Comparing Grocery Prices Five Years Ago to Today (Inflation Is Crazy!)
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- My $50 grocery list in 2019 costs HOW MUCH today?!!
In this video I'm walking you through an old $50 grocery list from five years ago and comparing those prices to current grocery prices at my local ALDI. Let's just say that inflation is NOT cool. (But there are still ways you can save money on groceries! It just takes a bit more effort.)
Have you been noticing similar price increases where you live?
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current prices i estimate 83.00
If you look at the increase in ground beef, steak, bacon, eggs, milk, chicken, the price increases are dramatic. My old receipts show these items at half or less than they are now. I wish we had an Aldis here, because I'm not finding these prices to be as good where I am - unless a special sale. Regardless, although some cheap processed items have changed less, most things have increased dramatically. They have also reduced the size of many packaged items. I just bought 5 lb bag potatoes for 4.99. I could find them in 2017 for 99 cents. Eggs could be purchased for 1.00 or less. I'm paying 3-5 dollars now. Ground beef was 99 cents per pound, now 2.99 to 5.99 lb. I could find bacon for 99 cents. Now I'm paying 4.00 to 6.99. Sirloin steak was 2.99 or less; now around 5.99. NY, tri-tip, ribeye steak has doubled and tripled in price -- I'm now paying 10 to 14 dollars a pound for those. When they talk of inflation, they hand pick certain items that have had less increase. Inflation and deflation (paying more for less), hidden fees; added fees to EVERYTHING. The current regime is killing average working americans.
I agree that it’s definitely gotten tough. 😔 Thanks for sharing the price increases that you’re seeing!
Those who have bought food off Amazon in the past couple years, hit the purchase again button to compare
Great tip!!
Almost everything is up 30-50% with some being 100+%. Please don't say something that went up in price 30% isn't a big jump. That is an insane price jump in such a short time. We are being squeezed because they printed so much money to enrich the rich and now the rest of us are all poorer for it.
Fair point! I guess when I said that I just meant it wasn’t as much as the items that jumped more than 100%. But yes absolutely 30% across-the-board is a massive amount more that we are spending each year and I know we are all feeling it. :(
i know I'm very strategic in what goes in my grocery cart anymore 😢
I understand!
Would be nice to also talk about the prices relative to income. Was there any offset in income over the same timeframe
True, that would be an interesting discussion as well! Most people I’ve talked with (myself included) feel like inflation has at the very least canceled out any raises we’ve received.
@@TheTexMexMom Absolutely. My husband gets a 3% raise each year to pace with inflation, but last year inflation was 3.65, the year before a whopping 8%, and 4.7% in 2021. So he actually makes less now, dollar for dollar, than he was a few years ago. I'm self-employed, but I've been raising my prices every few years with the assumption that I was giving myself a raise. No no, just keeping pace with inflation even though I've raised my prices 40% in 10 years!
Cucumber from .49 to .65 is 33%
When you factor in smaller quantities and going from store to store to save money, prices have doubled. Tell your boss you need a 100% pay raise..LOL I decided to grow a garden this year from seeds in 15 gallon grow bags and I've got cucumbers, tomatoes, okra, egg plant, cantaloupe, strawberries, jalapeños, bell peppers, dill, basil, zucchini, tomatillos, onions and potatoes. Yeah it's a little work but it's fun and it forces me to eat healthy. Now the economics, there is a little upfront cost but once you have the infrastructure in place ,every year your costs go down to almost zero. I will more than breakeven in the first year alone. Quart mason jars are your friend! BTW Native Texan here, I'm trying to learn piano so if you teach lessons I'd be interested ;-)
100% pay raise sounds good to me! 😆
That sounds like a great garden! We did a small one this year, mainly for the experience for our kids, but I’m excited to harvest a few things soon.
I love playing the piano but am not currently teaching ☺️
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Daaang, where do you live?? Unfortunately our closest store is a Safeway, and their chicken prices are currently like $6/lb! Even at Walmart, it's $4/lb here. It's cheaper to buy beef now, which is crazy. And their store brand eggs are almost $5/dozen--Target has them for about $4/dozen, which is even cheaper than WalMart but that's still INSANE to me that you got two for that price!
I live in Texas! I will say that egg prices here have gone up even just since I made this video - Walmart now has them for $3.77/dozen. Still cheaper than yours though - I’m sorry you have such high prices where you live! 😞
I can't even imagine only paying these 2024 prices!! No joke but those 2024 prices are less than what we paid in 2019 here in Canada. I am sorrry that your prices have gone up though. Here in Canada..please pray for us..they are literally starving us up here. Carbon tax election desperately needed.
Oof that’s rough, I’m sorry 😭
It's good to know what the down-home CPI is. It's the kind of inflation that affects the working class. There is a version called “core CPI” that excludes food and energy, so it's not accounted for when calculating inflation. Housing is also excluded. For most people, these 3 are the top monthly expenses. You are offering valuable insight that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't.
Oh interesting, that’s good to know! Thanks for commenting!
At our Aldi's in ks.our eggs right now are $3.77 a dozen this week.
They have gone up here recently as well. They were $5.50 for 18 at Walmart the last I checked! 😩
That was crazy for me to hear the current prices at Aldi! Last time I shopped there was probably 2015, so your 2019 prices sounded like Aldi to me and wow, things have definitely changed!
I loved that I used to be able to get pretzels, tortilla chips, and stuff like that for under a dollar! Now they’re at least twice as much and with more kids we eat them at least twice as fast 😂
In 2019 You got more ounces in the packages than today. So you actually are you paying even more?
