Grocery trip with da wife...

[Wirehair]

Live a relatively modest lifestyle in retirement. Two of life's simple pleasures for me include an occasional Crown or two as the sun sets paired with a good cigar. I have switched to Costco's Kirkland equivalent to Crown & enjoy the savings and drink just as well. Cheers to All!

 

[Jiffy]

It's where I am among my people (grew up in a trailer court)

There is considerable variation among FM Walmart's. Choose carefully.

My wife REFUSES to go to the one on 13th Ave.

 

[db-2]

Wife does all the shopping for all the basics so i have no idea. Have not been in a grocery store in years. Back in the earlier 80s with five kids we did have a budget and the monthly expenses for whatever one could buy at the grocery store ran about $600. My take home pay was $900/month, so the wife had all kinds of part time work. At one time she had five at once.

For me it's the toy or two now and then. db

 

[db-2]

hi

 

[Wall-eyes]

Just when a person is setting nice COvid and dummy shit president is born, etc... just pisses me off, now I wonder why I drink so much. Busted my ass for nothing f them all.

 

[1lessdog]

When I graduated in 1977 gas was .58 cents a gallon. And by 1979 it was 1.00 a gallon. When it hit a 1.00 a gallon minimum wage was 3.25 a hr. It's amazing how things have changed. Farmers were going under when interest rate went up to 18 to 20 percent.

 

[shorthairsrus]

My wife REFUSES to go to the one on 13th Ave.

mine too ---- aldi is her go to

 

[Obi-Wan]

running through McD's costs over $ 10 for a meal

 

[Rut2much]

neighbor just reported seeing a box of Rice Krispies for $8.99 in Fargo

I have not substantiated this as fact - and don't plan to since it would involve me entering a store where there's other people

Save $1

 

[Rut2much]

Annnnnd then we get to save 4 pennies (paying you what it cost to print that ridiculous marketing card off!)

 

[FightingSioux]

neighbor just reported seeing a box of Rice Krispies for $8.99 in Fargo

I have not substantiated this as fact - and don't plan to since it would involve me entering a store where there's other people

6.99 for a box of Golden Grahams , this is why I go to Walmart even with the creatures there. Don’t want to go inside order from your phone

 

[riverview]

what if you don't have a wal mart with in 80 miles? just imagine having one store to buy from?

 

[cooter00]

We order Sam's club most stuff delivered to the door the rest we get in town the wife's a couponer that helps allot but it's time consuming

 

[eyexer]

Rarely set foot in local grocery stores as wife is gracious enough to do most of the grocery shopping. That said, I stopped by store last week to pick up a few items for an upcoming outing at DL. Similar experience to KDM. Not sure how folks that are on limited / fixed incomes like SS, are able to make ends meet given current gas prices, groceries, etc. To add insult to injury, we (along with many others) received a statement from Burleigh County suggesting our real estate taxes were projected to increase by 22%!! That is on top of a significant increase the last two years. Time to clean house at local, state, and national level IMO.

I hope everybody researches what they paid annually in property taxes the year we last voted to repeal property tax versus what they’re paying now. I bet it’s 300% minimum for the vast majority of people if not more. I’m at about 200% increase. To not vote to repeal them would be assinine. Government budgets are absolutely insane. And most likely 200% higher now than when we voted lasted on property taxes. We have to reign these clowns in. Raising property taxes is just too damn easy for them.

 

[eyexer]

Not sure how we went from grocery- getter type vehicles transformed into ppl having full size Suburbans, Denali's Yukon's etc etc?????? Not sure how many families are affording these full size grocery getter, kid haulers but there sure seem to be alot more of them around these days.

In the oil patch I would guess 80% of the women 30 and under are driving high end Tahoe’s etc. it’s just crazy

 

[Fester]

In the oil patch I would guess 80% of the women 30 and under are driving high end Tahoe’s etc. it’s just crazy

80% of the women 30 and under don't own Tahoe...it's more than likely leased.
Buddy of mine works for a dealer says things have flipped. People used to buy with a note now a majority lease and won't own.

 

[Obi-Wan]

In the oil patch I would guess 80% of the women 30 and under are driving high end Tahoe’s etc. it’s just crazy

Stripping, hooking, or sugar daddies pay very well

 

[eyexer]

80% of the women 30 and under don't own Tahoe...it's more than likely leased.
Buddy of mine works for a dealer says things have flipped. People used to buy with a note now a majority lease and won't own.

I don’t know anybody that leases here

 

[3Roosters]

The grocery getters and kid haulers with a 80 plus thousand vehicle trailering a $80 thousand plus boat or Sno bear must have an occupation much better than the majority of ppl or up to their eyeballs in debt.

 

[LBrandt]

Glad both my thumbs are green like KDM tells me. Be a cold day in hell before I went hungry and it is true the older you get the less you eat. Going to hit 75 very soon. LB