Groceries Price Increases by 40%, what cut backs do you have to do?

Siasia on 28/02/2022 - 18:46

How do you survive when almost everything in Supermarkets increases by 20-40%

I am referring to every day essentials like food, toilet paper, laundry detergent, etc

What cut backs do you have to do?

Buy no brand name
Eat cheaper food like 50 cents instant noodle instead of eating 🍕
Stopping kids music lesson
No more kids sport lesson
Stopping kids dance lesson
Sell car and buy old car or use public transport
Move kids from private school to public school
Quit smoking and drinking
Canceling streaming service like foxtel

Feel free to add more

Food & Grocery

Comments

                  • idonotknowwhy on 02/03/2022 - 08:08

                    @jv:

                    Is sugar Vegan ???

                    I consider honey to be an animal product, as such, I'm able to eat it on the carnivore diet ;)

    • jv on 01/03/2022 - 23:34
      +1

      could slash your food bill

      'could' is very different from 'does'…

  • Top G on 01/03/2022 - 22:29

    Opportunity to lose some weight for many. Given more than 2/3s of Aussie are overweight/obese.

    • jv on 02/03/2022 - 00:16
      +17

      Ironically, all the sugary food is mainly what is on sale each week whilst meat & veg are going up in price.

  • [Deactivated] on 02/03/2022 - 00:36
    +1

    Cut back on craft beer :(

  • serpserpserp on 02/03/2022 - 10:02

    I haven't seen this massive markup on "food" you speak of.

  • RocketSwitch on 02/03/2022 - 10:07
    +1

    I use the Crypto.com card for 3% back each time, it's not much, but every little counts.

    • Slippery Otter on 03/03/2022 - 08:41
      +1

      5% here, will get all my friends and family to use my card as much as possible. No issues with reimbursements.

      • RocketSwitch on 03/03/2022 - 10:13

        It's amazing isn't it? 2 months and got back $900, but because of the price, it's $589 now. I would have otherwise not had this money! And it can grow!

  • Mikay89 on 02/03/2022 - 11:19
    +2

    My weekly shop pre-covid and single was always $60-80, Mrs moved in during covid and our avg shop is now $120-150.
    Hasn't really gone up or down much at all for us, but we always shop at the local fruit and veg, butcher, bakery and only by odd bits and things at the duopoly (milk, tp, occasional snacks etc.).

    My guess is you're probably just buying more things than before, or purchasing more frequently than pre-covid.
    Pasta is a great example - pre covid I ain't never seen supermarkets sell out of pasta, like how are people eating several times more pasta and still consuming the same or more meats and veg? Either people are consuming way more food than before, or just stocked up to oblivion.

    At our local coles and woolies in Dianella (Perth) during the recent transport issues, meat section didn't have any steak, chicken breast or mince… yet almost every other cut possibly was in almost full supply and reasonably priced too. Then around the corner at the butcher, no surprise they had plenty of stock to go around and you'll usually get meat cuts cheaper & tastes better, I always ask them what's looking good or on special this week and boom a few bucks off plus a nice conversation too.

    If you're not buying in season fruit and veg and substituting items that have spiked in price, including substituting meat cuts other than those above, then its no surprise your bills have gone up significantly. Don't be stuck in your ways, change things up! Shop local, shop less, try new recipes, drink more water and less juice/soft drinks, cook more and get the whole family involved, food prep on weekends so things are ready for quick mid-week cooks etc.
    You'll notice things aren't as expensive as you think they are, and hopefully you'll enjoy the experiences a little more too.

    And definitely quit smoking and drinking if you can, even just reducing or halfing your weekly/monthly drinking will make a huge difference.

  • IM-Cheap on 02/03/2022 - 11:22

    I shop sale and go to the local butcher/green grocer -also cook more in season. Honestly I think the raw materials have not gone up as much as the processing cost. Does take abit more meal planning to make sure everything gets used.

  • rektrading on 02/03/2022 - 13:41
    -3

    Gm fam,

    Breaking NEWs: UKOIL just tapped $110 and USOIL is expected to hit $110 in the next few hours.

    https://ibb.co/KXKGwwd

    The next targets are $128 and $147.

  • diddy50 on 02/03/2022 - 15:03
    +2

    I certainly have not observed any 40% price increases.

    I bulk buy certain shelf stable items when on sale to reduce any price increases.

    I also change the cut of meat I buy to reduce costs.

    • Baghern on 02/03/2022 - 16:17
      +1

      Neither have I

      it felt like the last few months most things have increased 10% though

      The only thing that comes to mind that would increase 40% would be fruit and veges that are not in peak season

      • diddy50 on 02/03/2022 - 16:23

        I guess that is part of the normal price cycle, supply and demand, and not really linked to inflation.

