'Skip breakfast' to 'save money' says Wall Street Journal amid rising food costs

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'Skip breakfast' to 'save money' says Wall Street Journal amid rising food costs

Juices, eggs, coffee, wheat products are all at record high levels, the report states, so maybe just skip the whole thing, the Wall Street Journal suggested.



The Post Millennial
Feb 15, 2023 2 minute read

Amid woes of inflation and high food costs, the Wall Street Journal has suggested that perhaps Americans should skip breakfast to save money. Breakfast staples, they write, are showing massive price increases for a variety of reasons, so maybe just don't eat it.

Juices, eggs, coffee, wheat products are all at record high levels, the report states, so maybe just skip the whole thing, the Wall Street Journal suggested, perhaps taking a page from The Babylon Bee's book.

Pushback to the concept on Twitter was fierce and swift—which could have been part of the point of the WSJ's intent.

Senator John Kennedy was incredulous, remarking "Skipping meals to make ends meet? This is how badly Biden’s economy is beating down average Americans."

https://twitter.com/SenJohnKennedy/status/1625896306764918801

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[Smokin Joe]

And if you already skipped breakfast?

Then what?

[Polly Ticks]

And if you already skipped breakfast?

Then what?

Skip it harder, slacker!

[LMAO]

And if you already skipped breakfast?

Then what?

Skip lunch?

[Hoodat]

Why not simply stop voting for Democrats instead?

[Kamaji]

Why not simply stop voting for Democrats instead?

[roamer_1]

"Let them eat cake"


No mater what you say, nothing ever changes... 

[catfish1957]

Not exactly on topic but the markets are down 1.8- 2.2% today, and near 4% for the past few weeks.

Some  high profile 4Q22 earnings misses by Meta and Home Depot are fueling the sell off.   And the street may be seeing this as harbringer of more to come.

Mid to Long T Bonds are ratcheting up, and approaching 4% too.   Mid Caps seem to be holding their own, so at least the bear isn't into full roar yet

[mountaineer]

So brave, so bold, so perfectly on point. Let's just stop eating altogether.

[berdie]

So brave, so bold, so perfectly on point. Let's just stop eating altogether.

Nah...just eat scrabbled earthworms and cricket meatloaf. We'll all be fine.

[Smokin Joe]

So brave, so bold, so perfectly on point. Let's just stop eating altogether.

Well, there's always bugs...

[catfish1957]

Well, there's always bugs...

Honestly, if we really do see a SHTF scenario, snakes will be a good source of protein.  All are edible, and if you believe our local park rangers, there are more of these critters per square mile in my location  than anywhere else in the United States.   

[berdie]

Honestly, if we really do see a SHTF scenario, snakes will be a good source of protein.  All are edible, and if you believe our local park rangers, there are more of these critters per square mile in my location  than anywhere else in the United States.

Same here @catfish1957 . I hear they taste like chicken, lol. It's just catching, skinning and cooking one that gives me the shivers. But if it comes to eating snake or bugs...

[Fishrrman]

If We Didn't Have To Eat
BY NIXON WATERMAN

Life would be an easy matter
    If we didn't have to eat.
        If we never had to utter,
        "Won't you pass the bread and butter,
Likewise push along that platter
    Full of meat?"
    Yes, if food were obsolete
    Life would be a jolly treat,
If we didn't - shine or shower,
Old or young, 'bout every hour -
    Have to eat, eat, eat, eat, eat -
    'Twould be jolly if we didn't have to eat.

We could save a lot of money
    If we didn't have to eat.
        Could we cease our busy buying,
        Baking, broiling, brewing, frying,
Life would then be oh, so sunny
    And complete;
    And we wouldn't fear to greet
    Every grocer in the street
If we didn't - man and woman,
Every hungry, helpless human -
    Have to eat, eat, eat, eat, eat -
    We'd save money if we didn't have to eat.

All our worry would be over
    If we didn't have to eat.
        Would the butcher, baker, grocer
        Get our hard-earned dollars? No, Sir!
We would then be right in clover
    Cool and sweet.
    Want and hunger we could cheat,
    And we'd get there with both feet,
If we didn't - poor or wealthy,
Halt or nimble, sick or healthy -
    Have to eat, eat, eat, eat, eat,
    We could get there if we didn't have to eat.

[mountaineer]

I'll go to the golf course and harvest a few geese before I venture into the many joys of snake cuisine.

[catfish1957]

I'll go to the golf course and harvest a few geese before I venture into the many joys of snake cuisine.

 

Up at our Yankee location, I almost hit one of those nasty creatures on the road, and envisoned some tree hugger getting me jailed for the offense.  Man are they obnoxious.

[roamer_1]

Honestly, if we really do see a SHTF scenario, snakes will be a good source of protein.  All are edible, and if you believe our local park rangers, there are more of these critters per square mile in my location  than anywhere else in the United States.

There's a whole lot easier than snake, man....

[catfish1957]

There's a whole lot easier than snake, man....

lol....  When I mow, on an average summer afternoon, I will see 3-5.... mostly big ones.

Don't get me wrong, that is an extreme option.  I have always been quoted that I thought Cow was the best tasting animal on earth.  Don't plan on deviating from that opinion.

[roamer_1]

Same here @catfish1957 . I hear they taste like chicken, lol. It's just catching, skinning and cooking one that gives me the shivers. But if it comes to eating snake or bugs...

It's got to be a pretty big snake to make it worth it... Even then, they tend to be bony. The only thing around here worth eating would be a Timber rattler or a Diamondback. Maybe the odd king snake.

It is alright... Does taste like chicken I guess, but with more of a pork texture.

[roamer_1]

I'll go to the golf course and harvest a few geese before I venture into the many joys of snake cuisine.

That's right ... Though I would eat dang near anything else before water birds. FISH... Plenty of fish for everyone. Alright. I'll eat a honker. But I won't like it.

[catfish1957]

It's got to be a pretty big snake to make it worth it... Even then, they tend to be bony. The only thing around here worth eating would be a Timber rattler or a Diamondback. Maybe the odd king snake.

It is alright... Does taste like chicken I guess, but with more of a pork texture.

This would be the snake filet mignon.........  Stubby, meaty, and heavy.   

[deb]

It's got to be a pretty big snake to make it worth it... Even then, they tend to be bony. The only thing around here worth eating would be a Timber rattler or a Diamondback. Maybe the odd king snake.

It is alright... Does taste like chicken I guess, but with more of a pork texture.

I bet myself that you’d be the one to have tried snake. 

[roamer_1]

lol....  When I mow, on an average summer afternoon, I will see 3-5.... mostly big ones.

Don't get me wrong, that is an extreme option.  I have always been quoted that I thought Cow was the best tasting animal on earth.  Don't plan on deviating from that opinion.

Actually not true... I much prefer moose to anything, with bison and elk pretty close to cow... but bison for sure, and probably elk preferred over cattle.

[roamer_1]

This would be the snake filet mignon.........  Stubby, meaty, and heavy.   

I actually think I had Cottonmouth down in Kansas....

[roamer_1]

I bet myself that you’d be the one to have tried snake. 

A fair bet... At least around here... The only thing I can think of that I AIN'T ate from around here is marmot. Pretty much everything else I have eaten, at least some.