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People learning to live with less in the face of higher food and gas prices

First Coast News -- JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- How are your finances so far this year? Higher prices and smaller paychecks mean less money for a lot of people.
We have seen 32 straight days of gas prices on the rise.

"I've been shocked and I went out of town and I came back and I'm like, oh my gosh, while I was gone, because I went somewhere where I didn't drive, and I was shocked," Nancy Anderson said.

It's enough to make almost anyone a little protective of their money.

"For gas, I do like probably everybody, I do my stops in a row so I don't have to do too much and the food prices, I'm just more careful," Anderson said.

So far, this year has been a tough start for a lot of people. Anderson and her grandkids are trying to compensate for higher prices at the pump, at the grocery store, and a smaller paych

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remay Champion Author Houston Posts:6,978 Points:2,119,565 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 6:24:48 AM Ignore remay Report Abuse Hmmm, its like where have the people been? Haven't they been down this road before like.... the LAST time we went trough this?
rahcat Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:2,483 Points:665,125 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Feb 20, 2013 1:06:25 AM Ignore rahcat Report Abuse Thanks to the Obama regime.
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:9,531 Points:1,833,565 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 10:15:35 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse You do what you can.
bell05 Champion Author Atlanta Posts:9,270 Points:1,879,535 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 9:30:48 PM Ignore bell05 Report Abuse I save as much as I can
BuckyTJones Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:4,932 Points:967,950 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 8:40:00 PM Ignore BuckyTJones Report Abuse You get what you vote for!
Toonces2013 Sophomore Author Illinois Posts:236 Points:13,765 Joined:Jan 2013	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 5:46:50 PM Ignore Toonces2013 Report Abuse "and a smaller paycheck because of a payroll tax increase." The LSM is still milking this cow?
Buckeyee Champion Author Maine Posts:4,621 Points:901,800 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 4:43:28 PM Ignore Buckeyee Report Abuse Too bad Obama and the democrats have not learned the same lesson the rest of the nation has already. Buying elections and votes is very costly .
Double_Golden Champion Author San Francisco Posts:2,575 Points:608,310 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 4:38:22 PM Ignore Double_Golden Report Abuse using coupons at the super markets to saving on foods and using Gasbuddy to find the lowest gas prices in town, that's how do you saved...
tidalwave3 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:1,309 Points:1,466,400 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 4:37:34 PM Ignore tidalwave3 Report Abuse And obama wants gas prices at $6 per gallon O-O
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,356 Points:2,146,100 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 2:27:06 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse On Feb 19, 2013 11:12:10 AM, afghaned wrote: >Try using price controls with wage controls. Richard "Tricky Dick" Nixon tried that stunt. The only thing is that the wage controls worked much more effectively than the price controls. You'd expect an idea like that from somebody from Canada.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:51,356 Points:2,146,100 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 1:45:21 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse On Feb 19, 2013 10:41:53 AM, LongPlay wrote: >For those on fixed income times are tough. IMHO, the term "fixed income" means "wrong mindset to wealth management." People generally are so obsessed about avoiding short-term swings in their principal that they invest in what they consider "safe" investments. The only problem is the "safe" investments are really very dangerous in that their returns are pretty much guaranteed not to keep pace with taxes and inflation. I do have part of my income that is fixed, but that's the nature of a corporate pension (something that a lot of people don't even have in the first place). >Interest rates are so low that they cannot make reasonable returns on their savings You can blame Bernanke's "quantitative easing" for that. So, what to do about it? My answer is to go to the stock market. There are lots of companies out there that pay generous dividends. Dividend payments have the second benefit that they are taxed at a lower rate than interest payments. There are over 100 companies that have a dividend yield higher than 3%. Yes, their stock prices may vary at any given time. But if you stay in for the long term, stocks go up in value with more consistency and less risk of return fluctuations compared to fixed-income investments.
doctorindyj Champion Author Santa Fe Posts:3,463 Points:842,510 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 12:45:24 PM Ignore doctorindyj Report Abuse Lologogo: At what point does it become his fault? 4 years and two years where the regime and their party controlled the whole mess where those greedy and evil republicans could not have stopped anything if they wanted to. The evil and greedy people that you refer to are democrats as well and politicians in general but you support them with your ridiculous little 'buy in' to their party line.
