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Ol Janx Spirit

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10. But in January the S&P 500 was up 1.4%, and the Dow Jones was up 1.1%....

Reply to Coldwater (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 12:01 PM

Feb 3

See? Our stock portfolios are outpacing inflation nicely!

I'm waiting for Orange Jesus to "Truth" out that he just fed 5,000 people with only five loaves and two fish and still had twelve baskets full of broken pieces left over--and then tell us nobody's ever heard of such a thing before; it's a miracle really; some are saying miracle; a word nobody uses anymore. Negeflation he will proclaim it!

And the GOP all ate and were satisfied....

It's a collective delusion; I'm telling ya....

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December saw biggest grocery price increase in over 3 years [View all] Coldwater Feb 3 OP

My beloved Eight o Clock coffee has gone through the roof. Diamond_Dog Feb 3 #1

Have the same problem steelyboo Feb 3 #12

Wow! Thanks for the tip! Diamond_Dog Feb 3 #21

I think they all caved on the "shrinkflation" thing... keep_left Feb 3 #22

Yes, I've noticed "shrinkflation" in bags of coffee for quite some time, too. Diamond_Dog Feb 3 #23

Besides groceries razor blades, battery operated tooth brush refills and batteries are ridiculous. doc03 Feb 3 #2

You know, when a bottle of olive oil goes from 17.99 to 21.99, when niyad Feb 3 #3

A loaf of French bread at Walmart which cost $0.99 a couple of years ago is now $1.64 dalton99a Feb 3 #4

I've got one price point I've followed, simply because of the reason I started using the commodity. slightlv Feb 3 #15

These are the numbers released by the government AFTER Trump fired everyone who reported "bad" statistics. Midnight Writer Feb 3 #5

I hope you're not suggesting... littlemissmartypants Feb 3 #7

Yeah, I've seen a lot of the items I buy each week go up in price by quite a bit. patphil Feb 3 #6

A pound of hamburger, which I bought yesterday... slightlv Feb 3 #17

There's an old saying that you can eat everything from a pig except it's squeal. patphil Feb 3 #19

Coffee is now extremely expensive 2abigbman Feb 3 #8

I bought a medium pizza and a bottle of water ... $35 BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 3 #9

But in January the S&P 500 was up 1.4%, and the Dow Jones was up 1.1%.... Ol Janx Spirit Feb 3 #10

Isn't December when they usually have a lot of sales on holiday related food items?..nt Wounded Bear Feb 3 #11

Even the sales are bad. I'm not finding much on the 50% off tables anymore. I used to be able AnotherMother4Peace Feb 3 #14

How could Biden do this to us? NameAlreadyTaken Feb 3 #13

I quipped at the check stand yesterday, "If food prices get any cheaper you will be giving them away". flashman13 Feb 3 #16

I can't get out of the checkout line for less than $100. And I'm trying to be extremely frugal! slightlv Feb 3 #18

I've noticed it at Giant mvd Feb 3 #20