I'm confused about the math.

[JustAnotherGen]

6. Great post and question

We do well financially and have access to a lot of farm stands. I pass three on my day's I commute to the office. I am seeing the increases in Olive Oil - not imported - we buy California Brand. But - who is picking the Olives in California now. Our Dunkin no longer offers 3 for $19.99 bags of coffee. My husband's espresso beans have jumped $6. I'm not buying Ricotta cheese again for a very long time. My mother in law taught me how to make cheeses, gardinieri, pasta, gnocchi. I haven't seen a rise in my Omaha Steaks orders yet - but I mostly buy Kielbasa, Brat, etc. etc. there. Closest to what I remember as a little kid living in West Germany.

It's just the two of us. I had two bags of groceries yesterday from Shoprite and my bill was $160.

A year ago that was $115.

This is when it becomes expensive to be poor or working class.

We can go halvesies with our friends to buy a cow twice a year. We can afford the parts for my husband to build a basement hydroponic greenhouse and stock up on seeds.

If you don't have the money or space upfront? How do you afford it on the back end?

I'm focused on my local foodbank, community kitchen, and localized meals on wheels.

Reach out to anyone who you know might be connected to meals on wheels. There ARE people like me who are working with two other volunteers to make sure our routes don't go hungry in this post Meals on Wheels America.

We don't want Seniors to go hungry. We are still there - in DEFIANCE of that mother fucker in the White House.