. I know parents that don’t allow sweets in the home so their children never crave them.

“Natural selection,” (I think it was Eugene who recently posted this) is what will happen when those affected persons refuse to medically insure themselves. I have seen a lot of people my own age with severe and sometimes necrotic vascular problems in their legs, mainly due to weight issues. I don’t have any answers here.

[bearishgurl]

I agree that fresh fruit and vegetables can be very expensive. However, right now, clementines and blueberries have GREAT prices all over town! Buying produce in season is the key. Also, if you have a large family, a huge bunch of bananas that must be eaten within 2 days can be bought for about $1 at Grocery Outlet. They always wrap them up and put them on a table by the registers.

There are MANY ways to find cheap food that is nutritious. You just have to know where to look. And yes, lots of people do this with a bus pass only.

I DO agree with Brian that people make wrong choices in their daily diets when they have the means to eat a nutritious diet. But I don’t feel we, as a society, can do anything about that except to possibly offer community education and TV shows/infomercials on how to eat right and even shop economically.

I know it can be expensive to feed kids and there are many things a parent can do to lessen their food bill. I think kids eat what they have been accustomed to and what their parents eat. As young kids, they really don’t understand how much it all costs. So there’s no harm in feeding homemade macaroni and cheese and fresh brocolli and lowfat milk for dinner. I can’t use it but I often see 2 1-gallon milk jug specials in the supermarkets. If you have several kids, this would be the way to go. I know parents that don’t allow sweets in the home so their children never crave them.

“Natural selection,” (I think it was Eugene who recently posted this) is what will happen when those affected persons refuse to medically insure themselves. I have seen a lot of people my own age with severe and sometimes necrotic vascular problems in their legs, mainly due to weight issues. I don’t have any answers here.

[bearishgurl]

I agree that fresh fruit and vegetables can be very expensive. However, right now, clementines and blueberries have GREAT prices all over town! Buying produce in season is the key. Also, if you have a large family, a huge bunch of bananas that must be eaten within 2 days can be bought for about $1 at Grocery Outlet. They always wrap them up and put them on a table by the registers.

There are MANY ways to find cheap food that is nutritious. You just have to know where to look. And yes, lots of people do this with a bus pass only.

I DO agree with Brian that people make wrong choices in their daily diets when they have the means to eat a nutritious diet. But I don’t feel we, as a society, can do anything about that except to possibly offer community education and TV shows/infomercials on how to eat right and even shop economically.

I know it can be expensive to feed kids and there are many things a parent can do to lessen their food bill. I think kids eat what they have been accustomed to and what their parents eat. As young kids, they really don’t understand how much it all costs. So there’s no harm in feeding homemade macaroni and cheese and fresh brocolli and lowfat milk for dinner. I can’t use it but I often see 2 1-gallon milk jug specials in the supermarkets. If you have several kids, this would be the way to go. I know parents that don’t allow sweets in the home so their children never crave them.

“Natural selection,” (I think it was Eugene who recently posted this) is what will happen when those affected persons refuse to medically insure themselves. I have seen a lot of people my own age with severe and sometimes necrotic vascular problems in their legs, mainly due to weight issues. I don’t have any answers here.

[Anonymous]

[quote=SD Realtor]Honestly it just blows my mind. Talk about not having a frigging clue.
[/quote]

How far do you live from Tijuana?

Have you ever been outside the US? Have you seen how 90% of the world lives?

Do you know how the lowest incomes in the US compare to the average incomes in the rest of the world?

Military families “struggling?” Have you looked at their incomes (including the free health care, subsidized housing, subsidized groceries, pension benefits)? Have you seen their budgets, where they spend their money?

Do you ever bring ANY facts or numbers to these discussions – something other than “poor me” stories and other melodrama?

[And before you choose to turn your baseless personal attacks toward me, know this: I grew up in a family of steelworkers from Youngstown Ohio. I’ve seen hard times. There are many years my family would have thanked God to have half of what a military family in San Diego makes today. We dealt with it, and so can others.]

So yeah, let’s talk about not having a frigging clue.

[Anonymous]

[quote=SD Realtor]Honestly it just blows my mind. Talk about not having a frigging clue.
[/quote]

How far do you live from Tijuana?

Have you ever been outside the US? Have you seen how 90% of the world lives?

Do you know how the lowest incomes in the US compare to the average incomes in the rest of the world?

Military families “struggling?” Have you looked at their incomes (including the free health care, subsidized housing, subsidized groceries, pension benefits)? Have you seen their budgets, where they spend their money?

Do you ever bring ANY facts or numbers to these discussions – something other than “poor me” stories and other melodrama?

[And before you choose to turn your baseless personal attacks toward me, know this: I grew up in a family of steelworkers from Youngstown Ohio. I’ve seen hard times. There are many years my family would have thanked God to have half of what a military family in San Diego makes today. We dealt with it, and so can others.]

So yeah, let’s talk about not having a frigging clue.

[Anonymous]

[quote=SD Realtor]Honestly it just blows my mind. Talk about not having a frigging clue.
[/quote]

How far do you live from Tijuana?

Have you ever been outside the US? Have you seen how 90% of the world lives?

Do you know how the lowest incomes in the US compare to the average incomes in the rest of the world?

Military families “struggling?” Have you looked at their incomes (including the free health care, subsidized housing, subsidized groceries, pension benefits)? Have you seen their budgets, where they spend their money?

Do you ever bring ANY facts or numbers to these discussions – something other than “poor me” stories and other melodrama?

[And before you choose to turn your baseless personal attacks toward me, know this: I grew up in a family of steelworkers from Youngstown Ohio. I’ve seen hard times. There are many years my family would have thanked God to have half of what a military family in San Diego makes today. We dealt with it, and so can others.]