  • mooboy on 02/03/2022 - 20:21

    I've been thinking about toilet paper recently. My anecdotal experience is that, for at least last 20 years, that the price hasn't gone up at all - not even counting for inflation. My recollection from the 90s was my benchmark was that 50c a roll was a good price. Now 50c would actually be what you pay in a TP emergency. Is my memory faulty? Where has TP gone up 40%?

    • BewareOfThe Dog on 03/03/2022 - 12:52

      Less sheets on the roll, and less Ply?

  • deneb on 03/03/2022 - 02:08

    The only thing I consumed that increased by more than 40% was smokes (in fact probably closer to 500% in the past decade).
    Stuffs i often eat like shapes, mint slices have been around same price forever assuming you only stock up during 1/2 price promo. fruit and meat might've been about 15%.

  • ozlab on 03/03/2022 - 03:40
    +1

    Ask for 40% pay rise to compensate inflation

  • Scrooge McGoose on 03/03/2022 - 11:48
    +4

    Supermarkets will lower their prices soon and call it slashing prices "Was $5, now $4.70" Even though it was under $4 just a short while go.

  • Fobsessive on 03/03/2022 - 16:20
    +2

    Colesworth 500g frozen fruit (eg pineapple, blueberries, mangoes) were $4 a year ago. Now they are $5.8.
    45% increase.

    • GG57 on 04/03/2022 - 10:24

      I'm not sure why you would want frozen fruit, maybe for a specific cooking purpose.
      Are they Australian or imported products?

      • Fobsessive on 04/03/2022 - 11:17
        +1

        Frozen pros:

        Mangoes - availability to have mangoes outside of summer.
        Blueberries - cheaper than fresh.
        Pineapple - convenient, saves me from chopping a hard fresh pineapple.

        All are imported, often from South America.

        • GG57 on 04/03/2022 - 11:37
          +3

          To be fair, for produce that is imported, I would expect a cost increase. There have been significant cost increases in the shipping industry (resulting from COVID-19 impacts).
          In terms of OP's question, I think imported, frozen produce should be excluded from the discussion.

  • hasher22 on 03/03/2022 - 17:32

    It's getting tougher, I've been shopping for years at Aldi and I don't care if its a brand name or not unless I grew up with it like milo, nutella which are some exceptions to my buying habits

    It's unfortunate and fortunate that I look at coles and woolies 50% off every week and only buy those at discount.

  • pogichinoy on 03/03/2022 - 21:35
    +1

    No cutbacks, but wait to buy the items on supermarket half price deals.

    Avocados are cheap, and previously, berries.

    Also shopping for fresh produce from Paddy's market, namely sugar bananas.

  • popsiee on 04/03/2022 - 06:33
    +3

    Pay TV services definitely can be cut back .
    Disney all you need is 1 mth a year.
    I afraid to say Netflix I thought was the go to one but that definitely can be cut back as well with the content nowadays .
    I haven't done it yet but will figure out the possible strategy .

  • Fobsessive on 04/03/2022 - 11:19

    Stock up on non-perishables when Colesworth loyalty schemes offer 20%+ of points rewards. Stack with 1/2 price specials and "Everyday Low" items.

  • rektrading on 07/03/2022 - 11:03
    -1

    Hi fam,

    The good news today is that oil isn't at $128 as predicted last week.

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/11829505/redir

    The bad news is that is not going down.

    https://ibb.co/GQHyxWW

    Take steps to mitigate the price rises now before it's too late.

  • [Deactivated] on 08/03/2022 - 09:32
    +1

    I never understood the concept of cutting down on groceries. Why don't you stop buying materials which you don't want with money which you don't have? You can easily decrease power, gas and water bills. The average Aussie family uses too much of these things.

    • rektrading on 08/03/2022 - 10:05

      decrease power, gas and water bills.

      These things aren't affected by higher oil prices as much as food and consumables.

      • [Deactivated] on 08/03/2022 - 10:13

        Don't eat anything which isn't real food. Real food doesn't come in colourful packing and a lot of ingredients and it doesn't last long unless you freeze it. Our average grocery bill in coles is still around 150$ with a family of two kids.

        • rektrading on 08/03/2022 - 10:19

          "Real" foods still require transport.

          The max pain from higher oil prices hasn't even started to 👊 🇦🇺.

          https://ibb.co/4Fhbh1N

          • [Deactivated] on 08/03/2022 - 10:24

            @rektrading: Yes, I know. But instead of buying 100 things every week which is bad for you anyway. You buy 10 things. Save money and health. Double whammy

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