Ga$ and Grocerie$ today

[disneysteve]

I had to fill my tank today. That $ucked up $45.00.

Then we went to the $upermarket to pick up some basics, not even a full shopping trip. Passover is ending and we needed bread, milk, cheese, some stuff for lunches, etc. That was $87.00.

Not that it saved us any money, but we did bring a canvas tote and some plastic grocery bags to the store, so at least we helped the environment a bit.

[myrdale]

I usually fill up my truck around 1/4 of a tank. Took about $45 aswell yesterday at $3.58 a gallon.

I've been trying to cut back on the groceries, and being single I have not been hit in the pocket book there yet. However the bottled coke I got at the station was $1.30, where as they use to be $1.15 a year ago.

I do remember getting annoyed at the price of the quart of milk I bought a month ago. Eggs were about $3.20 for a dozen aswell.

[momof1in150]

Super jumped to $3.74 in RI. If my gas light goes on it is over $80 to fill my car. I just can't bring myself to do it.

I also went grocery shopping today and noticed that the commissary has raised some of their prices. I feel a little better knowing I paid $2.57 for a gallon of milk and $2.09 for 18 eggs.

[disneysteve]

Eggs were actually down to $1.99 today which is an improvement. Milk never got costly at Wegman's. I think they price it as a loss leader. We've been paying $2.95/gallon for months.

[irmanator]

in Wayne co. Ny i paid 3.64 /gal gas and 2.89 milk. Our wegmans has chicken on sale so we willbe eating that for a while.

[Snave]

My wife was excited b/cone of the grocer store chains was doing a deal where yiu transferred a prescription to their pharmacy and you got $1 off per galon of gas at their gas station. She also had something else where she got another 20 cents off. She saved $18 when she filled up with 15 gallons.

[maat55]

I've been paying 3.68 for milk at walmart. But only 3.39 per gallon on gas.

[cooliemae]

Even up here in here in WI, America's Dairyland, we're still paying $3.25 at Walmart for a gallon milk.

3.59 gallon for gas, though with oil recent spike i'm sure it's going to be going up. =(

[tigger98]

I try to buy my milk at Walgreen's when it is on sale for 3.59 because it is about $4 here. I also see what other sales they have when I go and I check out products with ECBs at CVS. I am with 2 miles of 4 grocery stores so I shop their loss leaders usually instead of doing a major shop at one store. Gas here is hovering around 3.55.

[creditcardfree]

I just paid $2.89 for skim milk at SuperTarget. The highest amount I've paid for fuel is $3.44/gal. Groceries are the hardest part for me to manage. The prices do seem like they have gone up significantly.

[Daylily]

$3.56 for gas

$3.99 HALF gallon organic milk (the only stuff DH will drink)

$1.99 dozen farm raised eggs (not organic but also not commercially grown)

Interestingly I've noticed that the price of the commercially grown eggs has risen to the price of the farm raised eggs. The farm raised eggs come from a place about 30 miles from here and are sold in the stores.

[sweeps]

Originally Posted by creditcardfree

I just paid $2.89 for skim milk at SuperTarget.

SuperTarget has had very reasonable prices on milk.

Originally Posted by Daylily

$3.99 HALF gallon organic milk (the only stuff DH will drink)

Wow, that's an expensive habit.

[gladtobeamommy]

I was just complaining yest to my kids about grocery shopping. I spent $216.00 @ BJ's and the spent another $113.00 @ Stop & Shop. It was harder keeping food on hand this week with the kids being home from school. They seem to graze when they are home. This summer should be interesting my food bill will sky rocket.

[rennigade]

I fill my tank up full every single time I go to the pump. I just swipe the credit card and pump till it stops. Why would I want to put in $30 of gas and not fill my tank completely? Thats just more times to the gas station. Its a waste of time.

Even if gas goes up by a $1, it's not the end of the world. My tank holds 15 gallons, I fill up once a week.

15 * 4 * $1 = $60/extra per month

It's only $60 more bucks a month. So food and everything else goes up, add an additional $60 - $100. So maybe you're paying $160 more per month than last year.

I know everyone here understands that there is absolutely nothing you can do to lower gas, milk, food, etc prices. We will simply have to deal with it. Either find a way to cut costs or find a way to generate extra income. Although, if someone here wants to invent an alternative fuel at a resonable price that we can afford, feel free.

Talk about beating a dead horse.

[disneysteve]

Originally Posted by rennigade

I know everyone here understands that there is absolutely nothing you can do to lower gas, milk, food, etc prices.

It is true that we can't actually lower the prices, but for food we can certainly be more careful where we shop, pay attention to sales, use coupons, switch to less costly brands, and eliminate waste. As for gas, we can eliminate unnecessary driving, keep our cars well maintained, check the tire air pressure, avoid quick starts and speeding to maximize efficiency.

[FrugalFish]

I hit a bit of a psychological barrier last week and it threw me into a bit of a funk. I hope I'm adjusting out of it, but am a little depressed about how our habits will have to change (i.e. less money for savings).

Gas crossed the $4 mark for us last week and for some reason, it was psychologically much worse for me than paying even 15 cents less/gallon. It's kind of hit the point where I wonder if it will ever stop. Talk is of $7/gallon gas here, but hopefully that is just fear talking.

After buying gas I went to the grocery store, and honestly was a little surprised by how many of my regular items were twice the price they were a month or two ago. We're going to have to rethink/rework our diet a little and try to be as frugal as when DH was unemployed- problem is that the stuff we survived on then is all the stuff that is through the roof price-wise.

I know we'll get through it, but right now I just feel like I've lost my bearings.

[stressedmama]

$2.89 for a gallon of skim milk at Aldi

$3.59 for a gallon of gas

If or when gas hits $4/gal here I will be in a serious funk too!

[rooskers]

$3.29 for 2% gallon of milk

$3.79 for a gallon of gas

I always count myself lucky that I am a stay at home dad and my wifes work is not very far away. We also decided to only have one child and now with the way things are I feel that was the right decision at least financially speaking.

[rennigade]

FrugalFish...unfortunately gas will hit $7 at some point in the future. Obviously this won't happen overnight but it will happen whether we like it or not. I'm only 25 years old, when i first started driving at 16, gas was .90/gallon. Now where I live, its $3.59/gallon. It's gone up more than $2.50 in less than 10 years.

$7/gallon may seem cheap when it comes a time when there's a major shortage of oil. We all know our oil supplies won't last forever. I'm praying by that time there is an alternative means to break free of our dependency of this substance.

[sweeps]

$7/gallon gas would definitely force something to happen. In the short term people would have to strongly consider things like carpooling or biking to work. Maybe even for some people they'd have to quit their job and find something closer to home.

The silver lining for the long term would be that the public and private sectors would have some major incentive to invest in other fuel sources. Unfortunately I don't think there is quite enough motivation at $3.59/gallon to do much.