In this economy, many people are finding that there's less money to go around.
I've personally noticed that people are getting more agressive about saving money at the supermarket. There's more use of coupons, and shoppers are more insistent on achieving savings. One guy the other day sent a checkout clerk to the back of the store to see if the Italian sausage was $3.00 like the cashier said, or $1.50 like he thought the sign said. (It was $1.50 for the spicy Italian sausage, $3 for the regular. He declined to buy the regular and didn't want the spicy, either.)
It can be a challenge to eat healthily on a limited budget, as this article in the New York Times described. Junk food beckons with its lower prices.
If you are looking for healthy alternatives, here's a great resource. Eat This, Not That describes what's the healthiest - and unhealthiest - choices on the menu at many of your favorite, and dollar-saving, fast food restaurants.
photo: ukumillion.com
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