https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-14656883/americans-buy-pay-later-groceries.html
A quarter of American adults are using 'buy now, pay later'
services for grocery shopping, according to a disturbing new
poll that suggests a recession is looming.
The figure is up sharply from the 14 percent of adults aged
18 to 79 asked the same question in 2024 and the 21 percent
who admitted using credit for groceries in 2023.
A survey of 2,000 adults by loan company Lending Tree also
discovered that 41 percent of people who used buy now, pay
later for groceries had made a payment deadline - seven
percent more than the year before.
The terrifying data, first reported by CNBC, points to
impending economic doom as millions of ordinary Americans
buckle under the weight of soaring grocery prices, with
inflation still untamed.
Credit purchases are OK for *some* stuff - but
for FOOD ? Not a great sign.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/article-14656883/americans-buy-pay-later-groceries.html
A quarter of American adults are using 'buy now, pay later'
services for grocery shopping, according to a disturbing new
poll that suggests a recession is looming.
The figure is up sharply from the 14 percent of adults aged
18 to 79 asked the same question in 2024 and the 21 percent
who admitted using credit for groceries in 2023.
A survey of 2,000 adults by loan company Lending Tree also
discovered that 41 percent of people who used buy now, pay
later for groceries had made a payment deadline - seven
percent more than the year before.
The terrifying data, first reported by CNBC, points to
impending economic doom as millions of ordinary Americans
buckle under the weight of soaring grocery prices, with
inflation still untamed.
. . .
Credit purchases are OK for *some* stuff - but
for FOOD ? Not a great sign.
Oh, and if you want a decent credit rating always
pay off yer cards and such in full. Alas fewer
seem able to do that these days, instead are
racking up Y2K level debts. Remember those days ?
Every braggart had a dozen cards in his wallet
and LOVED to flash 'em in everyone's faces.
Got mortgages for mini-mansions too, on a
laborers salary. Credit let you PLAY at being
rich ... until play-time was over .......
Most now live in roach-infested mobile homes,
or under a bridge .........
In any case, Trump got rid of ONE kind of
inflation and has, at least medium-term,
replaced it with ANOTHER. Sorry, the world
doesn't jump every time the USA barks
anymore. The tariff stuff should have been
phased-in over a few YEARS instead. Now,
politically ugly to back-track. Trump may
not CARE however.
People are set in their tastes. They want what they want. They don't
know how to cook, only how to follow directions on a package. This is expensive. Buying basic ingredients and cooking is beyond them.
On 29/4/25 8:24, Governor Swill wrote:
People are set in their tastes. They want what they want. They don't
know how to cook, only how to follow directions on a package. This is
expensive. Buying basic ingredients and cooking is beyond them.
Diced celery, broccoli stems, ginger root, cayenne pepper, mushroom
stems, water. Stew in pot in for an hour. Drain the liquid, add soy sauce.
Slice beef into thin strips. Add sesame oil to wok. Add the beef,
stirring rapidly. The water will boil out of beef. Once it turns a
pretty brown, add the liquid. When the liquid is nearly boiled off, add broccoli spears, mushroom caps, snow peas, sliced water chestnuts, etc.
Stir frequently until the water from the veggies boils off. Serve on
white rice.
On 29/4/25 8:24, Governor Swill wrote:
People are set in their tastes. They want what they want. They don't
know how to cook, only how to follow directions on a package. This is
expensive. Buying basic ingredients and cooking is beyond them.
Diced celery, broccoli stems, ginger root, cayenne pepper,
mushroom stems, water. Stew in pot in for an hour. Drain the
liquid, add soy sauce.
Slice beef into thin strips. Add sesame oil to wok. Add the beef,
stirring rapidly. The water will boil out of beef. Once it turns
a pretty brown, add the liquid. When the liquid is nearly boiled
off, add broccoli spears, mushroom caps, snow peas, sliced water
chestnuts, etc. Stir frequently until the water from the veggies
boils off. Serve on white rice.
Siri Cruz wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:
On 29/4/25 8:24, Governor Swill wrote:
People are set in their tastes. They want what they want. They don't
know how to cook, only how to follow directions on a package. This is
expensive. Buying basic ingredients and cooking is beyond them.
Diced celery, broccoli stems, ginger root, cayenne pepper,
mushroom stems, water. Stew in pot in for an hour. Drain the
liquid, add soy sauce.
Slice beef into thin strips. Add sesame oil to wok. Add the beef,
stirring rapidly. The water will boil out of beef. Once it turns
a pretty brown, add the liquid. When the liquid is nearly boiled
off, add broccoli spears, mushroom caps, snow peas, sliced water
chestnuts, etc. Stir frequently until the water from the veggies
boils off. Serve on white rice.
