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  • Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
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  • @sunshinecoolwater9528
    @sunshinecoolwater9528 4 місяці тому +383

    I haven't been to a fast-food restaurant in over five years, and regret nothing.

    • @michellemason6501
      @michellemason6501 4 місяці тому +31

      Same, it’s not real food

    • @RosieDay61
      @RosieDay61 4 місяці тому +25

      It's been over 10 years for me, I stopped because I didn't like the taste of any of it. Don't even remember the prices.

    • @cherokeedancer8448
      @cherokeedancer8448 4 місяці тому +14

      Same

    • @thomaslewis8515
      @thomaslewis8515 4 місяці тому +7

      Take pictures of the venues and work on them in the comfort of where ever. Sure beats squinting at a menu.

    • @PatriotWelder
      @PatriotWelder 4 місяці тому +12

      I remember when you could get a complete value meal under 5.00!

  • @wmyaremchuk8970
    @wmyaremchuk8970 4 місяці тому +77

    We sold our city home last July, moved to a property on a rural road, ( now debt free)absolutely love it. We were working hard today on getting garden beds established I'm up to my elbows in sweat and dirt ,stepped on the rake and about knocked myself out. My husband looks at me and says you've gone patara on me. I consider that a compliment.!!

  • @davefisher1417
    @davefisher1417 4 місяці тому +234

    auto insurance is punishing perfect drivers way too high

    • @hollyh9334
      @hollyh9334 4 місяці тому +52

      We're all paying for the uninvited, uninsured drivers...

    • @davefisher1417
      @davefisher1417 4 місяці тому +1

      @@hollyh9334 treason

    • @tonilc68
      @tonilc68 4 місяці тому +30

      Especially home owners insurance!

    • @davefisher1417
      @davefisher1417 4 місяці тому +1

      @@tonilc68 crooks have taken over

    • @robertlawson698
      @robertlawson698 4 місяці тому +16

      My monthly auto insurance bill recently went from $58 to $90 !

  • @WS-rp8wb
    @WS-rp8wb 4 місяці тому +392

    Sam’s Club snack bar…we had our 35th Anniversary lunch there on Monday, each had a pizza combo, giant slice and a soda. A grand $5.30😉😂🤣We splurged and each had a sundae as well, our total bill was still under $10.

  • @pollen8
    @pollen8 4 місяці тому +331

    Everything is unaffordable now. Went to Publix and the lady working the deli said she bought Pizza Hut b/c she was tired after work, got two medium pizzas and the total was over $50. She said she felt sick b/c that was almost a half days wage. Sad. It broke my heart. I refuse to buy a coffee or burger out. It’s just not worth it. Pray, prepare, be peaceful - and try not to have a coronary on a daily basis. We’re living in the twilight zone folks!

    • @oliveater2358
      @oliveater2358 4 місяці тому +19

      She works at Publix, she shoulda bought a frozen pizza. Pizza Hut sucks anyway.

    • @hollyh9334
      @hollyh9334 4 місяці тому

      @@oliveater2358You beat me to it!

    • @frankieodom
      @frankieodom 4 місяці тому +22

      We buy Dominoes occasionally but only if it is on sale. They had a large with four toppings for 7.99. We put a couple in the freezer.

    • @nataliegist2014
      @nataliegist2014 4 місяці тому +10

      Yes you could get a cheese burger for a 1.00 at the time.

    • @sandragordon6219
      @sandragordon6219 4 місяці тому +2

      FYI…Lowe’s food store has $1 coffees on Fridays.

  • @marycook9607
    @marycook9607 4 місяці тому +145

    I had a visitor in the garden, laying on top of a bag of mulch was a black rat snake. He was skinny and about 3 feet long, obviously needing a meal. I told him he needed to go into the woods and leave my furbabies alone. The mulch is going to be used this weekend. He needs to relocate and sun-bath in the dirt road. He keeps the poisonous snakes away, which is why he is still alive. Have to watch out for some of God's creatures. ❤❤

  • @anniealexander9616
    @anniealexander9616 4 місяці тому +152

    Today, I bought day old donuts from Walmart. The sticker said $1.18 for 2 chocolate donuts. I was charged $16.73 for those 2 donuts. I took it to customer service and she couldn't refund my card or give me cash. Now I have a gift card for that amount and will have to pay my credit card. Check your receipts.

