My family is certainly suffering from this horrific economy. I don’t know if did not plan right or what, but even the prices of things are bothering us like never before.
And this is Before inflation
At least this survey shows that no one is alone in the pain and sacrifice, except, of course, those benefiting at the expense of the majority.
We cut back drastically 2 years ago and within 9 months or so, we saw rises in taxes, fees and core consumer goods take back over 1/3 of what we had *saved*. It increased over the next year and a half and we are now on a second wave of cutbacks. There is very little left to cut.
I have felt for months that everyone is suffering, if only from frugality fatigue. This survey confirms it. It isn't only about what is being done to future generations, it is here and now.
Americans usually don't complain. We figure we are going through a rough patch, but the system is ok and we will come through it. Now, people just aren't so sure.
It will get worse before November.
I have never spent much time worrying about the price of groceries but it's getting to the point it's noticeable when you're not price comparing.
“I don’t know if did not plan right or what...”
Dude, me too. I ran my numbers again this morning and I still don’t see the flaw in my plan.
But we got a 10% paycut at work, that is my and hubby both and after 8 months it is really starting to hurt.
Look, I am in NJ, this is why people are irate here.
And the scum teachers still think they should get a raise.
With the government money printing presses running full blast, with a substantial portion of our foodstuffs being diverted to ethanol production, with an attempt to crap and tax our energy sources, there seems little doubt that runaway inflation is going to make much of our planning ineffective.
My family is certainly suffering from this horrific economy. I don’t know if did not plan right or what, but even the prices of things are bothering us like never before.”
Lots of prices were just as bad a couple of years ago.
It is just that now that you might NOT have as much DISPOSABLE income, you are seeing what lots of us have seen for years. Sorry this is bothering you, but welcome to the club of those of us who have been frugal with our power usage, gasoline, etc, and we are expecting mandatory cuts of double digit percentages in the future from The One-NObama.
I have had an electric bill that is much lower than my neighbors, but I have no air conditioning or swamp cooler. I don’t have lights on where I am not using the area. I don’t make trips to town unless I can make a number of stops. There are a number of ‘shopping lists’ in this house—for the grocery store—Wal Mart—Hardware store/Lowes—ranch supply for salt blocks, etc.
Whenever possible, I call neighbors and we make a trip together, with coolers —2 or 3- in the car or truck for perishable items. Frozen Soc Sec hasn’t frozen the cost of house insurance, car registration, horse trailer registration, or propane. I am buying more house brands of foods than ever before in my 70 years of life. I buy sale items, case lots, and prepare foods which I then put into the freezer in individual servings. Pork roast on sale? Buy the biggest one, and put up 24 ++ different individual servings. Also eating peanut butter sandwiches instead of Oscar Mayer stuff. (And to think that many years ago, I worked for Oscar Mayer).
If you are on a tight budget you can only plan for so much. It's the same at my house too.