PDN57 All-Star Author San Bernardino Posts:727 Points:137,795 Joined:Aug 2012	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 12:43:34 PM Ignore PDN57 Report Abuse Its what the Libs want
VernonOR Champion Author Oregon Posts:2,925 Points:739,820 Joined:Aug 2010	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 12:37:28 PM Ignore VernonOR Report Abuse As US is moving to be a lot more liberal, the US will continue to deteriorate.
CheckitoutGuy Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,311 Points:769,590 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 12:35:36 PM Ignore CheckitoutGuy Report Abuse And yet we gave the president a mandate to raise all taxes (in his view) last November, his promotion of class warfare is obscene - this is a nation with out class - until the want free stuff from the government folks take over the government - then take away from the successful folks and give to the failures - becomes a national goal. I'm glad I was raised with a generation that believed in taking responsibility for ourselves and when the going got tough, we got tougher and worked harder - to my shame it appears that for many americans they can no longer take care of themselves let alone their families ( which they continue to have in spite of no way that they are willing "God forbid" to sacrifice and work to build a successful family. It is scary
Lologogo Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,314 Points:356,390 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 12:18:45 PM Ignore Lologogo Report Abuse I have been cutting back for 6 years now. But I don't blame Obama. He had a big mess to fix. I blame all the greedy people in this world who are rich enough to make thing great for themselves & make all the rules to suit their purpose & leave the rest of us fighting for a decent wage & a easy enough tax form to understand.
DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,370 Points:1,246,350 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 12:17:14 PM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse Not to mention higher taxes.
sdiddydaddy Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,101 Points:397,895 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 12:16:30 PM Ignore sdiddydaddy Report Abuse definitely trying to drive less . . .
afghaned Champion Author Hamilton Posts:11,833 Points:1,289,060 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 12:12:10 PM Ignore afghaned Report Abuse Try using price controls with wage controls.
AriesMMD Champion Author Sacramento Posts:1,496 Points:414,690 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 12:05:08 PM Ignore AriesMMD Report Abuse Been this way for several years now, and now taxes are going up also. Thank you Moonbeam, thank you BO
homespesial All-Star Author Seattle Posts:710 Points:156,995 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:58:34 AM Ignore homespesial Report Abuse interesting, but no choice
packards42 Champion Author Washington Posts:6,452 Points:1,130,340 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:54:20 AM Ignore packards42 Report Abuse I retired this year, and my social security check doesn't even pay my medical insurance while I wait for medicare in 18 months years. Wife no eligible for another 10 years. so i stuck with medical insurance.
LongPlay Champion Author Albuquerque Posts:4,258 Points:1,242,350 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:41:53 AM Ignore LongPlay Report Abuse For those on fixed income times are tough. Interest rates are so low that they cannot make reasonable returns on their savings and gas and food prices are climbing. Obama is trying to get everyone on the dole!!
Don20 Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:9,687 Points:2,622,555 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:34:17 AM Ignore Don20 Report Abuse I've been shocked and I went out of town and I came back and I'm like, oh my gosh, while I was gone, because I went somewhere where I didn't drive, and I was shocked," Nancy Anderson said. It's enough to make almost anyone a little protective of their money. I have not been on vacation in fifteen years. That is more than some people can say...
JoeKR Champion Author New Jersey Posts:9,484 Points:1,746,490 Joined:Feb 2006	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:29:23 AM Ignore JoeKR Report Abuse "I've been shocked and I went out of town and I came back and I'm like, oh my gosh, while I was gone, because I went somewhere where I didn't drive, and I was shocked," Nancy Anderson said. What an intelligent quote! TV news is becoming more illiterate. I know there are censors but apparently no editors.
Samo1961 Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:1,905 Points:622,625 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:29:21 AM Ignore Samo1961 Report Abuse Oil companies keep posting higher and higher profits, and no one is questioning, what a government!!
werich44 Champion Author California Posts:1,872 Points:471,130 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:29:06 AM Ignore werich44 Report Abuse I would suggest that if you really care about this country and not about getting the taxpayers to pay your way through obama giveaway plans, you might want to do a Google search for obama's Abuse of Power. Particularly the Wall Street Journal report.
