Inflation can be a bear, but as far as buying food goes, wise shopping can reduce or even eliminate the bite altogether. Restaurants? Well, that's another thing entirely. If eating out frequently is your thing, you WILL be paying more.
But just from what we've seen, most people are NOT wise shoppers. My wife and I were at Sam's a few weeks back. We were at the meat counter and my wife had just picked out a pork loin which she uses to make many marvelous things. A woman next to her was buying chops, individually cut and pre-wrapped. She wanted my wife's opinion on whether or not they were a good deal. My wife pointed out that by buying the whole loin, you can cut as many chops out of it as you want and pay a buck less per pound by so doing. The woman took the advice to heart, buying a whole loin.
You can save a lot by knowing how and where to shop.
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