Hall of Shame Nominee #9:

One bag of groceries costs how much?

Just start scratching your head now.  The government calculates the core inflation rate excluding energy and food costs.  Well, that makes perfect sense, because it’s not like we have to eat or anything.  This year we saw double-digit increases in almost everything that we buy at the grocery store.  The falling dollar, higher transportation costs and higher prices for commodities all contributed to soaring costs for food.  You know the situation is grim when even the stuff that is supposed to be cheap costs an arm and a leg!

Get insider tips on saving at the grocery store in our video, How to Save Big at the Supermarket.

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