    • @minermike61
      @minermike61 4 місяці тому +13

      Walmart near me isn't keeping their prices up to date.

    • @Selmajean
      @Selmajean 4 місяці тому +25

      Wow! That was robbery!

    • @minermike61
      @minermike61 4 місяці тому +21

      @@Selmajean Nobody ever accused Walmart of having morals.

    • @kathycallahan6810
      @kathycallahan6810 4 місяці тому +20

      I don't leave Walmart with out checking my receipts for the last 4 months there been about 5 dollars in over charges this month it was 12.

    • @juanitaflorescabrera537
      @juanitaflorescabrera537 4 місяці тому +1

      😮

  • @PREPPER65
    @PREPPER65 4 місяці тому +203

    Good evening from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇲

    • @winterhomestead
      @winterhomestead 4 місяці тому +14

      Fun..my daughter is there visiting for 2 weeks

    • @anitajohnson8618
      @anitajohnson8618 4 місяці тому +9

      Hello 👋 😊

    • @LynnLamont
      @LynnLamont 4 місяці тому +19

      Hello Scotland from USA Scots.😊

    • @mother8696
      @mother8696 4 місяці тому +8

      Greetings from Sistersville WV❤

    • @Ptamom
      @Ptamom 4 місяці тому +10

      I loved Scotland and wanted to return one day but the world is upside down now and doubt I will be able to. I actually went to a highlands game.

  • @lisamorgan5761
    @lisamorgan5761 4 місяці тому +118

    We haven't eaten fast food in 10+ years. We travel with a cooler. It's cheaper, tastes better and you feel better.

    • @debbieolin8153
      @debbieolin8153 4 місяці тому +19

      And you don't have to worry about food poisoning or Montezuma's revenge!

    • @cooker-q4x
      @cooker-q4x 4 місяці тому +3

      We do too. And I’ll usually pick up a few extra treats I wouldn’t normally grab. Only way my kids know to travel 😜

    • @debbieolin8153
      @debbieolin8153 4 місяці тому +1

      @@cooker-q4x Might as well make it fun!! It is a time you can be creative and try those recipes that seem sooo tempting!

  • @JRCHomesteadTexas
    @JRCHomesteadTexas 4 місяці тому +123

    We usually take drinks with us instead of buying cokes at fastfood places. We do eat out about twice a month as a treat. Our treat tomorrow is a Cowboy breakfast fundraiser for the local library.
    Thanks Patara for the information.
    Remember y'all to Pray, Plan, Prep

  • @claudiataffe9763
    @claudiataffe9763 4 місяці тому +170

    So happy to have found Patara during Covid. A blessing came outta that mess in that so many have found and love Patara!

  • @bluecougar3000
    @bluecougar3000 4 місяці тому +109

    I worked hard and got 3/4 of my garden in but raining here for the next few days so the remaining 1/4 will have to wait. I don't know how you are able to manage an entire farm of animals plus garden plus cooking meals plus making all the videos you do with the time you have. Unbelievable. God bless you.

  • @susanmyer1
    @susanmyer1 4 місяці тому +30

    I am a truck driver. I stock my refrigerator before I head out but still end up at fast food restaurants in truck stops. They are ridiculously high. I’m gonna start writing down the prices in different locations around the country.

    • @lynnladnier6510
      @lynnladnier6510 4 місяці тому +6

      Truck drivers should get a discount !!!

    • @minnielitlebit
      @minnielitlebit 4 місяці тому

      That would be an eye opener. Do they all charge the same, or is every stop different. I look forward to your report.

  • @MissHollysLilHomestead
    @MissHollysLilHomestead 4 місяці тому +122

    When I was a kid I was born and raised in Southern pennsylvania but all of our family was in central new york so our vacations were spent in new york, It was a 4 hour trip From our house to my grandparents house , we didn't stop for take Out, Mom always had a bag packed with lunches in it and drinks. So we ate on the road, if we stopped some place It was to go to the bathroom. This was back in the 70s and 80s.

