How much has the cost of living gone up where you live?

[Amelia G]

How much has the cost of living gone up where you live in the past year? Obviously, gas is up for everyone, but what about other things like food and water and shelter and that sort of thing? How much of a ripple have you noticed?

For me, food is the most extreme place where the prices have just gone wild. I'm a bit of a foodie, so I know I buy expensive food to begin with, but the cost of my basic groceries has gone up around 30% on average where I live in Hollywood. A lot of the sort of luxury fruits have pretty much doubled in price. High quality and organic meats are up a lot. Seen less of a change in things like bread and eggs, which are up but not crazy up.

[Bikerpunk]

You've hit the nail on the head there - food's way up. Everything is affected as well - I'm seeing STUPID prices on art supplies and limited supply as well.

[Head Wreck]

bag of past has shot up this year, £5 a bag, a year ago it was £1.

i tend to eat a lot of salads otherwise and grow my own lettuce, cucumbers, obergenes, peppers, tomatoes, rhubarb, pears, and spring onions.

but council tax, and energy bills have rocketted

[mystoo]

I live in a university town so the rent has always been quite high here. I actually have just moved into a cheaper place than my last, and for living right downtown I think it's a rather decent amount. As for food, I barley notice a difference but I'm sure the hikes will hit soon enough.
I don't drive anymore, and bloody well relieved at that. Between insurance, repairs/maintenance, GAS!, sticker renewal, parking tickets,and all the other little extras involved,it was just getting out of hand.
Other than that, everything APPEARS to be normal...for now......

[Ed Mironiuk]

Same out here in Jersey. We started shopping at Sam's Club to save some cash. I'm not too keen on it being owned by Wal-mart but the big containers of fruit are too cheap not to buy.
One of these days I'm gonna buy one of those gallon sized cans of chocolate pudding and just go to town.

[One Eyed Cat]

How much has the cost of living gone up where you live in the past year? Obviously, gas is up for everyone, but what about other things like food and water and shelter and that sort of thing? How much of a ripple have you noticed?

For me, food is the most extreme place where the prices have just gone wild. I'm a bit of a foodie, so I know I buy expensive food to begin with, but the cost of my basic groceries has gone up around 30% on average where I live in Hollywood. A lot of the sort of luxury fruits have pretty much doubled in price. High quality and organic meats are up a lot. Seen less of a change in things like bread and eggs, which are up but not crazy up.

Housing went up mildly in Minneapolis. I'm kind of the master of the good deal though. Even Pittsburgh has gone up from what I've heard. I've been looking in the Bay Area. The market is tight although it really hasn't gone up price wise. Despite this, all three cities are buyer's markets. Best deals will be between now and October (fed will have to raise rates at the 10/08 meeting)

OEC

[Bikerpunk]

What went way up is credit. A lot of people at 8% now seeing their CC bills, even if they paid everything on time, go up to 29%.

[Mr Karl]

waiting for the 20% jump in natural gas, I think waters gone up a bit, a pack of smokes is 8.50,
The prime interest rate hasn't gone up though

[Wickedanima]

Everything has shot up HUGELY here. Its been harder to get groceries for two for any kind of reasonable price... Food is INSANE. Its a HUGE treat to buy fresh food. Food isn't all where it hurts, but the amazing inflation of the real estate market by 'flat landers' (lol) has made it very difficult for the regular work-your-ass-off locals to find semi-reasonable rentals and that. The story's so old it should have been set to music years ago. ^_^

[One Eyed Cat]

Everything has shot up HUGELY here. Its been harder to get groceries for two for any kind of reasonable price... Food is INSANE. Its a HUGE treat to buy fresh food. Food isn't all where it hurts, but the amazing inflation of the real estate market by 'flat landers' (lol) has made it very difficult for the regular work-your-ass-off locals to find semi-reasonable rentals and that. The story's so old it should have been set to music years ago. ^_^

Flatlanders? Are the scots throwing another civil war without inviting us?

OEC

[Wickedanima]

Lol!

Nah. Flat landers are those who do not live in the mountains. ^_^

[Bacchus88]

Can not eat out every night as I did... before....
I have to cook, I am the type i would pay someone to cook for me...

[One Eyed Cat]

Lol!

Nah. Flat landers are those who do not live in the mountains. ^_^

Start an insurgency.

OEC

[Bacchus88]

cost of living has not really effected me yet, that is the truth of the matter. I have to cut back really like said before. I can not go out and eat as much. Instead of going out 5 days a week I go 3 now...

[Wickedanima]

Start an insurgency.

OEC

LOL I should, but I'm far to lazy and self-involved.

[VoltaireBlue]

food and utilities are up here big time.

[One Eyed Cat]

LOL I should, but I'm far to lazy and self-involved.

haha well be sure to accessorize better than the flat landers. They sound like a shady lot of plastic pigfuckers in pearls.

[Wickedanima]

haha well be sure to accessorize better than the flat landers. They sound like a shady lot of plastic pigfuckers in pearls.

LOL Mostly just Florida transplants. They do their best to dress 'country' and ask blandly stupid questions about the Cherokee and Teepees.

[One Eyed Cat]

LOL Mostly just Florida transplants. They do their best to dress 'country' and ask blandly stupid questions about the Cherokee and Teepees.

ahh. Kitsch. Do people act silly if you dress up where you are? (I'm assuming somewhere southern) Minnesotans tend to dress for utility. It reminds me a bit of "grunge" looks actually.