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INGRID C DURDEN's avatar

Not just food prices. Five years ago, a friend advised me to get another cellphone company. He paid only 25 $ monthly. Having trouble lately I checked, it is now 50 for the 'cheap' and 60 for the 'better' service. That is without international calls. Add another 15 $ to call my family overseas.

This is one of the 'cheap' services. the other 3 available in town are even higher. So I will have to stay with my old provider I guess.

I am going to the store now. See if the prices have gone down. Sigh. We might have to move to Russia soon.

Anthony S Burkett's avatar

The prices have not gone down... My advice is to save your gas.

INGRID C DURDEN's avatar

I did need some groceries. The tomatoes were on sale ! .85 a pound! Thank God we still have some concurrence in town - they all have to fight for their customers.

Anthony S Burkett's avatar

As always, necessity dictates. I realize that I am in a unique position, but in terms of perishable food stuffs, I get everything that I don't grow/raise myself (meat, dairy, vegetables) from my local Amish community... that way I know where, and from whom it comes... and have yet to get sick from eating lettuce.. :)

INGRID C DURDEN's avatar

Ah! We got some Mennonites here in GA but as far as I know no Amish. You are lucky! My 'garden' is limited to some herbs and wild veggies - dry, arid, sandy, hard soil. Even after spending 1000 $ very little came of it.

Anthony S Burkett's avatar

Try raised beds! They work for me! :)

INGRID C DURDEN's avatar

Worked for a few years, then nothing. Now growing stuff in buckets and flower pots - mostly herbs. All the lettuce died even though I watered daily.

Cousin Clem's avatar

My cell service is a basic service of 15 dollars a month (unlimited text and calls) and if I use too much data, it comes to 20 bucks. Unless you are watching endless streaming, there are still cheap services available.

INGRID C DURDEN's avatar

Yes that is probably the same I got. And I pay about 10 - 15 $ a month for my international calling. But lately I had several problems with the service and was looking for a second phone! I do not stream anything at all, and mostly use my computer for anything else but phone calls. FK that LOL.

Citizen Satirist (CS)'s avatar

Google Voice numbers? BUT i don't think they work for bank verification codes etc and everyone these days wants to send a verification code.....

INGRID C DURDEN's avatar

I got TracFone. Have had it for 20 years now. I have no idea what Google voice numbers is LOL. Not very tech here.