I wish I would’ve written down the amounts a little more specifically for my 2019 grocery list, then I could compare that too. Definitely would be interesting to see!
Lady,you are talking about 5 years difference in price. Yes I agree some things are way out of range. Also alot of these people on here have larger families than then. 5 yrs difference in groceries are not going to stay the same. People are having to buy more groceries because they have alot of kids. Also everybody is buying organic. Which is higher. No wonder their grocery bill is high.
Very true, my family has definitely grown! However, in this video I was just buying the exact same items from 5 years ago - nothing more - and comparing the prices. A 50+% price jump is a pretty steep increase!
@@TheTexMexMombut it has been 5 years... What doesn't go up in price in five years... Drama... So much drama!
@@goheen04 I did expect an increase in prices after 5 years, but 50+% is a pretty steep increase and I know that my family isn't the only one who's really feeling it.
@@TheTexMexMom it is amazing how people don't change the way they shop when prices change... We reverse meal plan and it has been the best thing for our budget.... We are two adults, eat all meals at home or at least take out lunches from home (dinner leftovers)... People are still buying their wants instead of needs... When people stop buying all the high priced items, prices will change... Right now businesses/companies have no incentive to lower prices because people keep buying the items at the higher prices... Supply and demand people! Stop buying the $2.99 lb chicken breasts... Stock up when they are $1.99 lb... Several stores around the US have them on sale $1.99 lb at least twice a month... Buy the 10 lb of chicken leg quarters... Walmart is $8.72 but usually on sale cheaper a couple times a month... Dried beans, rice, oatmeal... People need to learn to make things instead of buying all the things... Time to find solutions instead of complaining about prices!
@@goheen04thanks for sharing your perspective! Yes, I usually wait for chicken breasts to go on sale at Kroger - 1.99 is their typical sale price here too.
New subscriber from Norway here, and yes the prices has gone up here too. Very interesting to see this kind of comparison. I use coupons and are shopping the sales. I also buy in season and a lot of frozen veggies and berries. I feel I can still get good deals, and I know my prices, but slowly I have had to accept that the cucumbers are over $2 and so on. Cucumbers are never on sale, but say grapes are on sale, but on a higher price than it was as a regular price before. My mental state has shifted and I can say to myself “that was a good price” on something and before I would have thought it was very expensive 😂🤑🫣
I can still find good deals and are glad for that 😊🙏🏼
Thank you for sharing! Love from Johanne, Norway 🇳🇴
Thanks so much for commenting! I love hearing from people in other countries. It’s always fascinating to me! I agree, I’ve had to change my mindset and remind myself that certain prices weren’t good several years ago, but now they are a deal compared to the new prices 😆
New sub! You had me at Tex- Mex lol. Texas girl here. Enjoyed this video! There's nothing inflation hasn't touched. TFS 😊
Yay! Texas is the best 🤗 Thanks for subscribing!!
In addition to prices going up, food manufacturers are not only decreasing the size of products (shrinkflation), but many of them are also changing the ingredients to cheaper ingredients to cut costs.
I was guessing about $150, so that was a nice surprise. Does that seventy some odd dollars include the lettuce you would have bought or was that how much you actually spent? Just curious.
Yes it does include the lettuce. I honestly was surprised it wasn’t more too, but still it’s a more than 50% increase which is crazy. I’m wondering if I was comparing prices at a store like Kroger if the increases would be even more.
Also yes, shrinkflation is the worst! So frustrating as a consumer!
Our grocery budget has went down in the last 5 years. We shop sales, eat fresh meat, fresh produce, cheese, etc. We don't buy processed, boxed foods... People need to learn HOW to shop and learn wants and needs...
Good for you guys! ☺️
The point of the vid is to show that costs have drastically increased for the exact same items.
@@Blackhorn6 I understand the point of the video... Prices have gone up but it is time for people to adjust their shopping routine and figure out their wants and needs... I mean prices have been rising for 4 years... People have had time to adjust... Some just refuse to because of their wants
The fact you have had to shift your entire shopping style/choices is the exact point of the video. Anyone can change their habits and eat less or cheaper, but the point is WITHOUT changing, how has prices raised. Because there is zero chance you buy what you did then and it’s still cheaper. It’s a mathematical impossibility.
@@goheen04 … this video is showing what basic staple foods cost (generic brands) then versus now. How blind are you? Just stop
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So crazy the difference! It all adds up.
I know it really does!!
I remember your grocery list from 2019! Your blog always inspired me to make a list before going to the store and shopping at Aldi! But yes prices now are crazy 😭
Oh wow I feel honored that you remember it! 🥰
New subbie here. Hello. I enjoyed the video.
Hey, welcome! Thank you so much! 😁
I was lose I guessed 25.00
Oh wow yes you were very close!
I had guessed $150 now so I’m glad it hasn’t gone up that much at least! It feels like I’m spending a lot more!
Oof yeah I’m glad it hasn’t tripled for sure! But still if you used to spend 100 you’re spending over 150 now so that’s still a huge increase in my opinion!
I think it depends on what you are buying too because some products have tripled in price like eggs!
@@TheTexMexMom true! I feel like meat has gone up sooo much too!
Yes it’s crazy what they charge for meat most places! I try to mostly just buy it on sale now!
What seems to make it difficult too is salaries haven't been increased. So basically the same income with the higher prices. The Lord always provides sometimes in ways we would not ever think of.