Takeaways:

• The podcast kicks off by discussing what the Wall Street Journal coined as 'financial triage' in grocery shopping today.
• Prices are definitely rising; coffee has shot up by 20%, and ground beef is up by 12%, wowza!
• Using coupons isn't just a money-saver; it’s a strategic game plan for navigating tight budgets.
• Grocery shopping these days feels like a math exam because we’re all calculating costs at every aisle.
• The grocery store is a real-time reflection of our economy, where we feel the pinch every week.
• The episode wraps up by inviting listeners to share their thoughts on how grocery prices are impacting their shopping decisions.

Companies mentioned in this episode:

• Albertsons
• Wall Street Journal

Links referenced in this episode:

• jamesabrown.net

This is the Daily Note.

I'm James A.

Brown.

Financial triage.

That's what the Wall Street Journal calls what we're doing in grocery stores now.

Coffee is up 20%, ground beef up 12%.

Even bananas are up 6%.

The CEO of Albertsons says coupon usage is up too.

That that detail hits differently than all these abstract percentages, doesn't it?

Using coupons means planning around what you can't afford, making choices before you even get to the store, doing math on every aisle, myself included.

We're all performing some version of this calculation.

The grocery store never lies about the economy.

You can't avoid it, can't wait it out, can't shop around it every week.

Same choices, same too small budget.

So what do you think?

What's your grocery store telling you?

Let me know on jamesabrown.net on that note.

I'm James A.

Brown and as always, be well.