The Retirement Thread

[Dave7]

Back from Aldi. Blinkin eck I spent some money!! Oh, that might come in handy.....oh, I could cook that with chicken.....AND prices have sky rocketed eg fresh orange juice that was 90p is now nearly 2 quid.
Oh.....I did stock up on booze which didn't help🙂

 

[Dave7]

Or swaying........?

Now be fair. It was only a gallon of scrumpy between them and Dirks mate had 1/2 a pint of that.

 

[Dave7]

MrsD is costing me a fortune on food.
I was look around and thinking "oh, we used to enjoy this or that" so in the trolley it went!
Eg the brekkie I am enjoying is hot salsa dip with tortilla chips. Years ago we went through jars of it......I don't recall it being this hot though. 😀

 

[Mo1959]

MrsD is costing me a fortune on food.
I was look around and thinking "oh, we used to enjoy this or that" so in the trolley it went!
Eg the brekkie I am enjoying is hot salsa dip with tortilla chips. Years ago we went through jars of it......I don't recall it being this hot though. 😀

Not sure I fancy that for breakfast

 

[Paulus]

I am now finding that the cost of food and groceries have gone through the roof. Today's delivery cost £114, for some essentials and a few dinners. Admittedly I don't buy budget ranges of stuff, but a year ago the average was £60 a week. Now we're up around the £100 mark.
Food inflation is currently running at around the 19-20% rate.

 

[Mo1959]

I am now finding that the cost of food and groceries have gone through the roof. Today's delivery cost £114, for some essentials and a few dinners. Admittedly I don't buy budget ranges of stuff, but a year ago the average was £60 a week. Now we're up around the £100 mark.
Food inflation is currently running at around the 19-20% rate.

I am inclined just to wander round two or three times per week with a couple of bags. Used to be you could get a fair amount for not much more than twenty quid, now it's often nearer forty. Sadly, I can't see prices ever reverting to what they were.

 

[Dave7]

Not sure I fancy that for breakfast

Nor me😀. Its just memories.

 

[BoldonLad]

I am now finding that the cost of food and groceries have gone through the roof. Today's delivery cost £114, for some essentials and a few dinners. Admittedly I don't buy budget ranges of stuff, but a year ago the average was £60 a week. Now we're up around the £100 mark.
Food inflation is currently running at around the 19-20% rate.

Yes, I am sort of part time carer for my brother-in-law. One of my tasks is to do his online grocery shopping order. A year or so ago, I sometimes struggled to reach the £40 minimum spend for delivery, not anymore, his bill regularly nears £70 now.

 

[Dave7]

Operate a sharing the bills scheme?

Sounds good but how would it work ?

 

[BoldonLad]

Sounds good but how would it work ?

Have a shared account for bills, but, separate account for each person. Both people pay into bills account, and, all bills paid out of bills account.

Then, reality kicks in and you do as you are told, like the rest of us

 

[welsh dragon]

I have returned form the metropolis if Newtown. Its been around 7 weeks since I did my shopping and bloody hell the priced are even more ridiculous than the last time I shopped.

I'm just going to have to cut Mr WD' food ration down. 😆

 

[numbnuts]

Been shopping and done walking
I like to guesstimate at the check out I thought it would be about £60.....it was flippin £80 and that's without buying meat

 

[pawl]

I am now finding that the cost of food and groceries have gone through the roof. Today's delivery cost £114, for some essentials and a few dinners. Admittedly I don't buy budget ranges of stuff, but a year ago the average was £60 a week. Now we're up around the £100 mark.
Food inflation is currently running at around the 19-20% rate.

We use home delivery fromTesco and Acodo.Prices have gone up What we have found it’s stopped us doing impulse buying.Those things that go into the trolley You know I fancy that and that .Before you know where you are your trolley is half full of fancy that 🛒🛒🛒

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I have returned form the metropolis if Newtown. Its been around 7 weeks since I did my shopping and bloody hell the priced are even more ridiculous than the last time I shopped.

I'm just going to have to cut Mr WD' food ration down. 😆

The very large eggs that our Tesco sell were £2.40 a half dozen a fortnight ago, I brought another half dozen Friday last and they had gone up to £2.60.

 

[numbnuts]

The very large eggs that our Tesco sell were £2.40 a half dozen a fortnight ago, I brought another half dozen Friday last and they had gone up to £2.60.

Mine XL were £2.40