No Holiday Sales

It’s official y’all. The usual sales that have become tradition won’t be happening this year. Honestly, I would’ve been surprised if there had been. 

Over 2021 we saw many stores struggle to keep up demands of shoppers. Now at the end of the year, things aren’t looking any better. People have been told to get their Christmas gifts early and lower your expectations. There are areas that aren’t having any issues here in America right now. Those are mainly rural areas where people are sparsely located. They have a much deeper sense of community. When one family falls on hard times everyone rallies around them. This is the kind of community I grew up in. I miss it.

Back to reality, people are different now. And rather or not there will be a calm after Black Friday this year or not. Of course, we also have to consider whether stores like Walmart have everything in their toy catalog or not. This has the potential to be a disaster. I swear, if there’s a bunch of heavyweight parents on these SeDu things used in water I am going to laugh so hard I might crack a rib. 

Apparently Walmart and their competitors have missed the memo about over-promising products to their customers. I only hope they secured everything they are promising. Otherwise, there could be an all out bloodbath. Don’t underestimate a parent’s devotion to their children. While George Carlin might get a kick out of a certain level of chaos, I don’t think he had the stomach for how bad this could be. Hell, I don’t think most serial killers would be able to handle the level if violence which could breakout on Black Friday.

Y’all please, just order your gifts early from the net and forget about Black Friday sales.

Links:

https://www.businessinsider.com/supply-chain-crisis-grocery-stores-cut-discounts-promotions-curb-demand-2021-11

Homemaker Essentials: Meal Planning Tips

Here is a confession: I have fallen off the meal planning train.

Yeah! Ever since September, I had dental work done, I have fallen off of the meal planning train. Oh! I know it saves money and time. Boy talk about convenience. It’s awesome to know what you are cooking for dinner each night. Yet I fell off of the train. We are going to get back on that train.

I am going to share some resources that I hope will help us get back on track. 

  1. DON’T SHOP HUNGRY! This is key to sticking to your budget while at the store.
  2. Know what is in your kitchen. Take time to inventory what you have and know what your family likes.
  3. Take it a week at a time when you are getting back on track or just starting.

These are the tips I am going to implement in my meal planning. 

A Small Thanksgiving Feast

https://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/how-to-make-instant-mashed-potatoes-taste-like-the-real-thing/

I feel like it would be irresponsible not to talk about the elephant in the kitchen. Will we have potatoes in the produce department? I don’t know.

So I am going to leave this blog open for your ideas. How do you like them? Me, I am butter, cheese, girl…

Labor Shortage to End and Thanksgiving Feast to Shrink

Here we go again y’all. We have two journalists for financial magazines saying the labor shortage will end soon. According to Ben Winck from Business Insider expects a hiring free for all to happen after the New Year. However, CNBC Financial genius Eric Rosenbaum makes it clear that the Apple Chip shortage is ending, but the supply chain of goods following in from China to the US is a train wreck. Yet according to John Matarese with a Denver ABC affiliate station there may be a few items not on your Thanksgiving table this year. Why? Labor shortage. So are we turning a corner or not? These new round of manipulation can make you head spin. Let’s break it down.

It’s true that more people started leaving their miserable jobs behind starting back in September. Also, let’s look at the scam numbers that two of the geniuses are using for employment numbers. If you are unemployed but looking, you’re considered employed. If you are unemployed and doing odd jobs, you’re considered employed. If you are unemployed and have given up your considered unemployment and there’s something wrong with you. Never mind the place you worked for since you were 18 now at forty eight and that is all you know how to do (ie plumbing) and now there’s nothing in plumbing in your area thanks to you being designated ‘not essential’ you lost years you put into a company when they closed. And the local big box home improvement stores don’t pay close to what you made. According to the media and government you’re a useless eater now. Honestly, I hope these folks permanently turn their backs on corporate America because it’s fascist and it’s time for it to end. 

Now let’s look at what might or might not be on your Thanksgiving table this year. First, I have no idea how Thanksgiving sales are going to look. Or if there will be sales. Many corporations were telling supermarket chains not to plan on sales or plan on enforcing limits. I do know that the prices will go up. When we moved to Michigan five years ago, I could get a dozen eggs at Aldi’s for under a dollar. Wednesday I went in for a sales paper. The eggs were $1.48. Yesterday I went in again and those same damn eggs were two cents higher at $1.50. That is two cents over three days. This is what John Matarese was talking about. Rising price or no eggs at all. My jaw dropped Wednesday and yesterday I thought I was going to hyperventilate. 

Perhaps that two cents may not sound like much. Think about it this way. You have a budget set in stone. There is no room for errors or overnight price hikes. Now you have a set list that you always use. It’s the perfect list because everything is calculated with taxes in it. You know exactly what you will be paying today. Except you get to your usual store and everything went up two cents. I mean everything across the store. That could destroy your budget for food. Remember you don’t buy any premade from any part of the store. Rather you make everything from scratch. Now everything is two cents more. Now what? This is the dilemma most people in America are faced with. Do they buy the chicken they’re out of or do they get their medicine? For some people taking medication every other day might be the option they are forced to take.

