Inflation – Has it arrived?

[sdrealtor]

Funny story. My mother saw a class about how to save money on everyday living expenses. She called them up and asked if she could come for free and when they said no she asked for a senior discount. They asked her if she wanted to teach the class.

[briansd1]

[quote=walterwhite]It requires a paradigm shift. Quality of life will not go down if you eat rice and beans and an egg and toast 3 x a week. Might even go up.

Is it deprivation?

Maybe. But burgers and crap snacksand the Misc crap I see in peoples shopping carts doesn’t look like improved quality of life.

Would I tell a broke dude to spend less on food and ride a bike? Uh yeah. He’ll I do it myself. Seems like perceived “deprivation” is a lot different than starvation.

Wants v needs.

We talk about it all the tome in ghe family. I’d share the ideas w someone who is struggling. There is no shame in going cheap.[/quote]

I absolutely agree.

We all should spend some time talking to our “conservative” ederly relatives who lived through times when food was a lot more expensive and people did indeed eat the same food everyday.

My aunt was born in 1922 and she’s seen it all. She now lives on max $150 per month in groceries and she hardly eats poorly. In fact, she has two freezers with all kinds of stuff and her meals are quite nice.

But she eats little and never wastes anything. A chicken will make many meals and the bones are used for soup. With a whole duck, she can make a feast for a family.

She can whip up a couscous stew or make hummus from the beans she had boiled and frozen. She would use dandelion from her backyard for salad (without bottled store bought dressing).

She will eat “cheap” stuff such as beans, liver, kidneys, gizzards, taro roots, yams, etc. for nutrition and variety. But she will have more “expensive” things such as fish, and some other seafood. She makes her own fruit sauces (no jams because of too much sugar). The key is that nothing is packaged from the store.

She no longer eats processed carbs out of health concerns. She bakes her own cookies and pies subtituting for healthful ingredients.

For an afternoon snack, try eating a boiled yam instead of premade junk. It’s nutritious and cheap.

Yes, it requires a paradigm shift (and you can save money, gain personal satisfaction, enjoy a healthier life, and live longer).

Yes, eating well and cheaply does require some planning and buying ingredients in advance. It also requires some basic knowledge of cuisine and recipes.

[briansd1]

[quote=walterwhite]It requires a paradigm shift. Quality of life will not go down if you eat rice and beans and an egg and toast 3 x a week. Might even go up.

Is it deprivation?

Maybe. But burgers and crap snacksand the Misc crap I see in peoples shopping carts doesn’t look like improved quality of life.

Would I tell a broke dude to spend less on food and ride a bike? Uh yeah. He’ll I do it myself. Seems like perceived “deprivation” is a lot different than starvation.

Wants v needs.

We talk about it all the tome in ghe family. I’d share the ideas w someone who is struggling. There is no shame in going cheap.[/quote]

I absolutely agree.

We all should spend some time talking to our “conservative” ederly relatives who lived through times when food was a lot more expensive and people did indeed eat the same food everyday.

My aunt was born in 1922 and she’s seen it all. She now lives on max $150 per month in groceries and she hardly eats poorly. In fact, she has two freezers with all kinds of stuff and her meals are quite nice.

But she eats little and never wastes anything. A chicken will make many meals and the bones are used for soup. With a whole duck, she can make a feast for a family.

She can whip up a couscous stew or make hummus from the beans she had boiled and frozen. She would use dandelion from her backyard for salad (without bottled store bought dressing).

She will eat “cheap” stuff such as beans, liver, kidneys, gizzards, taro roots, yams, etc. for nutrition and variety. But she will have more “expensive” things such as fish, and some other seafood. She makes her own fruit sauces (no jams because of too much sugar). The key is that nothing is packaged from the store.

She no longer eats processed carbs out of health concerns. She bakes her own cookies and pies subtituting for healthful ingredients.

For an afternoon snack, try eating a boiled yam instead of premade junk. It’s nutritious and cheap.

Yes, it requires a paradigm shift (and you can save money, gain personal satisfaction, enjoy a healthier life, and live longer).