Even easier: Eat little else but potatoes. It worked great for Ireland.
On 4/29/25 7:06 PM, Siri Cruz wrote:
On 29/4/25 8:24, Governor Swill wrote:
People are set in their tastes. They want what they want. They don't >>> know how to cook, only how to follow directions on a package. This is
expensive. Buying basic ingredients and cooking is beyond them.
Diced celery, broccoli stems, ginger root, cayenne pepper, mushroom
stems, water. Stew in pot in for an hour. Drain the liquid, add soy
sauce.
Slice beef into thin strips. Add sesame oil to wok. Add the beef,
stirring rapidly. The water will boil out of beef. Once it turns a
pretty brown, add the liquid. When the liquid is nearly boiled off,
add broccoli spears, mushroom caps, snow peas, sliced water chestnuts,
etc. Stir frequently until the water from the veggies boils off. Serve
on white rice.
Yes, there are MANY ways to get by just fine
with US-grown foods.
Consumers aren't USED to this - but I think
they're gonna LEARN real quick. Life does not
begin and end with Grey Poupon and Mex avocado.
The COFFEE thing may be the worst bit. Except
for Hawaii, NONE of the USA is suitable for
growing good coffee. Yea yea, Florida is warm
enough - but it's mostly SAND soil. NOT what's
needed for decent coffee. Hydroponics CAN fill
in, a LITTLE, but ......
On 30/4/25 9:01, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
Siri Cruz wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:
On 29/4/25 8:24, Governor Swill wrote:
People are set in their tastes. They want what they want. They don't >>>> know how to cook, only how to follow directions on a package. This is >>>> expensive. Buying basic ingredients and cooking is beyond them.
Diced celery, broccoli stems, ginger root, cayenne pepper,
mushroom stems, water. Stew in pot in for an hour. Drain the
liquid, add soy sauce.
Slice beef into thin strips. Add sesame oil to wok. Add the beef,
stirring rapidly. The water will boil out of beef. Once it turns
a pretty brown, add the liquid. When the liquid is nearly boiled
off, add broccoli spears, mushroom caps, snow peas, sliced water
chestnuts, etc. Stir frequently until the water from the veggies
boils off. Serve on white rice.
Even easier: Eat little else but potatoes. It worked great for Ireland.
Wet thoroughly and wrap very tightly in foil. Back a while. The
steam pressure turns the baked potato into a mashed potato.
Consumers aren't USED to this - but I thinkSo we have the freedom to eat anything we like of which you approve?
they're gonna LEARN real quick. Life does not
begin and end with Grey Poupon and Mex avocado.
Siri Cruz wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:
On 30/4/25 9:01, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
Siri Cruz wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:
On 29/4/25 8:24, Governor Swill wrote:
People are set in their tastes. They want what they want. They don't >>>>> know how to cook, only how to follow directions on a package. This is >>>>> expensive. Buying basic ingredients and cooking is beyond them.
Diced celery, broccoli stems, ginger root, cayenne pepper,
mushroom stems, water. Stew in pot in for an hour. Drain the
liquid, add soy sauce.
Slice beef into thin strips. Add sesame oil to wok. Add the beef,
stirring rapidly. The water will boil out of beef. Once it turns
a pretty brown, add the liquid. When the liquid is nearly boiled
off, add broccoli spears, mushroom caps, snow peas, sliced water
chestnuts, etc. Stir frequently until the water from the veggies
boils off. Serve on white rice.
Even easier: Eat little else but potatoes. It worked great for Ireland.
Wet thoroughly and wrap very tightly in foil. Back a while. The
steam pressure turns the baked potato into a mashed potato.
I see that Kroger has "Grill Ready" potatoes, already foil-wrapped.
On Tue, 29 Apr 2025 23:43:06 -0400, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
Yes, there are MANY ways to get by just fine
with US-grown foods.
<laughs and points> Yah, we could go hungry.
Consumers aren't USED to this - but I think
they're gonna LEARN real quick. Life does not
begin and end with Grey Poupon and Mex avocado.
So we have the freedom to eat anything we like of which you approve?
There is no "Right To Cheap Mexican Avocados".
Eat what's there to eat. Plenty enough and
pretty tasty overall.
On 2/5/25 19:03, c186282 wrote:
There is no "Right To Cheap Mexican Avocados".
And no right to cheap American wheat.
Eat what's there to eat. Plenty enough and
pretty tasty overall.
Due to farm labour shortage, there will be plenty nothing.
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