So yeah, let’s talk about not having a frigging clue.

[Anonymous]

[quote=SD Realtor]Honestly it just blows my mind. Talk about not having a frigging clue.
[/quote]

How far do you live from Tijuana?

Have you ever been outside the US? Have you seen how 90% of the world lives?

Do you know how the lowest incomes in the US compare to the average incomes in the rest of the world?

Military families “struggling?” Have you looked at their incomes (including the free health care, subsidized housing, subsidized groceries, pension benefits)? Have you seen their budgets, where they spend their money?

Do you ever bring ANY facts or numbers to these discussions – something other than “poor me” stories and other melodrama?

[And before you choose to turn your baseless personal attacks toward me, know this: I grew up in a family of steelworkers from Youngstown Ohio. I’ve seen hard times. There are many years my family would have thanked God to have half of what a military family in San Diego makes today. We dealt with it, and so can others.]

So yeah, let’s talk about not having a frigging clue.

[Anonymous]

[quote=SD Realtor]Honestly it just blows my mind. Talk about not having a frigging clue.
[/quote]

How far do you live from Tijuana?

Have you ever been outside the US? Have you seen how 90% of the world lives?

Do you know how the lowest incomes in the US compare to the average incomes in the rest of the world?

Military families “struggling?” Have you looked at their incomes (including the free health care, subsidized housing, subsidized groceries, pension benefits)? Have you seen their budgets, where they spend their money?

Do you ever bring ANY facts or numbers to these discussions – something other than “poor me” stories and other melodrama?

[And before you choose to turn your baseless personal attacks toward me, know this: I grew up in a family of steelworkers from Youngstown Ohio. I’ve seen hard times. There are many years my family would have thanked God to have half of what a military family in San Diego makes today. We dealt with it, and so can others.]

So yeah, let’s talk about not having a frigging clue.

[SD Realtor]

It is all very easy to write about it BG.

Living it is another issue entirely.

If you think that people who post here including yourself are representative of lower income folks and those struggling to make it through life everyday you are sadly mistaken.

You hit a wall at some point BG. You run out of options and as the cost of living keeps going up you are screwed no matter how many packs of oatmeal you buy.

You talk about blueberries? Clementines? Most people who are struggling are well past the point of affording that stuff. When you have to buy ramen and potatoes you are starting to bottom out.

Obviously you are not getting it either. Many people are coping right now… and not winning the war. It is a slow spiral downward. As inflation continues to tick up there will be more and more and more people slipping into poverty and more people will become screwed. There hard to live lives will be much harder. There kids will suffer more. There will be a larger burden on facilities of welfare.

You may want to call this coping. People on this site will “cope”. Many people will be much worse off then just coping. It is not just about finding deals at the market and stretching the dollar. It is about a P.O.S quality of life, not a “coping” quality of life.

[SD Realtor]

It is all very easy to write about it BG.

Living it is another issue entirely.

If you think that people who post here including yourself are representative of lower income folks and those struggling to make it through life everyday you are sadly mistaken.

You hit a wall at some point BG. You run out of options and as the cost of living keeps going up you are screwed no matter how many packs of oatmeal you buy.

You talk about blueberries? Clementines? Most people who are struggling are well past the point of affording that stuff. When you have to buy ramen and potatoes you are starting to bottom out.

Obviously you are not getting it either. Many people are coping right now… and not winning the war. It is a slow spiral downward. As inflation continues to tick up there will be more and more and more people slipping into poverty and more people will become screwed. There hard to live lives will be much harder. There kids will suffer more. There will be a larger burden on facilities of welfare.

You may want to call this coping. People on this site will “cope”. Many people will be much worse off then just coping. It is not just about finding deals at the market and stretching the dollar. It is about a P.O.S quality of life, not a “coping” quality of life.

[SD Realtor]

It is all very easy to write about it BG.

Living it is another issue entirely.

If you think that people who post here including yourself are representative of lower income folks and those struggling to make it through life everyday you are sadly mistaken.

You hit a wall at some point BG. You run out of options and as the cost of living keeps going up you are screwed no matter how many packs of oatmeal you buy.

You talk about blueberries? Clementines? Most people who are struggling are well past the point of affording that stuff. When you have to buy ramen and potatoes you are starting to bottom out.

Obviously you are not getting it either. Many people are coping right now… and not winning the war. It is a slow spiral downward. As inflation continues to tick up there will be more and more and more people slipping into poverty and more people will become screwed. There hard to live lives will be much harder. There kids will suffer more. There will be a larger burden on facilities of welfare.

You may want to call this coping. People on this site will “cope”. Many people will be much worse off then just coping. It is not just about finding deals at the market and stretching the dollar. It is about a P.O.S quality of life, not a “coping” quality of life.

[SD Realtor]

It is all very easy to write about it BG.

Living it is another issue entirely.

If you think that people who post here including yourself are representative of lower income folks and those struggling to make it through life everyday you are sadly mistaken.

You hit a wall at some point BG. You run out of options and as the cost of living keeps going up you are screwed no matter how many packs of oatmeal you buy.

You talk about blueberries? Clementines? Most people who are struggling are well past the point of affording that stuff. When you have to buy ramen and potatoes you are starting to bottom out.

Obviously you are not getting it either. Many people are coping right now… and not winning the war. It is a slow spiral downward. As inflation continues to tick up there will be more and more and more people slipping into poverty and more people will become screwed. There hard to live lives will be much harder. There kids will suffer more. There will be a larger burden on facilities of welfare.

You may want to call this coping. People on this site will “cope”. Many people will be much worse off then just coping. It is not just about finding deals at the market and stretching the dollar. It is about a P.O.S quality of life, not a “coping” quality of life.

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