Yes, eating well and cheaply does require some planning and buying ingredients in advance. It also requires some basic knowledge of cuisine and recipes.

[briansd1]

[quote=walterwhite]It requires a paradigm shift. Quality of life will not go down if you eat rice and beans and an egg and toast 3 x a week. Might even go up.

Is it deprivation?

Maybe. But burgers and crap snacksand the Misc crap I see in peoples shopping carts doesn’t look like improved quality of life.

Would I tell a broke dude to spend less on food and ride a bike? Uh yeah. He’ll I do it myself. Seems like perceived “deprivation” is a lot different than starvation.

Wants v needs.

We talk about it all the tome in ghe family. I’d share the ideas w someone who is struggling. There is no shame in going cheap.[/quote]

I absolutely agree.

We all should spend some time talking to our “conservative” ederly relatives who lived through times when food was a lot more expensive and people did indeed eat the same food everyday.

My aunt was born in 1922 and she’s seen it all. She now lives on max $150 per month in groceries and she hardly eats poorly. In fact, she has two freezers with all kinds of stuff and her meals are quite nice.

But she eats little and never wastes anything. A chicken will make many meals and the bones are used for soup. With a whole duck, she can make a feast for a family.

She can whip up a couscous stew or make hummus from the beans she had boiled and frozen. She would use dandelion from her backyard for salad (without bottled store bought dressing).

She will eat “cheap” stuff such as beans, liver, kidneys, gizzards, taro roots, yams, etc. for nutrition and variety. But she will have more “expensive” things such as fish, and some other seafood. She makes her own fruit sauces (no jams because of too much sugar). The key is that nothing is packaged from the store.

She no longer eats processed carbs out of health concerns. She bakes her own cookies and pies subtituting for healthful ingredients.

For an afternoon snack, try eating a boiled yam instead of premade junk. It’s nutritious and cheap.

Yes, it requires a paradigm shift (and you can save money, gain personal satisfaction, enjoy a healthier life, and live longer).

Yes, eating well and cheaply does require some planning and buying ingredients in advance. It also requires some basic knowledge of cuisine and recipes.

[briansd1]

[quote=walterwhite]It requires a paradigm shift. Quality of life will not go down if you eat rice and beans and an egg and toast 3 x a week. Might even go up.

Is it deprivation?

Maybe. But burgers and crap snacksand the Misc crap I see in peoples shopping carts doesn’t look like improved quality of life.

Would I tell a broke dude to spend less on food and ride a bike? Uh yeah. He’ll I do it myself. Seems like perceived “deprivation” is a lot different than starvation.

Wants v needs.

We talk about it all the tome in ghe family. I’d share the ideas w someone who is struggling. There is no shame in going cheap.[/quote]

I absolutely agree.

We all should spend some time talking to our “conservative” ederly relatives who lived through times when food was a lot more expensive and people did indeed eat the same food everyday.

My aunt was born in 1922 and she’s seen it all. She now lives on max $150 per month in groceries and she hardly eats poorly. In fact, she has two freezers with all kinds of stuff and her meals are quite nice.

But she eats little and never wastes anything. A chicken will make many meals and the bones are used for soup. With a whole duck, she can make a feast for a family.

She can whip up a couscous stew or make hummus from the beans she had boiled and frozen. She would use dandelion from her backyard for salad (without bottled store bought dressing).

She will eat “cheap” stuff such as beans, liver, kidneys, gizzards, taro roots, yams, etc. for nutrition and variety. But she will have more “expensive” things such as fish, and some other seafood. She makes her own fruit sauces (no jams because of too much sugar). The key is that nothing is packaged from the store.

She no longer eats processed carbs out of health concerns. She bakes her own cookies and pies subtituting for healthful ingredients.

For an afternoon snack, try eating a boiled yam instead of premade junk. It’s nutritious and cheap.

Yes, it requires a paradigm shift (and you can save money, gain personal satisfaction, enjoy a healthier life, and live longer).

Yes, eating well and cheaply does require some planning and buying ingredients in advance. It also requires some basic knowledge of cuisine and recipes.

