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* No frozen yogurt at Krogers - 1 messages, 1 author
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* PBS Irish potato famine I think I found a cheap diet - 1 messages, 1 author
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* Review: "How To Live Well Without Owning a Car - Save Money, Breathe Easier,
and Get More Mileage Out of Life" by Chris Balish - 1 messages, 1 author
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TOPIC: No frozen yogurt at Krogers
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/9c140886712a166e?hl=en
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Date: Fri, Oct 30 2009 9:51 pm
From: "Rod Speed"
sr wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> sr wrote
>>>> Wow ! Talk about inflation !
>>> Inflation? Us old people aren't getting s.s. increases because, they claim, there isn't any inflation. However, I
>>> see my food of choice has gone up for 33 cents to 47 cents to 118 all in one year.
>> What food is that ?
> ==Canned kidney beans, I have since switched to the dry kidney bean 16 servings for 2.50 a bag, much cheaper .
Yeah, thats what I was thinking, you dont usually see permanent
hikes that dramatic in basic foods that cant be fixed by alternatives.
> Since the woodstove is going anyway, no energy cost to cook the dry beans.
> =====a win, win situation, after all======
True.
>>> If this isn't inflation, it must be the weak dollar that is making this price increases
>> Unlikely that you are eating imported food exclusively, at that price.
>> And if its imported from china, it wont be the weak dollar
>> either because their currency is locked to the US dollar.
>>> ===========
>>> "Gerry" <xvbg@xvx.com> wrote in message
>>> news:3do8e5p3c94agmoate4atc17fbu9besnrj@4ax.com...
>>>> About 6 years ago I decided I needed to watch my weight and slow
>>>> down on snack food. Such as cake, cookies and candy. To avoid
>>>> the "good stuff" I picked up a gallon container of frozen yogurt at
>>>> Krogers. It had 32 -- 4oz servings. Each serving was 90
>>>> calories. I ate
>>>> four of five servings a day and have been able to maintain my
>>>> weight. The cost of a gallon was about $4 (give or take a few
>>>> cents.) That means about a gallon a week for 6 years. Imagine my surprise
>>>> when I discovered last week that Krogers is no longer carrying
>>>> gallons of frozen yogurt.
>>>>
>>>> I went to Publix, but all the frozen yogurt they had was packaged
>>>> in one quart tubs and priced at about $4 each. Wow ! Talk
>>>> about inflation !
>>>>
>>>> Does anybody know of any other grocers who might carry the gallon
>>>> containers ?
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TOPIC: PBS Irish potato famine I think I found a cheap diet
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/d711a1d7be725c7e?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Oct 30 2009 9:54 pm
From: "Rod Speed"
sr wrote
> sr <solos42@uninets.net> wrote
>> frater mus <pan2009.fratermus@spamgourmet.net> wrote
> About Potatoes:
> still cheap
And very easy to grow too. Not even any starting cost, you can
grow them from the discards that have sprouted or have gone
green or even from the peelings or just the eyes from what you eat.
> The potato is an excellent source of vitamins and minerals. One medium
> potato provides a healthy dose of magnesium, iron, potassium, fiber,
> vitamin C and niacin. 4 g of protein, 2.13 sugars,3.6 fiber size 2
> 1/4" ==========but----Genetically altered potatoes now being grown
> actually produce their own insecticide.,( or was, at this time. the
> greeners protested the Monsanto altered potato. This genetic
> alterning was done to discourage the potato bug, to reduce chemical
> spray. A lot of chemicals go into the dirt so, potato being a root
> veg, is going to be absorbed into the potato. But the protesters,
> got it off the market, therefore, ---you know the rest
> ===
Its still available if you want it.
>>> In college I dated a vegetarian grrrl who ate, basically, only baked
>>> potatoes and Miller Lite.
>>>
>>> She was a little strange.
>> 0000000000
>>>
>> She wasn't drinking that potato?
>> I love a salad with my baked potato. I believe the potato produces
>> serotonin, that is like a
>> tranquilizer, Not the word I wanted, but it has a calming effect on
>> some people.
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TOPIC: Review: "How To Live Well Without Owning a Car - Save Money, Breathe
Easier, and Get More Mileage Out of Life" by Chris Balish
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/dff28f482d02ae5c?hl=en
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Date: Sat, Oct 31 2009 12:29 am
From: Les Cargill
Scott in SoCal wrote:
> Last time on misc.consumers, Marsha <mas@xeb.net> said:
>
>> Kayak44 wrote:
>>> He's not smug, he's just saying what everyone knows is true but
>>> doesn't want to hear.
>>>
>>> I went for a few years with no car and winters here are just as bad as
>>> anywhere else. Sure, it was difficult but not impossible. Excuses are
>>> just that, excuses.
>>>
>>> I own a small SUV now because I'm selfish, don't like to be
>>> inconvenienced and can afford it, but at least I'm honest about it.
>> You are cordially invited to my neck of the woods, where I would have to
>> go a few miles just to catch a bus. And the route I would have to take
>> - no thanks. I would need a concealed carry permit just to feel
>> half-way safe. He is being smug, whether you want to admit it or not.
>> Public transportation is not an option for everyone, no matter how you
>> slice it.
>
> Where you live is a lifestyle choice, no matter how you slice it.
It is generally dictated by income.
> If
> you chose to make access to transit a priority you could do it,
In New York city*, it is well known that identical quarters two
blocks closer to public transport will be higher in price. What
the automobile does is allow people to substitute for public
transport, which is expensive because it's subsidized.
So what's really required is a wee bit of economic analysis.
*example chosen for sample size.
> so
> knock off the disingenuous whining.
She really does a workman's job replying to you on this little
snip...
--
Les Cargill
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