Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Changing perceptions due to rising costs?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="mom_in_training" data-source="post: 148686" data-attributes="member: 2727"><p>I have always been a frugal shopper, Looking for the sales... Wal-Mart is a awesome place to buy snack foods because they are always allot cheaper there. I have noticed for the past few months that the price on food has gone up big time. A good example are eggs. I used to get the 18 count at Vons for under $4.00 now they are a whopping $6.99 for the same 18 count. Sometimes they have the buy one get one free but ummmm I can't see me spending $6.99 for the one. Yikes!!!! Thinking to get a chicken for the backyard. Lol!!! and I do not hesitate to buy storebrand. And as for the gas. OMG!!!! its breaking me big time. I am only getting about 10 MPG. Our minivans (6 cylinder) nickname is HOGZ. The bad thing though is that its my only vehicle and I have to have it for the wheelchair that my son has. I need to somehow figure out how I can get an economical smaller car (4 cylinder) and just leave one of the wheelchairs at his school. He just got a new wheelchair and I held onto the other one. As far as the public transportation, I would use it everyday if I could. Not only saves on the wear and tear of your vehicle but is actually cheaper so long as you can schedule appointments and all around their schedules. I have taken the Metro Link Train several times to my sons Dr appoinments that are in another county and it works out quite well. Allot of standing around waiting for the limited trains coming back our way but well worth it. It relieves the stress of having to deal with the 91 frwy as well. That frwy is a nightmare and can take anywhere from 2 to 4 hours to get back home verses 20 minutes if we take the train bypassing that nasty traffic. If I could I would get a gulf cart or just go horse and buggy. Lol!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mom_in_training, post: 148686, member: 2727"] I have always been a frugal shopper, Looking for the sales... Wal-Mart is a awesome place to buy snack foods because they are always allot cheaper there. I have noticed for the past few months that the price on food has gone up big time. A good example are eggs. I used to get the 18 count at Vons for under $4.00 now they are a whopping $6.99 for the same 18 count. Sometimes they have the buy one get one free but ummmm I can't see me spending $6.99 for the one. Yikes!!!! Thinking to get a chicken for the backyard. Lol!!! and I do not hesitate to buy storebrand. And as for the gas. OMG!!!! its breaking me big time. I am only getting about 10 MPG. Our minivans (6 cylinder) nickname is HOGZ. The bad thing though is that its my only vehicle and I have to have it for the wheelchair that my son has. I need to somehow figure out how I can get an economical smaller car (4 cylinder) and just leave one of the wheelchairs at his school. He just got a new wheelchair and I held onto the other one. As far as the public transportation, I would use it everyday if I could. Not only saves on the wear and tear of your vehicle but is actually cheaper so long as you can schedule appointments and all around their schedules. I have taken the Metro Link Train several times to my sons Dr appoinments that are in another county and it works out quite well. Allot of standing around waiting for the limited trains coming back our way but well worth it. It relieves the stress of having to deal with the 91 frwy as well. That frwy is a nightmare and can take anywhere from 2 to 4 hours to get back home verses 20 minutes if we take the train bypassing that nasty traffic. If I could I would get a gulf cart or just go horse and buggy. Lol!! [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Changing perceptions due to rising costs?
Top