[briansd1]

[quote=walterwhite]It requires a paradigm shift. Quality of life will not go down if you eat rice and beans and an egg and toast 3 x a week. Might even go up.

Is it deprivation?

Maybe. But burgers and crap snacksand the Misc crap I see in peoples shopping carts doesn’t look like improved quality of life.

Would I tell a broke dude to spend less on food and ride a bike? Uh yeah. He’ll I do it myself. Seems like perceived “deprivation” is a lot different than starvation.

Wants v needs.

We talk about it all the tome in ghe family. I’d share the ideas w someone who is struggling. There is no shame in going cheap.[/quote]

I absolutely agree.

We all should spend some time talking to our “conservative” ederly relatives who lived through times when food was a lot more expensive and people did indeed eat the same food everyday.

My aunt was born in 1922 and she’s seen it all. She now lives on max $150 per month in groceries and she hardly eats poorly. In fact, she has two freezers with all kinds of stuff and her meals are quite nice.

But she eats little and never wastes anything. A chicken will make many meals and the bones are used for soup. With a whole duck, she can make a feast for a family.

She can whip up a couscous stew or make hummus from the beans she had boiled and frozen. She would use dandelion from her backyard for salad (without bottled store bought dressing).

She will eat “cheap” stuff such as beans, liver, kidneys, gizzards, taro roots, yams, etc. for nutrition and variety. But she will have more “expensive” things such as fish, and some other seafood. She makes her own fruit sauces (no jams because of too much sugar). The key is that nothing is packaged from the store.

She no longer eats processed carbs out of health concerns. She bakes her own cookies and pies subtituting for healthful ingredients.

For an afternoon snack, try eating a boiled yam instead of premade junk. It’s nutritious and cheap.

Yes, it requires a paradigm shift (and you can save money, gain personal satisfaction, enjoy a healthier life, and live longer).

Yes, eating well and cheaply does require some planning and buying ingredients in advance. It also requires some basic knowledge of cuisine and recipes.

[sdrealtor]

Just a suggestion but instead of talking to your “conservative” ederly relatives have your children talk them. If you dont have children find a way to have your elderly relatives speak to some. It will bring joy to your elderly relatives lives.

Teach your children how fortunate they are, teach them compassion, teach them the joy of helping others. Last week my daughter’s 2nd grade class had a day where they skipped lunch. Instead of eating each child was assigned something to bring. They spent their lunch break making meals for 100 people who would have gone hungry and dropped them off at a pre-arranged food bank. They got to look into the eyes of the less fortunate. Do it enough and it will stay with them.

I cant rememebr a week going by that we havent done something to help those less fortunate than ourselves. Pay it forward…make a difference in someone’s life. Thats how we do it in gridlocked nirvana.

[sdrealtor]

Just a suggestion but instead of talking to your “conservative” ederly relatives have your children talk them. If you dont have children find a way to have your elderly relatives speak to some. It will bring joy to your elderly relatives lives.

Teach your children how fortunate they are, teach them compassion, teach them the joy of helping others. Last week my daughter’s 2nd grade class had a day where they skipped lunch. Instead of eating each child was assigned something to bring. They spent their lunch break making meals for 100 people who would have gone hungry and dropped them off at a pre-arranged food bank. They got to look into the eyes of the less fortunate. Do it enough and it will stay with them.

I cant rememebr a week going by that we havent done something to help those less fortunate than ourselves. Pay it forward…make a difference in someone’s life. Thats how we do it in gridlocked nirvana.

[sdrealtor]

Just a suggestion but instead of talking to your “conservative” ederly relatives have your children talk them. If you dont have children find a way to have your elderly relatives speak to some. It will bring joy to your elderly relatives lives.

Teach your children how fortunate they are, teach them compassion, teach them the joy of helping others. Last week my daughter’s 2nd grade class had a day where they skipped lunch. Instead of eating each child was assigned something to bring. They spent their lunch break making meals for 100 people who would have gone hungry and dropped them off at a pre-arranged food bank. They got to look into the eyes of the less fortunate. Do it enough and it will stay with them.

