Food Prices

When we found out we were being sent to Mississippi we were told that the cost of living was so low down here that it would be like Marty got a $15-20k raise. He got a raise for coming here, and that combined with the $15-20k in savings made for a pretty sweet deal. Except that it hasn't worked out that way.

I haven't even started my price book for here, but I can already tell that things are much more expensive here. Just an example: My laundry detergent (Tide with Febreeze) was 17.87 at WalMart in Michigan and is $20.87 at WalMart here. At Winn Dixie it was $23.99. I was able to buy laundry detergent (Tide with Bounce) at a salvage store for 70% off the marked price of $23.99, but that was a one time deal.

So my food related goals for the upcoming week are:
1) Start a Meridian price book
2) Check out the farmers market - This runs 6 days a week "seasonally". I have no idea what "seasonally" means in Mississippi, but I am going to call and find out.
3) Check out the Volume Meat & Vegetables store I found - I called and said something like "I am new to the area. Please tell me about your store." Her reply was "We are called Volume Meat & Vegetables. We sell meat & vegetables." You just can't argue with that. I did find out that they are open to the public, so I am going to check them out.
4) Check out Sam's club to see if it would be worth the membership cost

Soooo... While I think our grocery budget is going to have to be bumped up a bit, I am still going to do what I can to spend as little as possible while still serving good, nutritious food. Wish me luck!