If This Keeps Up, They Will Have To Start Putting Armed Guards On Food Trucks

TEC ^ | 7-16-2014 | Michael Snyder

[Axenolith]

Gatorade just did it within the last couple of weeks or so, reduced the size of the standard 32oz container to 28 and kept the price the same...

[greeneyes]

So when the market crashed in 2008, and oil prices shot up, I knew from past experience that inflation would soon start hitting the food in grocery stores.

I started stocking up on all the favorites and all the stuff that stores for a long time. Every time there was a good sale I loaded up.

I currently have a 3 year supply of mostly Maxwell House Coffee the large 34 oz kind which cost $3.25 per can.

Since chocolate doesn’t store well, long term, I stocked up on powdered cocoa, and other supplies to make things like fudge, chocolate cake, and other chocolate treats.

Peanut Butter was another item we were using a little more than a 16 oz jar per month - mostly the kids liked it. I stocked up on a years supply at $.99. Same amount soon cost $2.25. Now it’s down to $1.69 regular price, so I am restocking several jars at a time as it goes on sale.

I am also gardening and home canning or dehydrating our homegrown produce, and meats that I get on sale. So far, the strategy has allowed me to keep my food budget level with what it was in 2008. It is getting harder to do though.