Linda0818
Executive Chef
Yeah, that's just silly. They must be hoping no one figures out that it's more economical to buy 2 dozen instead of paying $13 for 18.
Egg prices - OMG!
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Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
It seems there is no rhyme or reason in setting egg prices.
Matter of Corporate not talking to themselves or checking comparable stock.
Long time ago had that happened with Water Softener salts. 2 bags cheaper than large one. Store manager was showin me where they were and asking which I wanted, read out the prices to me and then stood there just shaking his head.
Long time ago had that happened with Water Softener salts. 2 bags cheaper than large one. Store manager was showin me where they were and asking which I wanted, read out the prices to me and then stood there just shaking his head.
Steve Kroll
Wine Guy
Interesting thing about eggs where I live is that the so-called "premium" eggs (cage free, organic) are now the same price as your standard eggs. About $8.99/dozen.
Linda0818
Executive Chef
I'll be interested to see how much my local farmers market sells them for this year. They get theirs from a local chicken farm and they generally run around $5 a dozen.
caseydog
Master Chef
As of last week, I could get organic cage free eggs for about $6.50. That's a couple bucks higher than normal, but not going to break my finances.
Inflation isn't really hurting me, but I feel for young families with kids to feed.
I don't have a house or car payment. Insurance is my biggest burden. Between health, homeowner's and auto insurance, I'm getting fleeced. Homeowner's insurance in Texas is very pricy due to the storms we get down here. Weird thing is that my business insurance is actually pretty reasonable -- about $450 a year.
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Steve Kroll
Wine Guy
Yeah a carton of eggs lasts me about 3 weeks, so even at $9/dozen ($0.75/egg) it's not going to affect me that much personally.
Insurance has been pretty stable so far. I tend to shop around for a better deal every couple of years.
I'm much more concerned about auto prices, since I lease. I'll be interested to see what happens to that market.
caseydog
Master Chef
That's the big question, right now. I've seen estimates of around $6,000 increase or more being possible.
My Q5 is 9 years old, but only has 43,000 miles on it, and it's paid off. As long as nothing happens to it, I plan to keep it -- it looks like a new car.
I don't buy new cars anymore. I buy low milage pre-owned cars coming off a two-year lease. Basically, I but the cars you turn in when your lease is up.
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Steve Kroll
Wine Guy
For the last 8 years, I've only leased electric vehicles. I'm pretty sure you're not buying used EVs, although I often wonder who does. The technology changes so rapidly I wouldn't want to own one, although maybe some day.I don't buy new cars anymore. I buy low milage pre-owned cars coming off a two-year lease. Basically, I but the cars you turn in when your lease is up.
caseydog
Master Chef
If I commuted into Dallas every day, I'd have an EV, but since my office is at home, I drive very few miles, so an EV doesn't make sense for me. I buy about one tank of gas a month.
I used to travel by air about 120 days a year, so my cars spent a lot of time at home in the garage. Like I said, my 9 year old Audi has 43,000 miles, and my 15 year old MINI CooperS had about 120,000 miles on it when I sold it.
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Steve Kroll
Wine Guy
That's exactly what I do now. I mostly work from home, but commute into Minneapolis 2 or 3 times a week. It's about 80 miles round trip. With my EV, each trip averages about $2.50.
I have a Hyundai Ioniq 6. It gets 320 miles on a charge during the summer months. And it recharges to 80% in about 20 minutes on a Level 3 charger. Last year I took it on a 600 mile road trip. Everyone I talked to predicted it would be a hassle but it was a piece of cake. I even recharged it once for free at a Hyundai dealership. Gotta love free miles.
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caseydog
Master Chef
I rented a Prostar (Volvo) EV. It was a blast to drive, but without a home fast charger, it was kind of a PITA to charge at charging stations. Hertz also provided terrible support. I had to figure everything out myself.
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Steve Kroll
Wine Guy
There's a little bit of a learning curve, but there's a few phone apps you can use that make things easier. The one thing I learned is to take about 20 minutes to do some advance planning to see where chargers are on your route. And then make a plan B. Because at least one of those chargers won't work or will be unavailable when you get there.
And I also carry an adapter for Tesla stations... because those things are everywhere.
caseydog
Master Chef
And then make a plan B. Because at least one of those chargers won't work or will be unavailable when you get there.
Oh yeah, I learned that the hard way.
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jennyema
Chef Extraordinaire
Me too, me too, me too. But mine is 5 years old and 30k. Guy leased it right before Covid and then never had to drive to work.My Q5 is 9 years old, but only has 43,000 miles on it, and it's paid off. As long as nothing happens to it, I plan to keep it -- it looks like a new car.
I don't buy new cars anymore. I buy low milage pre-owned cars coming off a two-year lease. Basically, I but the cars you turn in when your lease is up.
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buying low mileage/used "new" cars is potentially the best / most rationale way to economize if you're inclined to 'more better' cars. but I must add, only from a reputable source . . . the corner used car lot is not reputable . . . .
I bought a 'loaner' C300 MB from the dealer - 15,000 miles - at 50% of sticker price.
had a Q100 (Audi) that went ~200k miles, a Quantum (VW) that went 170k miles - both with nadda problem. so 15k was not any concern to me....
fast forward 14 years.... DW - with a 2011 Honda CRV -is thinking new car. the dealer could not contain his drool over taking a 57k CRV in trade . . .
she looked at lotsa' cars, decided . . . "I like the one I have"
I'm a fan of driving the wheels off - but in today's environment one needs to off load 'the car' before it needs many-thousands in repairs. when it gets to 10+ years, really expensive stuff non-powertrain related like to crop up . . . the more gadgets to break/fail, the more likely the pain . . .
I bought a 'loaner' C300 MB from the dealer - 15,000 miles - at 50% of sticker price.
had a Q100 (Audi) that went ~200k miles, a Quantum (VW) that went 170k miles - both with nadda problem. so 15k was not any concern to me....
fast forward 14 years.... DW - with a 2011 Honda CRV -is thinking new car. the dealer could not contain his drool over taking a 57k CRV in trade . . .
she looked at lotsa' cars, decided . . . "I like the one I have"
I'm a fan of driving the wheels off - but in today's environment one needs to off load 'the car' before it needs many-thousands in repairs. when it gets to 10+ years, really expensive stuff non-powertrain related like to crop up . . . the more gadgets to break/fail, the more likely the pain . . .
caseydog
Master Chef
I buy my pre-owned Audis from Sewell Audi, which has an outstanding reputation. Carl Sewell wrote a book titled Customers for Life that is practically required reading for a lot of car dealerships. His philosophy was "I don't want to sell you one car, I want to sell you every car you own for the rest of your life."
My MINI was a great car, but it hit a point where repairs were costing too much for the value of the car, so I sold it to a friend who owned a German car repair shop. He knew what he was getting into, so I had no problem selling the car to him. He parked it outside, and it got pummeled by Texas hail. It's probably not worth 500 bucks now.
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caseydog
Master Chef
Selling flood cars is a felony. It happens, but if you do it, be prepared to do prison time if you get caught.
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