My Shopping with Sidewalker feature this month may be a day late, but as you can see from the total below, it is not a dollar short. In stark contrast to the words of Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke telling all that will listen that inflation is a non-existent threat, my grocery bill has gone up for the second month in a row. Month over a month I have seen just over a 1% increase. Just prove to Mr. Bernanke that he is not the only one who can be a smart arse with numbers, that equates to an annualized rate of inflation at just over 12%. Stick that in your non-inflationary pipe and smoke it Mr. Bernanke…
$2.84 {+$0.09} 1lb Land O’ Lakes unsalted butter
$2.99 {No Change} 1 dozen Eggland’s Best large grade ‘A’ eggs
$1.33 {-$0.33} 2 liter bottle of Coca-Cola Classic
$4.95 {+$1.00} 5lb Perdue Oven Stuffer whole roaster chicken
$9.99 {No Change} 12 pack of Charmin Ultra Strong toilet paper
$3.19 {No Change} 1 loaf of Wonder Bread Classic White
$3.79 {No Change} 2.5 Gallons of Poland Spring drinking water
$2.79 {No Change} 6.4oz. Starkist Chunk Light Tuna in water
$4.98 {-$0.40} 2lb of 80% lean ground beef
$3.19 {No Change} 5.6oz. Aquafresh Triple Protection toothpaste
$3.99 {+$1.00} 1lb Seedless White Grapes
$2.50 {+$0.51} 5lb Idaho Potatoes
$2.49 {+$0.20} 3 Bars of Dial Soap white
$27.99 {No Change} Nestle Good Start 2 Natural Cultures 9-24 Months baby food
$2.99 {No Change} 12 oz. box of Kellogg’s Cornflakes
$3.49 {No Change} 11.3 oz Folgers Classic Roast coffee
$5.49 {No Change} 3lb Uncle Bens long grain rice
$1.70 {-$0.09} 4 pack 9 Lives cat food
$2.99 {No Change} 50 oz. Ajax laundry detergent
$3.79 {+$0.20} 5lb Domino Pure Cane Granulated Sugar
Total: $97.46 {+$1.18}
-Luke Sidewalker
-Current balance $25.63
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I was reading a post here and then all the sudden the screen changed and it went to an entirely different post. That was freaky.
I apologize. I do hope at least the new story was at least a little interesting!
-Luke Sidewalker
And just what would the rate of inflation be if you used the real increase? Your total this time is $2.18 more (not $1.18) so that’s almost twice as bad as you thought it was. Dueling calculators in aisle 3? Meet you there! (Go ahead, check my math. I checked it twice myself. lol)