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<blockquote data-quote="plat" data-source="post: 994023" data-attributes="member: 74969">Hey, everyone.&nbsp; Read an article recently that stated 95% of Americans (wow!) have made adjustments to cope with skyrocketing prices.&nbsp; I can only imagine it&#039;s similar or the same (worse?!) around the world.&nbsp; How are you handling it?&nbsp; Or are you managing well otherwise without adjusting your budget?I&#039;ll start.&nbsp; I take public transportation whenever needed.&nbsp; Food!&nbsp; OK, cut out a lot of red meat and chicken which have also gone insanely high. BUT...when I do get it it&#039;s free-range, antibiotic-free, and for beef:&nbsp; sirloin so it doesn&#039;t melt away in the pan.&nbsp; One small 9 dollar package lasts almost two months of once-a-week beef servings.&nbsp; Organics!&nbsp; Kale, strawberries, spinach, etc.&nbsp; A little pricier but buying that in bulk--it&#039;s healthier and I use my freezer. No sodas or carbonated water any more.&nbsp; It&#039;s filtered tap water infused with lemon and frozen strawberries.&nbsp; Electricity:&nbsp; shut it all off every time I leave.&nbsp; No fans, nothing.&nbsp; Not any more.&nbsp; Gas and utility prices are thru the roof around here.&nbsp; OK, now you.&nbsp; It&#039;s getting crazy, right?[URL unfurl=&quot;true&quot;]https://www.businessinsider.com/how-inflation-is-changing-grocery-shopping-coupons-sales-frozen-foods-2022-6?op=1[/URL]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="plat, post: 994023, member: 74969"] Hey, everyone. Read an article recently that stated 95% of Americans (wow!) have made adjustments to cope with skyrocketing prices. I can only imagine it's similar or the same (worse?!) around the world. How are you handling it? Or are you managing well otherwise without adjusting your budget? I'll start. I take public transportation whenever needed. Food! OK, cut out a lot of red meat and chicken which have also gone insanely high. BUT...when I do get it it's free-range, antibiotic-free, and for beef: sirloin so it doesn't melt away in the pan. One small 9 dollar package lasts almost two months of once-a-week beef servings. Organics! Kale, strawberries, spinach, etc. A little pricier but buying that in bulk--it's healthier and I use my freezer. No sodas or carbonated water any more. It's filtered tap water infused with lemon and frozen strawberries. Electricity: shut it all off every time I leave. No fans, nothing. Not any more. Gas and utility prices are thru the roof around here. OK, now you. It's getting crazy, right? [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.businessinsider.com/how-inflation-is-changing-grocery-shopping-coupons-sales-frozen-foods-2022-6?op=1[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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