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Re: melbo tracks inflation

<table x:str="" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 526pt;" width="698" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><col style="width: 136pt;" width="181"> <col style="width: 46pt;" width="61"> <col style="width: 47pt;" width="62"> <col style="width: 47pt;" width="62"> <col style="width: 46pt;" width="61"> <col style="width: 46pt;" width="61"> <col style="width: 48pt;" width="64"> <col style="width: 38pt;" width="51"> <col style="width: 34pt;" width="45"> <col style="width: 38pt;" width="50"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 136pt;" width="181" height="17"> </td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="39142" width="61">Mar-07</td> <td class="xl26" style="border-left: medium none; width: 47pt;" x:num="39234" width="62">Jun-07</td> <td class="xl27" style="border-left: medium none; width: 47pt;" x:num="39326" width="62">Sep-07</td> <td class="xl28" style="border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="39417" width="61" align="right">Dec-07</td> <td class="xl27" style="border-left: medium none; width: 46pt;" x:num="39539" width="61">Apr-08</td> <td class="xl29" style="border-left: medium none; width: 48pt;" x:num="39600" width="64" align="right">Jun-08</td> <td class="xl30" style="border-left: medium none; width: 38pt;" x:num="39692" width="51">Sep-08</td> <td class="xl25" style="border-left: medium none; width: 34pt;" x:num="39814" width="45">Jan-09</td> <td class="xl27" style="border-left: medium none; width: 38pt;" x:num="39934" width="50">May-09</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Bread</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="2.5" align="right">$2.50</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.89" align="right">$1.89</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.69" align="right">$1.69</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.75" align="right">$1.75</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="2.69" align="right">$2.69</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">1.99</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">1.99</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2.19</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2.59</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Butter</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="3.59" align="right">$3.59</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="3.59" align="right">$3.59</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="3.59" align="right">$3.59</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="3.29" align="right">$3.29</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3.69</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3.59</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3.69</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3.79</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Cheese (2#)</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="5.99" align="right">$5.99</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="5.99" align="right">$5.99</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="5.99" align="right">$5.99</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="7.99" align="right">$7.99</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="8.99" align="right">$8.99</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">10.99</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">10.99</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">9.99</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">9.99</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Eggs (dozen, large)</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.99" align="right">$1.99</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="2.59" align="right">$2.59</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="2.29" align="right">$2.29</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="3.68" align="right">$3.68</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="2.99" align="right">$2.99</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">1.99</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2.29</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2.39</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">1.99</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Milk</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.98" align="right">$1.98</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="3.29" align="right">$3.29</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="3.29" align="right">$3.29</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="3.29" align="right">$3.29</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="3.29" align="right">$3.29</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3.89</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2.99</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2.95</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2.99</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Peanut butter</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="2.99" align="right">$2.99</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="2.99" align="right">$2.99</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="2.75" align="right">$2.75</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="3.48" align="right">$3.48</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3.65</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3.65</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3.19</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3.69</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Tuna</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="0.97" x:fmla="=0.69+0.28" align="right">$0.97</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="0.79" align="right">$0.79</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="0.89" align="right">$0.89</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.25" align="right">$1.25</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">0.99</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">0.99</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">1.39</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">1.49</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Canned Tomatoes</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.59" align="right">$1.59</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="0.99" align="right">$0.99</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.75" align="right">$1.75</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">1.35</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">1.89</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">1.99</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">1.99</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Pasta</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.25" align="right">$1.25</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="2.09" align="right">$2.09</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2.49</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2.49</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2.49</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2.89</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Top ramen</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="0.2" align="right">$0.20</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="0.2" align="right">$0.20</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="0.2" align="right">$0.20</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="0.2" align="right">$0.20</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">0.25</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">0.25</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">0.33</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">0.33</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Iceberg Lettuce</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.5" align="right">$1.50</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.5" align="right">$1.50</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.5" align="right">$1.50</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.5" align="right">$1.50</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.29" align="right">$1.29</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">1.29</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">0.99</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">1.59</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">1.59</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Tomatoes</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.53" align="right">$1.53</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="3.49" align="right">$3.49</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="2.89" align="right">$2.89</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2.99</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2.99</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">1.39</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">1.09</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Apples (per pound)</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="0.89" align="right">$0.89</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.19" align="right">$1.19</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2.29</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">0.99</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">0.59</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Potatoes (10#)</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="1.99" align="right">$1.99</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="3" align="right">$3.00</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3.99</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">4.99</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3.99</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">2.69</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Boneless/skinless breast</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="5.99" align="right">$5.99</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">5.99</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">5.99</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">5.29</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">5.99</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl24" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17">Ground Beef - (fat NtE20%)</td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="2.99" align="right">$2.99</td> <td class="xl32" style="border-left: medium none;"> </td> <td class="xl31" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="3.29" align="right">$3.29</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3.29</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3.29</td> <td class="xl33" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3.29</td> <td class="xl34" style="border-left: medium none;" x:num="" align="right">3.99</td> </tr> </tbody></table>

 

Any updates on your core items, Tracy? Well, now that I reread, please include apples, too.

 

I thought we locked this thread when Minuteman started tracking craigslist hookers who barter for rent??

 

Changed the name of this thread to 'Tracking Inflation' Melbo doesn't refer to himself in the 3rd person anymore. He also had to stop tracking inflation when he moved: 8 times in 2.5 years.

 

I am counting hotel stays of over 30 days in that number.

 

I grabbed some items from melbo's first list and shopped prices for all.

10/2/2010:
Pre-made burgers, 5# - $9.99
Vlasic Dills, 46oz - $4.19
Hidden Valley Ranch, 24oz - $4.69
12-pack Budweiser - $11.59
Bread - $4.65
Butter - $3.99
Cheese, 2# - $6.99
Eggs, 1dozen, large - $1.89
Milk - $2.19
Peanut Butter - $3.19
Tuna - $1.39
Canned Tomatoes - $1.49
Pasta (vermicelli, Spaghetti) - $2.49
Top Ramen - $.23
Iceberg Lettuce - $1.50
Tomatoes - $1.59/#
Apples -GSmith=$1.49, Mac's=$1.99
Potatoes - $2.29
Boneless, Skinless Breasts - $5.99#
Ground Beef - $3.19#

I noticed the prices rising, so I've added:
Basmati Rice - $4.19 2#
Pinto Beans - $2.49 2#
Frozen (basic) veggies - $2.59 (the ones I paid .69 for not too long ago - I'll check old receipts for their inflation rate.

 

All the hotels stays were in between moves. Left one house, lived in a hotel for 2 months, moved into another house, moved into a hotel for 4 months, moved into a temp house for 2 months, moved into another house, moved into another temp house for 1 month and then just moved into a house I hope to stay in for awhile. All in under 3 years.

Economic survival doesn't care where you like to live.

 

No you threatened to move it to the Inferno when I started telling what they would do for a months rent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!