I cant rememebr a week going by that we havent done something to help those less fortunate than ourselves. Pay it forward…make a difference in someone’s life. Thats how we do it in gridlocked nirvana.

[sdrealtor]

Just a suggestion but instead of talking to your “conservative” ederly relatives have your children talk them. If you dont have children find a way to have your elderly relatives speak to some. It will bring joy to your elderly relatives lives.

Teach your children how fortunate they are, teach them compassion, teach them the joy of helping others. Last week my daughter’s 2nd grade class had a day where they skipped lunch. Instead of eating each child was assigned something to bring. They spent their lunch break making meals for 100 people who would have gone hungry and dropped them off at a pre-arranged food bank. They got to look into the eyes of the less fortunate. Do it enough and it will stay with them.

I cant rememebr a week going by that we havent done something to help those less fortunate than ourselves. Pay it forward…make a difference in someone’s life. Thats how we do it in gridlocked nirvana.

[sdrealtor]

Just a suggestion but instead of talking to your “conservative” ederly relatives have your children talk them. If you dont have children find a way to have your elderly relatives speak to some. It will bring joy to your elderly relatives lives.

Teach your children how fortunate they are, teach them compassion, teach them the joy of helping others. Last week my daughter’s 2nd grade class had a day where they skipped lunch. Instead of eating each child was assigned something to bring. They spent their lunch break making meals for 100 people who would have gone hungry and dropped them off at a pre-arranged food bank. They got to look into the eyes of the less fortunate. Do it enough and it will stay with them.

I cant rememebr a week going by that we havent done something to help those less fortunate than ourselves. Pay it forward…make a difference in someone’s life. Thats how we do it in gridlocked nirvana.

[CA renter]

[quote=walterwhite]If inflation increases and wages don’t keep up we can all perceive ourselves as being screwed or we can see it as an opportunity to shift priorities and adapt. And reaaly, what other choice is there?[/quote]

The other choice is to halt the rampant speculation that is driving all these costs higher.

The other choice is taxing extreme wealth so that it stops chasing commodities around because it has nowhere else to go. There is no reason for profits from speculation by the rich to be taxed less than the labor of the working class. Time to reverse the trend of “trickle down economics.” We have proof that it doesn’t work. Reverse the trend.

[CA renter]

[quote=walterwhite]If inflation increases and wages don’t keep up we can all perceive ourselves as being screwed or we can see it as an opportunity to shift priorities and adapt. And reaaly, what other choice is there?[/quote]

The other choice is to halt the rampant speculation that is driving all these costs higher.

The other choice is taxing extreme wealth so that it stops chasing commodities around because it has nowhere else to go. There is no reason for profits from speculation by the rich to be taxed less than the labor of the working class. Time to reverse the trend of “trickle down economics.” We have proof that it doesn’t work. Reverse the trend.

[CA renter]

[quote=walterwhite]If inflation increases and wages don’t keep up we can all perceive ourselves as being screwed or we can see it as an opportunity to shift priorities and adapt. And reaaly, what other choice is there?[/quote]

The other choice is to halt the rampant speculation that is driving all these costs higher.

The other choice is taxing extreme wealth so that it stops chasing commodities around because it has nowhere else to go. There is no reason for profits from speculation by the rich to be taxed less than the labor of the working class. Time to reverse the trend of “trickle down economics.” We have proof that it doesn’t work. Reverse the trend.

[CA renter]

[quote=walterwhite]If inflation increases and wages don’t keep up we can all perceive ourselves as being screwed or we can see it as an opportunity to shift priorities and adapt. And reaaly, what other choice is there?[/quote]

The other choice is to halt the rampant speculation that is driving all these costs higher.

The other choice is taxing extreme wealth so that it stops chasing commodities around because it has nowhere else to go. There is no reason for profits from speculation by the rich to be taxed less than the labor of the working class. Time to reverse the trend of “trickle down economics.” We have proof that it doesn’t work. Reverse the trend.

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