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Friday, May 2, 2008
Are you watching your food budget?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
There’s no denying it. Food costs are going north and predicted to go even higher.
While gas price increases seemed to hit me over the head, (with those giant numbers staring down at me whenever I filled up, they were hard to miss), rising food prices sort of snuck up on me.
Typically at the supermarket I did my loop, grabbing staples without looking at the fine print. It wasn’t until they totalled it up that sticker shock hit and I realized that trip just cost way more than it used to.
Up until now, I’ve mostly looked at prices closely when I was buying something new or comparing sizes for the better value. I guess I took the costs for things like milk, cereal and juice for granted. But I know that’s going to change.
Have you noticed your grocery bill growing? Are you making changes to economize? What are you best strategies for making your food budget go further?
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