REVLAW Champion Author San Antonio Posts:10,448 Points:2,009,380 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:27:39 AM Ignore REVLAW Report Abuse But according to the politicians and bureaucrats that "count" the beans, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) shows "inflation" is not a problem and the talk is that we need to be more stingy with "Cost of Living Allowance" (COLA) pay increases for Social Security recipients and others who live on fixed incomes in order to "get the deficit under control". Amazing that the "tax and spend" liberals (democrats) never get it. (Sorry, it is now "revenue" and "invest".) Wonder how much the HO's two vacations (he took a separate vacation from Michele) cost the taxpayer this past weekend. Perhaps we should be more "stingy" with his budget or travel allowance and let Michele live in a tent without vacations on the horizon.
regout Champion Author Quebec Posts:2,965 Points:834,655 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:25:20 AM Ignore regout Report Abuse Food is very costly.
geezrtek Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,922 Points:432,410 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:24:12 AM Ignore geezrtek Report Abuse All according to the Obama plan.
impactdi Rookie Author Michigan Posts:96 Points:427,905 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:22:45 AM Ignore impactdi Report Abuse No no no...Obama keeps saying he's doing so much for us and he has "figures" to prove it. Of course...who knows where he pulls them out of.
sivart Champion Author Arkansas Posts:18,245 Points:3,073,885 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:22:26 AM Ignore sivart Report Abuse I've been doing it for a long time!
bart_reed Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:3,989 Points:788,555 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:20:19 AM Ignore bart_reed Report Abuse And gas will still go up.
iFueler Champion Author Durham Posts:64,458 Points:181,450 Joined:Nov 2012	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:20:04 AM Ignore iFueler Report Abuse tough choices
Car54BC08 Champion Author British Columbia Posts:4,269 Points:1,513,265 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:19:47 AM Ignore Car54BC08 Report Abuse Better get used to it
hockey_24 All-Star Author KW Posts:807 Points:202,630 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:19:19 AM Ignore hockey_24 Report Abuse very true
thirstyauto Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:14,736 Points:1,621,675 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:19:08 AM Ignore thirstyauto Report Abuse See previous article!!
dcoxdcox44 All-Star Author New Hampshire Posts:653 Points:203,910 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:18:09 AM Ignore dcoxdcox44 Report Abuse Not all prices are bad- the price I pay for heating propane is at it's lowest rate since 2006 Only $1.80 now vs $3.85 two years ago
greenfog Champion Author Illinois Posts:6,505 Points:1,641,195 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:17:48 AM Ignore greenfog Report Abuse change the laws and get rid of the speculation in the commodities market.
texashoudini Champion Author Austin Posts:2,627 Points:1,097,615 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:17:48 AM Ignore texashoudini Report Abuse SAD but true. Thanks speculators and greedy gas and oil companies who will once again post the highest profits in history at the end of the year.
lindalm25 All-Star Author Indianapolis Posts:545 Points:147,825 Joined:Dec 2012	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:15:08 AM Ignore lindalm25 Report Abuse Yelobus, not certain "less is gooder" but it certainly is inevitable with the way things are going.
Chris46 Champion Author Dayton Posts:23,716 Points:2,084,490 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:14:59 AM Ignore Chris46 Report Abuse It's going to get worse, before it gets better!
muquee Champion Author Harrisburg Posts:2,436 Points:524,070 Joined:Nov 2011	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:14:33 AM Ignore muquee Report Abuse Many people are already doing that and prices continue to rise.
sleuth696 All-Star Author Ventura Posts:953 Points:205,615 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:14:02 AM Ignore sleuth696 Report Abuse and yet Ofailure will continue spending our tax money with reckless abandon.
yelobus Champion Author Houston Posts:5,615 Points:1,559,765 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:12:54 AM Ignore yelobus Report Abuse Less is gooder.
vernsimpson Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:1,027 Points:262,705 Joined:Jul 2012	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:10:01 AM Ignore vernsimpson Report Abuse When will obummer live the way he tells us to? Never would be my guess!!!!
q2 Champion Author Alberta Posts:2,049 Points:383,020 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:09:20 AM Ignore q2 Report Abuse we do what we can
HelenT Champion Author Buffalo Posts:2,969 Points:600,325 Joined:Apr 2004	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:08:53 AM Ignore HelenT Report Abuse We have no choice, I wish Obama would do the same. With his spending of our money we will continue to learn to do with less and less.
skybiker Champion Author South Carolina Posts:7,313 Points:1,562,440 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:08:09 AM Ignore skybiker Report Abuse Our government should do the same...
Buffalo Joe Champion Author Alberta Posts:8,611 Points:2,511,800 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: Feb 19, 2013 11:07:23 AM Ignore Buffalo Joe Report Abuse We have no choice.