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RE: Food Inflation - unknownjulie - 07-13-2013
Thankyou Sue Nomie. I just ordered some morninja seeds. That looks like a fabulous plant and I'm going to start growing and using it also!
RE: Food Inflation - nani1970 - 07-13-2013
quote:Thank you so much for your well rounded thoughtful comments on this subject.
Originally posted by HereOnThePrimalEdge
quote:Some baby boomers came to San Francisco and wore flowers in their hair. Some went to Vietnam. 50,000 of them didn't return alive.
Originally posted by unknownjulie
I do not appreciate boomers who had it so much easier.
We bought gas for $.29 a gallon in the 1960's. In the 1970's and 80's we waited in lines that went around the block just to get a 1/4 tank of gas.
Interest rates in those years were 18% for a mortgage.
If you had enough money to invest in the stock market in the 90's you probably did pretty well. For the rest of us, we paid into Social Security, which at best gives us about a 3% return on our investment. Most boomers who paid into Social Security would get on average 200% - 300% more in their monthly retirement check if they had been able to invest the money themselves, rather than have the government take care of it for us.
Boomers that I know who still work aren't hoarding a job, they're working because the value of their home is half of what it was in 2008, and their 401k (if they have one) for a time was also about half of what it was in 2008.
Boomers who don't have a job to hang on to, are told when they apply for work that they are too old, even if they're 10 years away from retirement age.
For baby boomers it was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
I am 62 and struggling to keep my job here ( am the oldest person where I work)
Some of us boomers are still hoping for things to get better.
Terrified of a future with very little income.
Applied at several jobs here that thought I was to old.
I think you have to actually live through the last 60 years to understand the full scope of
All the people.
Some of us boomers still have parents to care for as well.
Not all living the carefree life.
I appreciate Hawaii with all its healthful ways of life.
RE: Food Inflation - dmbwest - 07-13-2013
UJ,
NOT picking on you whoever you are ... But don't take it personal when you throw these grenades up here as 'catch alls' and people respond with views you don't agree with. Oh and I'm NOT saying you taking THIS thread personal either ... I'm just sayin.
pog
RE: Food Inflation - reni - 07-13-2013
I believe the leaves we buy from the farmer's market are from this tree....... Sells out fast, It's sold under the name of kalamungay......google to doublcheck.
RE: Food Inflation - dayna - 07-13-2013
So I purchase full price meals for my daughter at Keaau High School. I've found it to be less healthy, but cost effective. She finds ways to make it more healthy. She takes more fruits and veggies, less carbs and meats. She's very astute.
I don't find it that expensive to feed my family here. I raise rabbits for meat, purchase some local beef, am given some local pork. I still buy chicken breasts at costco till I am able to grow my own chickens for food.
We only purchase produce from local sources. I buy a LOT of produce from the guy in Ainaloa. I search craigslist daily for produce.
I grow most of our salad greens, cucumbers, etc.
I think most folks could grow MORE of their food than they do. I think more folks could produce food cheaper than they could buy it.
Dayna
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RE: Food Inflation - ericlp - 07-13-2013
Round out your food bill by shopping at wallmart? Where 90% of the food is packaged/processed crap that has no nutritional value? I admit... I buy my instant oatmeal at walmart for 4.50. I'll buy it at target if it's cheaper or if safeway has it onsale. Sometimes we will buy eggs from walmart or buy frozen fruit like blueberries. Tho, that is a luxury item.
I don't know what you would by buying for your kids to supplement scraping by shopping at walmart, but I'd rather see you go on foodstamps and shop for a healthier alternative if you can't afford fruit or vegetables.
With kids I would think it would be easy to qualify and farmers markets (from what I hear) does accept food stamps.
As far as I am concerned walmart is the worst place to buy food. There is no need to get frozen vegetables since farmers market will undercut any store usually even if it is onsale. Sure you'll have to wash it and do a bit more prep work like chopping it up instead of just tossing a bag of crap in a microwave.
Rice has a shelf life of 30+ years if stored right. If just in a bag can last up to 10 years. Beans also have a long shelf life..One could live on nothing but rice for a GOOD long time. If you wanna be a prepper just buy a bunch of rice. It's cheap and stores well plus you can eat it as you store it! BONUS!
RE: Food Inflation - Cagary - 07-13-2013
Just make sure its processed white rice that you keep for 30 years. The more nutritious brown rice rots within months.
-Veritas odium parit”(Terence 195–159 BC))-"Truth begets hatred".
RE: Food Inflation - unknownjulie - 07-13-2013
Dayna, I agree the school lunches are a bargain and can be made more healthy! I agree that the goal is to grow as much food as possible. I cant have chickens or rabbits right now because I rent in Hilo, but I would like to. The amount of gas to drive out to Orchardland everyday to maintain animals out there, would negate any savings for me. I dont think the food at Walmart is any worse than the food at Foodland or KTA. I am not a fan of any of it, but I cant "make my own wholegrain breakfast cereal" for instance, or make my own all natural pizza for less than 2 dollars- so, off I go to the store. Life is full of compramises.
RE: Food Inflation - Hanley - 07-13-2013
Maybe someone will start a business hunting and processing wild boar into canned meat, rice and fruit. If it isn't cheeper right now, at least there is less of a chance of paying for healthcare in the future (vs eating ANYTHING from walmart).
RE: Food Inflation - reni - 07-13-2013
Nani 1970......I'm the tail end of baby boomer.....can truthfully say nothing was given to me... My husband and I started our own business here in Hawaii so not only did we pay our portion of social security each month, our company had to match the funds for us and ALL of our employees . WE WORKED HARD . I am grateful , after reading these posts, that my children do not resent me or my social security payments any more than I resented my parents collecting when I was contributing to the fund.. We had no choice to pay......and the little it gives me each month is nothing to live on.
.We have friends our age , like you . that are still working, in an attempt to make ends meet. Many of our friends are well off. Many of our friends have left the U.S. and seem to be quite happy elsewhere. I begrudge non of them..............
I'm from Hawaii, the land of Aloha, truly grateful to the Aina and what it provides.