iReporters end splurges to pay for food
By Joshuah at 10 June, 2008, 2:55 pm
The feedback from this story is interesting. People actually start whining about those who have “too many” children. Idiots.
Via: iReporters end splurges to pay for food – CNN.com
Americans are changing how they shop to combat high food prices. iReporters say they’re planning trips to the grocery store with military precision — arming themselves with coupons and making sure they’re in the right shoppers’ clubs to get the best deals.Others are looking even closer to home: buying in bulk from the local dairy on behalf of co-workers or just growing food in their yard.
Eric Hubbard of Knoxville, Tennessee, says he pays about twice as much for food as he did in 2007.
“Add to this the difference in the cost of gas,” Hubbard says, “and it becomes apparent the problem that American families are facing.”
iReport.com: ‘Eating and surviving’ become way of lifeHubbard, who has a girlfriend and two daughters to consider, said all extraneous activities have been reduced, and he is focusing on only the most important expenses: his home, food and gas.
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