I find myself completely disillusioned Every Single Time I leave the store. I can not keep up with this ever increasing trend of rising prices. I just left the store and for a quarter of a cart, basics, coffee, flour car food, milk, tp, etc was $90!! It's Always ALWAYS nearly $100 every time. How are we doing this??!!.

I spend my money on rent, bills, gas and flipping groceries, and I cant save, can barely survive. How are you guys doing?? How do you afford food?? Heck butt paper is over $10 for 6 rolls that go so quick I'm convinced the whole "triple roll" is triple bullshit. What are some basic tips of the trade here other than using coupons, which I do, and only buying on sale, which is a given.. :) thanks for letting me rant.

*edit to say I have never had a post get this much traction before, I'm old and slow but I'm trying my best to respond to you beautiful people. And also cat food not car food, the one damn time my phone doesn't autocorrect.

Also thank you. Thank you for knowing there is so much commonality between us and so many wonderful ideas and tips. I hope that there is change in our futures. You younger generation gives this old broad a lot of hope, I know shit is super difficult right now, and seems bleak, but there is real chance now for change. I don't know how to fix it, but I got your backs all the way.

Oh and *edit again to say two quick things. One it isn't so much about what is being bought, it's more about what same things were once bought two-three years ago were nowhere near as expensive as they are currently. And two what I bought. From my receipt.- Cat food $10, coffee $14 one pound, cat litter $16, tp $7, hot cocoa $2, granola bars 2-$5, Kroger raisin bran $3, Kroger sugar $4, Kroger flour $3, two cans of condensed milk $4, milk $3, and I splurged on a box of Annie's grams for $3 on sale, and a mix of curry for $3 and there ya have it and I apologize it was $80.98 not 90$ I rounded up incorrectly. But regardless this is not a splurging bill here. Just wanted to clarify. Thank you all again.