Patty, EVERYTHING is so much more expensive now. i consider it a luxury to feed the squirrels an ear of corn now and again. this week, at Walmart, it went from $3.80 to $5.45 a bag! milk is so expensive. cans are getting smaller and more expensive (vegs, etc.)

i live on black beans, corn tortillas, green chile sauce and the eggs that my hens lay. and raisin bran.

it's not so much us, as it is the economy..........i understand......xoxoxo pat