The present POTUS promised that the energy rates would necessarily skyrocket after he got into office, he meant it. This affects the prices in the stores.....everything has to be transported and guess who pays in the end.
In an emergency, the grocery stores only store 3 days worth of food....when it's gone, it's gone. Anyone who can build up a stash of basic food supplies, should. Add extras for friends who aren't able to. We need to become more self sufficient as some before me has eluded to.
If you can stock up on basics like every kind of dried bean known to man and rice, flour, oil, sugar, salt and pepper, you will eat hearty.
I don't mean to alarm anyone but it's going get worse before it gets better. Ramona, I think you know where I'm coming from here.
Just wish I had thought to plant cotton....whew, the prices!