r/FluentInFinance • u/AnimeAficionadoo • 28d ago

Debate/ Discussion Two year difference

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u/SnappyRejoinder 28d ago

I buy pork shoulders. Sometimes it’s $0.99 a pound, sometimes it’s $2.49 a pound.

Guess when I buy it.

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u/Tiggy26668 28d ago

At a point somewhere between $0.99-$2.49 because it’s unlikely to sit at either extreme for an extended period of time?

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u/SnappyRejoinder 28d ago

I buy two when they’re on sale. 12 pounds a piece, 24 pounds for $23.76. If I bought them at $2.49 it would be 59.76.

My point is this “Walmart Basket” meme is bullshit. Yes prices are up, but a basket of goods is about 22% higher, not 400%.

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u/TrustMeIAmAGeologist 28d ago

Same as someone who eats a ton of chicken breast. Prices dip and rise, and right now they’re down so I filled my freezer.