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Jun 05 Lean times in the land of plenty: How to keep the grocery bill in check as food prices soarPosted by coffeemates | 06/05/08
We have to eat, but what if you had to choose between gas for your car and extra food for your family? With soaring prices, that’s the reality faced by some lower- and middle-income families.
Daily you hear about the credit squeeze, foreclosures, lost jobs and stagnant wages. The economic forecast is gloomy, and as I pick up the paper or watch news reports, I feel gray and gloomy, too. Even as my favorite season – summer -- is around the corner, who can afford to go anywhere with gas hitting $4 a gallon? It’s inconceivable there is hunger in the United States in 2008, yet government officials project 28 million Americans (1 in 10) will receive food stamps by the end of the year... CATEGORY: General Society
TAGS: rising food prices, soaring food prices, high cost of staples, grocery money-saving ideas, hunger in the U.S., localvore 
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Coffee MatesSUSAN S. CHEUNG (known to many as Shifay--Chinese middle name.) Welcome to my world. I'm a resident from across the pond who lives in the Capital District. For 13 years, I was all about my career and being successful. Becoming a mother twice in my mid- to late-30s made me take stock. Now my life is a hectic whirl of being a stay-at-home mom of two young children. I face the challenges of being a woman, an older mother, a non-American and a short person! Fortunately, I'm rescued from making too many faux pas by my coffee group (my mates)-- a great bunch of women in different situations of life. We meet in the guise of drinking coffee, but really it's about keeping our sanity intact. My blog is my take on the daily issues that affect us. My aim is to shine a light on the everyday things we take for granted. Come and be part of my coffee group and join in the conversations. POSTSCRIPT: As of JULY 2008, after eight years in Guilderland, we've relocated to Nashville, Tenn., to experience Grand Ole Opry, southern hospitality and my husband’s exciting new job. Read my "Coffee Mates" posts in 2009/2010 on acclimating to southern culture.SubscribeEmail Archives |
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