    • @marilyndrozdowicz
      @marilyndrozdowicz 4 місяці тому +5

      Hubby was out the other day, stopped at burger King for a snack, small fries and small shske😢$9.00...this is at the jersey shore.

    • @sstong2054
      @sstong2054 4 місяці тому +3

      Same!

  • @jsfinney5553
    @jsfinney5553 4 місяці тому +70

    Mama of 6 kids here. When we need to eat away from home, we typically take our lunch. Also, I will take my insta-pot on overnight trips and make meals on the road!

    • @aliciacantin7993
      @aliciacantin7993 4 місяці тому +10

      My mother in law plugs her crockpot into the cigarette lighter when she drives to our place. It's freaking awesome, she shows up with presents for the grandkids and a hot meal ready to go!!!

  • @diannaleefolkers-sarber2393
    @diannaleefolkers-sarber2393 4 місяці тому +104

    I went to a restaurant I had not been to in over 2 years, and the price doubled. I will not be going there anytime soon.

  • @bethanyg153
    @bethanyg153 4 місяці тому +56

    I have a ton of cherry tomato volunteers. I purposely bought heirloom seeds last year in hopes of this very thing. I’m so happy it’s all working out the way I imagined.

    • @jewelweed7427
      @jewelweed7427 4 місяці тому +10

      I love it when I have surprise volunteer garden plants!! Last year I didn't plant cucumbers, but a volunteer cucumber plant grew up in my compost bin from previous year's stuff, and we had several cucumbers all summer from that plant.

    • @loridoxtater7057
      @loridoxtater7057 4 місяці тому +4

      I dehydrate cherry tomatoes in oven on low temperature and toss them in a freezer bag. They are great as a topper on pizza, spaghetti sauce or just snacking on.

  • @Damselfly54315
    @Damselfly54315 4 місяці тому +135

    My son is a trucker, hes being choked by prices to eat while on the road, hes learning what NOT to buy but sadly he gets a lot of hotdogs cuz its cheaper...theres been a fast food boom hit everywhere, he knows what states he can eat what in, and its not easy...every day he gives me an update of his day, so i hear a lot, and i know where he is every day and where hes headed for cuz this time of year gotta storm watch for him...BTW I turn 70 and my son is 51, Hes no slouch nir does ge NEED his momma but his mom worries less to get that info, lol

    • @bluebirdgramma6317
      @bluebirdgramma6317 4 місяці тому +30

      Sending hugs to you mama, and pray for his safety on and off the road.

    • @country4shore686
      @country4shore686 4 місяці тому +30

      He's blessed to have a Mother who's so caring. Hugs

    • @lisabeal8615
      @lisabeal8615 4 місяці тому +32

      We never stop being mamas

    • @TheBudgetWarrior
      @TheBudgetWarrior 4 місяці тому +31

      Has he tried a portable fridge stocked with sandwiches, veggie sticks, and fruit. It takes some effort, but it works.

    • @robertandrobinmilliken5105
      @robertandrobinmilliken5105 4 місяці тому +6

      If he can get one of those little refrigerators to put in his truck he can take food with him. Then maybe he could manage something a little better for 1 meal

  • @lindastorby8741
    @lindastorby8741 4 місяці тому +79

    Haven’t had fast food in forever. I make sandwiches, cut fruit, bring chips (if I can) and we eat on the road, both to and on the way home. Thank you Grams for teaching us how to live well but frugal.

    • @MimiCollier
      @MimiCollier 4 місяці тому +6

      My husband and I have always done this. When we would travel for a while with the children, take out was never an option.

  • @marygorrell779
    @marygorrell779 4 місяці тому +18

    My husband and I are eating one nice size meal a day and a desert in the evening, and it is simple...We have lost weight but we are making sure we are getting our vitamin and minerals. We are exercising and trying to stay as healthy as possible. We are just holding on to the Lord and believing him!!