* I AM NOT SAYING TO DO THIS! * This isn’t medical advice. It’s the choice many Americans have to make. While our neighbors to the North Canada is a Socialist country, America where I live isn’t. We call ourselves progressive while citizens here are forced to choose between eating and medication. I doubt Mr. John Matarese mentioned this fact in his article.

Links:

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/money/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/now-some-thanksgiving-items-could-be-in-short-supply

https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-great-resignation-when-will-end-labor-shortage-alpert-2021-10

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/29/apple-chip-woes-will-end-but-us-china-supply-chain-war-just-starting-.html

10 Essential Julia Child Recipes Everyone Should Master | Southern Living

https://www.southernliving.com/recipes/julia-child-recipes

Here are some super easy recipes from Julia Childs to learn. Compared to some of here recipes, the ones in the article are easy.

You got three soups, a chicken stew, and a bean with sausage meal. Let’s not forget the Crepes. Thiner than pancakes and just as sweet. A vinaigrette is the basis of many dressings for salads. I’m ashamed to admit it’s something I’ve yet to learn.

The last two items are a tart and bread. Baguettes can be little more on the crusty side for my taste. I perfer regular French Bread. It tends to be a bit softer.

Watch “Happy Halloween! 🎃” on YouTube

Tonight is the once a year when kids go door to door asking for candy. This night is also when kids go missing. Usually they tirn up by November third or fourth.

Safety tips:
Stay with your kids.
Kids old enough to go we ithout parents, stay in a large group. Don’t leave that group for any reason.
Watch your pets. It’s not just kids that go missing on Halloween.
Inspect the candy. Given the toxic mindset of people today, inspect that candy.

Watch “Dollar tree Jars !!Canning without Lids (Concord Grape Jelly ) Grown at home” on YouTube

I enjoy Tessie’s channel so much. She shows how to make and can jelly the way folks use to. They didn’t go through the waterbath canning process. They used parafin wax. There’s a little issue about this process:IT’S NOT USDA APPROVED! Of course, there are still people who still do this and they’ve not lost anyone ever!

Hoover Announces Thanksgiving and First Lady Roosevelt Guides People with Department of Home Economics

During the Great Depression, President Hoover announced a national Thanksgiving to be celebrated by everyone. At the Department of Home Economics to be First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt was guiding Americans through the hard times. Someone please hand me a tissue. I’m getting misty eyed. Yeah! 

With all honesty, I had to set my phone down because I thought my head was going to explode with the arrogance of these two. The money masters and Hoover create a problem and the future First Lady guides America through it. Let that reality sink in. If they weren’t already dead, I’d beat the dog hell out of them with a Jello mold and roasting pan. 

The article talks about an Aunt Sammy who offered recipes and help to those in need. One crazy thing is ‘Mock Duck’. It’s made with beef wrapped around Chestnut Dressing. Cream of onions, no joke y’all. That’s actually a dish. According to the article a turkey then cost $5.50. I know right. So cheap. Except it’s not. They compared that $5.50 to today’s dollars. $72 dollars in today’s money. That had better be one hell of a bird before I pay that. No! We would have Turkey Tacos first for Thanksgiving before I pay over $70 for a bird. 

There are other items recommended like cranberry sauce. Or actually Spicy Cranberry Dressing. To this day we all have a favorite between Cranberry Sauce or Jelly. I don’t care for cranberry jelly but I wouldn’t think of not having it for Antonia. She loves it. Also, tomato cocktail with a sprig of parsley. I wonder if they had problems with their uncle who wouldn’t say no to it. I doubt since there would’ve been vodka in the drink. Most Americans couldn’t afford vodka. There were many dishes served then that still get served like Chestnut Dressing, Pumpkin Pie, Apple Pie and mincemeat whatever to hell that is. I know there’s two versions. One with fruit and the other is with meat. 

Link: 

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/24/opinion/mock-duck-and-other-depression-thanksgiving-delights.html

Shortages Around The World

Open SmartNews and read “5 Huge New Shortages Shoppers Are Sharing This Week” here: https://share.smartnews.com/t2BsY  To read it on the web, tap here: https://share.smartnews.com/VuNEP

This article shows shortages around the world. Ireland is seeing problems with cat food. And limits. Cooking oil is having issues.

Saturday’s video I showed Kroger’s brand of oil was out. More of the canola was out. Name brand was abundant and pricy. Limits are resurfacing again. You know, rationing. The thing that America doesn’t have, rationing. Next to food insecurity.

Tofu is in short supply in North Carolina. This was a surprise. I grew up in the South and trust me we love our pulled pork. BBQ sauce depends on where you live.

Watch “What’s in the Containers?” on YouTube

What’s in the containers setting out in the oceans? All the employees are showing up in spite of what the White House is saying. Here’s my thought or hypothesis; Everything in the containers is from China. Now if the contents can’t be sold China could lose a fortune. This could be considered at act of war.

Adam Marfoogle has a theory in which it’s Chinese military living on the boats. Well they haven’t moved in weeks. Of course, that also means the srew on the boats can’t leave until the boats ate unloaded. The crews are hostages, in a word. They must remain on the boats. Nothing has been moved off of the boats. Not even the crew.

Again, what is really on these boats? Let’s stop pointing fingers and start demanding answers.

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