The whole day was the latest news of price hikes for agricultural products! Lo and behold we knew that it's gonna happen one way or another after those unforgiving calamities of floods and wildfires. Good that there's no snowstorm of the century.
The "supply chain" and the distribution of goods and services during the devastating calamities had it way too far that the struggling business people will have to do such drastic measures of price hike for their farm goods. Next year!
You can just understand them. Uncertainty that is...
If our grocery bills amounting to over $1,200/month on regular basis, next year would be or probably $1,500/month because of the price hike.
Of course that includes the food (meat/fish/poultry, canned goods, pasta, noodles, bread), softdrinks, juice, cleaning supply, bathroom tissue, paper towels, bath soap, shampoo, laundry detergent, coffee, sugar, milk, vegetables, sack of rice and bags of potatoes. Our coffee consumption would probably less next year. Husband spent $200 worth of Coffee (pods) per month for our Keurig machine. He was thinking of using electric coffee pot instead, much cheaper.
To minimize expenditures, better browse local supermarket flyers, use discount coupons or shop only when products are on "sale."
Being thrifty without being stingy or learn to diet.
Many options out there.
Good luck to all of us.
