I recently went to Trader Joe's on my day off today. I noticed prices over the last year have been going up everywhere and Trader Joe's is no exception. I've been working on only buying the things I only need or things to supplement the items I have at home. For example, I bought spinach dip to help me finish the chips I have at home and I bought baby carrots (Cut & Peeled Carrots) to help finish the spinach dip. Inflation is coming on all of us hard. I almost gasped out loud in the store when I saw the price of a litter bottle of the Extra Virgin Olive Oil. I remember it being $8.99 now it's $10.99. It's just the little things that add up. I have to be extra mindful of the inventory of my kitchen and buy only the things I need and think of items that be versatile in use.
One of my goals this year is to simply not be as wasteful. Adulting is a learning process.
Here is what I bought on this trip.
| item | price |
|---|---|
| Coffee Lover Expresso Beans | $0.99 |
| Porta 6 Red Wine | $4.99 |
| Bottle Deposit | $0.10 |
| Seaweed Strips Organic 6-PK | $3.79 |
| Sliced Whole Wheat Bread | $2.49 |
| Dried Cranberries | $1.99 |
| Peanut Butter Creamy | $1.99 |
| Yogurt Strawberry Culture | $1.79 |
| Baking Soda | $0.99 |
| Mac & Cheese Org Shells | $1.79 |
| Eggs Large Cage Free | $3.49 |
| Green Tea Matcha 25 ml | $1.29 |
| Bottle Deposit | $0.05 |
| Sausage Chicken Smoked Sausages | $4.29 |
| Bananas (6 @ $0.19) | $1.14 |
| Jumbo Yellow Onion | $0.99 |
| Gold Potato Bag 5lb | $4.99 |
| Many Color Carrots | $1.99 |
| Cut & Peeled Carrots | $1.69 |
| Spinach Sour Cream Dip | $3.99 |
| Breakfast Chicken Burrito | $4.49 |
| Tax $5.09 @ 8.75% | $0.45 |
| Total | $49.76 |
