Grocery costs have had the highest year-over-year increase since 1990 – here’s an article that looks a little bit at why. I know I’ve noticed this trend (especially on cheese, which used to go on sale for $2.50 to $3 per pound, and now seldom drops below $3.50) — have you?- What will you do with your economic stimulus check from the government?
- And in what seems to be a weekly toilet trend on this blog, Slate this week published “It’s time to drink toilet water,” a sobering look at water usage.
- Finally, we need some humor around here! I am generally quiet about my burgeoning fiber and spinning addiction (an addiction, it must be said, that inexplicably causes grown people to drool, sometimes literally, when touching wool), but this article is a perfect connection – at last, the government is looking into REAL sustainability (and soft, soft wool).
I’ve noticed this here in NZ too. There has been a big jump in the cost of dairy products. I buy butter instead of margarine because it’s not packaged in plastic. 500g (just over a pound) used to go on special for NZ$1.99 last year. Now I’m lucky to pay less than $4. The price of cheese and milk has increased by about 50%.