03.25.2008 1:59 pm
Are you gloomy about the economy? What would perk you up?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
From the wires today comes this news:
American consumers are gloomier about the economy that at any point since just before the U.S. invasion of Iraq, as slumping housing prices and soaring fuel costs depress consumer confidence to its lowest level in five years.
What about you? Are you one of the Americans who is gloomy about the economy? What fuels that gloominess? What would make you less gloomy?


Kurt is the director of social media for the Post-Dispatch, where he has worked since August 2002. He's been a journalist since 1982, covering municipal government, courts, education and two hurricanes as a reporter before becoming an editor.
Fish,
So is it a family of 4 or 5 I am asuming you are married you mention 3 kids, thats a family of 5 for 100$ or less a week? What happens if you don’t catch any fish or its not hunting season,…I’ll bet there aren’t alot of pigeons in your neighborhood!!!
If your not married how does a single parent find the time to hunt ,fish, garden, work and shop! I’m sorry what year is it anyway, the gas you spend just drive to a lake or forest must be astronomical, unless ofcourse you live on this land, but then the gas to get into town would come into play so ……..
# 19 - Compared to a juvenile little troll, yeah, I guess I am.
My family of 4(children 3 and 6) most definitely spends less than $100 a week on groceries. Maybe we are one of those crazy wacked out families, but it is the case. $15.00 of that is the milk bill as we go through about 5 gallons a week.
We do a lot of shopping at Save-A-Lot, have a well stocked deep freeze and only occasionally go out for food.
#21, you could take your kids fishing and it would provide a nice life lesson if you showed them how to plant a garden.
Well Fish, I guess I just don’t understand your logic. I am telling you that all inclusive I spend on average 200 dollars a week on groceries at a grocery store.. If I were spending 200 at the grocery store and let’s say another 50 at resturants or wherever, that would also then become a part of the food budget allowance. This economy has dramatically changed the prices at the grocery store is all that I was saying in my original blog. You took it to the extreme of saying that I must not know where to shop. Believe me after 27 years of being the sole grocery shopper in my family I am pretty much an expert on food prices. My food bill of today has gone up at least 20 dollars a week from last year that is all I am trying to point out. I am sorry if you took offense.
I live in Lake Sherwood my kids and I fish alot we enjoy fishing so much we always throw them back! So you can take your life lesson and stick it were the sun don’t shine!
I don’t belive your story either.
its hard to plant a garden when you live on a lake.
Gina,
Is fish feeding a family of 4 or 5 could you clear this matter up ?
Bzztt wrong try again #25. You just answered your own question.
You: “How does a single parent find time to hunt, fish, garden, and shop?”
You again: “We fish so much we throw them back.”
Maybe spend some time planting a garden instead of one day of fishing is how you find the time.
Not asking you to believe my story, your’e an anonymous web poster.
Fishing and hunting go in the entertainment budget. The bounty of each pursuit is a bonus that decreases the amount of food budget. Understood?
I’m going back to my apparently make believe world where I can feed my family on a hunert bucks a week, you folks feel free to continue moaning about food prices.
Sorry, you were referring to fish being a single parent. If that’s the case, you take the kids fishing and out in the garden to plant. It’s more fun that way.
#27
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I don’t eat fish moron I’m semi retired moron I have all the time in the world to fish moron I have been married 20+ yrs moron whats your point? Ah I know your one of those tightwads that is a proud of it, I ‘d hate to be the waiter or waitress that waits on you. Now run along to the make-belive land inside your head.
#29. A waitress waited on me last night and got 20% for so-so service. I hope that was enough for your wife to buy your next pack of Marlboro Lights while you sit around bitching about the price of gas and bread.
Now take your metamucil you putz.