Your 2022 Grocery Bill Isn't Looking Pretty

Robert59

Robert59

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Now I live in Tennesee. Did live in Michigan.
Prices of just about everything expected to keep rising.

Red-hot inflation has been showing up in tangible form in everyone's grocery bills throughout 2021. Is there relief on the horizon in the new year? Not so much. The Wall Street Journal surveyed several major food manufacturers and finds that prices for just about everything will keep rising. Kraft Heinz, for example, projects an average price increase of 5% for its products, though some will go as high as 20%. Fans of the company's Grey Poupon mustard should brace for a hike of up to 13%. Another big name, Mondelez International, plans to raise the price of its cookies, candy, and other goodies by up to 7% starting in January. General Mills also will be raising prices next month. Produce, dairy, bread, juice, mac-and-cheese, frozen meals, mayo—you name it, it's probably going up.

https://www.newser.com/story/314969/your-2022-grocery-bill-isnt-looking-pretty.html
 

I started noticing this in recent weeks.
Examples:
a few cents under $7 for a dozen eggs (I didn't need eggs that badly! waited til I found them at $3.99 in another store the next week)
a few cents under $18 for a roast beef that was a little over two pounds
$3.99 for a small loaf of white bread

However, it's non-food essentials that are really extreme. A couple of dollar stores sell bathroom tissue (toilet paper) for $1, not great quality, BUT grocery stores sell much-lower quality tissue and charge $2.99 or more (plus tax).
 
Ok, I am male, so grocery stores have never been part of my life. My late wife did all that stuff, and I was pleased she did.
Since I started to do some grocery shopping, 7 years ago, boy have I notice a jump in the price of basics. I wonder if this increasing price routine is planning on reversing it's trend once the 'supply line' is working again. We who live on fixed budgets are beginning to feel the pinch and it is beginning to hurt.
 

Yes it will go up and only those who can change their buying habits or find workarounds will be ok.
Change your menu find cheaper options but so many just buy the same thing over and over complaining the whole time. Even some do not check other stores as some may have other options.

I honestly think some hope people and i have seen it lately will hoard items just like TP all over again.
Unfortunately food cannot last like TP.
 
It's looking pretty grim for us pensioners and it's looking pretty grim for everyone else too. Unless you got big dollars in the bank, we all going to have to "bite the bullet." You just might have to sell that cottage by the lake, you gas guzzling motorhome, your toys like ATV or pontoon boats, stop eating in resturants, stop buying a new car every 2 years and stop taking those exotic holidays that cost big bucks. You are going to have to modify your lifestyle. Less is really better.
 
Like @Jeni said to adjust what you buy, and what your food choices are,
and even in some of the ways @Packerjohn said,
(though on a lesser scale; I didnt have those big ticket items;))

I have managed to find some substitutions for groceries and foods, and to do fine, without some I used to get, that went too high in prices for the short time they lasted.
And do check and compare the store prices, like Jeni said, because the same item does cost differently in different stores!
Though it still costs a lot, to get groceries and household basics.

It is the non-grocery, monthly overhead items costs rising, that hurts me even more than the increasing grocery prices.
Things like higher premiums and higher insurance costs, and other utilities, that skyrocketing increases, really more difficult on my income!
 
Inflation is NOT going to decline anytime in the near future. Between the shortages related to Covid, and a government that thinks it can solve every problem by "throwing money at it", consumer prices will continue to rise substantially.

We've been watching the grocery stores for bargains and buying extra when on sale. Last week, eggs for $1.25/dozen, sugar for $1.69/4lbs, and butter for $1.79/lb. We have a nice local grocery store, a big Walmart, and a couple of Dollar stores within easy driving distance, and browse them all.
 
I’ve noticed that the price of many basic inexpensive foods are settling back to more normal levels.

If I watch the weekly fliers and stick with the basics I can still keep costs down.

It’s also a great time to reduce or eliminate the estimated 40% waste from the average American home.

We’ll get through this just like every generation before us has gotten through their tough times.
 
Over the past year I've noticed groceries and other prices creeping - and sometimes jumping - up. Almost everything is at least 10% higher.

My parents grew up during the Depression and taught their kids the value of a dollar. Those lessons were invaluable when I've needed to make a dollar do a dance before letting it leave my hands.

Spending less at the grocery store and other places isn't rocket science. Tips and tricks for doing so are everywhere.

#1 is learning to separate wants from needs.

When it comes to food:
People WANT to eat fat, juicy steaks and meals centered around meat.
People NEED some fresh, frozen or canned fruits and vegetables, some starch, and far less protein (not necessarily meat) than advertisers have trained us to believe.
 
I have switched to a basic menu for nearly a couple years now. Protein powder, super greens powder, nuts, seeds, cheese, olive oil, and recently some canned tuna and shredded wheat. Only the tuna and shredded wheat have name brands, which I could easily switch to plain labeled brands. I still work so cannot go to pantries, but many here could, no shame in it, my mom did when she was retired.
 

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