  • @dorthey-m6h
    @dorthey-m6h 4 місяці тому +52

    I live on an extremely limited budget. I got to 2 food banks every month. I couldn't eat much if I didn't hit the food banks. I make jams jellies and baked goods and sell them weekly. Thank you for all the information you continue to provide.

    • @Ptamom
      @Ptamom 4 місяці тому +8

      🙏🙏for you. I volunteered at the food bank a few times, it was so heartbreaking to see those in need

    • @HerLadyship-P
      @HerLadyship-P 4 місяці тому +8

      check your local newspaper for churches that serve dinners.

  • @terripebsworth9623
    @terripebsworth9623 4 місяці тому +19

    I live in Taipei, Taiwan. I can buy a Whopper + cheese, curly fries, and a reg. soft drink for $5.50 (USD). Our labor costs are much lower, BUT many of the ingredients have to be imported (esp. the beef), and transported for 7,000 miles. The high shipping costs plus hefty import duties is a LOT. That probably zeroes out the lower labor costs. So ... that begs the question as to why our prices aren't much different than they were 5 years ago (about 20% higher). Answer: the Taiwan government doesn't print money at will. That's exactly what drives most of that inflation. If a fastfood place tried to charge those prices here, they would be out of business in a couple of months. We have scores of small family restaurants all around the city that cook standard Chinese fare (like grandma's home cooking) fresh from scratch every day. I can order a huge nutrious meal with 5 or 6 different dishes for $6.00 (USD). I keep a close eye on everything going on in the US. It's all just shocking. It's very sad watching the US in freefall at this point. (btw I'm a native Texan, but permanent resident of Taiwan for 35 years).

  • @janetrobinson2699
    @janetrobinson2699 4 місяці тому +80

    Love those puppies and oh the size of their paws!!! 😮😊❤

  • @royalpitamamma
    @royalpitamamma 4 місяці тому +87

    You could get a small fry for $1 and a cheeseburger for $1. It was the dollar menu.

  • @teresaellis7088
    @teresaellis7088 4 місяці тому +40

    Stopped got grandkids milkshakes after school one day after I picked them up.3 shakes were like 14 bucks!Thats why I have tub of ice cream in freezer now.

  • @GodsBlessingPS91
    @GodsBlessingPS91 4 місяці тому +106

    And everything is SMALLER

  • @robinc2024
    @robinc2024 4 місяці тому +127

    I have five little tiny cucumbers....so exciting

    • @suzie1073
      @suzie1073 4 місяці тому +20

      I think growing food is such a miracle. I still get excited after many years of gardening. I'm so happy for you @robinc2024.

    • @granitemoss1451
      @granitemoss1451 4 місяці тому +17

      My peach tree looks to be loaded this year, enough that I might have to thin some. Every little win is a WIN these days!

    • @BAJPN
      @BAJPN 4 місяці тому +9

      Good for you, way to go!!!

    • @fionaworrell4535
      @fionaworrell4535 4 місяці тому +7

      I saw my first cuc flowers today! Exciting times!

    • @christyf8936
      @christyf8936 4 місяці тому +10

      Great job 👍👍 . Me too and have green beans and tomatoes woohoo!!!

  • @enascott5963
    @enascott5963 4 місяці тому +46

    I have to admit at present I’m totally burned out😳 can’t even get my dishes washed up or the floors swept.

    • @fionaworrell4535
      @fionaworrell4535 4 місяці тому +20

      Nothing keeps better than housework..rest ,try to keep eating and drinking but sleep when you need!

    • @lisamarie2159
      @lisamarie2159 4 місяці тому +21

      The housework will wait. Take care of yourself, hydrate!

    • @sjrogers7498
      @sjrogers7498 4 місяці тому +21

      My 85-year-old mother used to say… the dirt will be there waiting for you tomorrow. 😉

    • @jimmyjames372
      @jimmyjames372 4 місяці тому +25

      Take your food and drink outside to sit in the sunshine. Best medicine there is and the housework will patiently wait for you.

    • @lynnladnier6510
      @lynnladnier6510 4 місяці тому +3

      🥹🙏🥹🙏🥹🙏

  • @pauladeitch3739
    @pauladeitch3739 4 місяці тому +44

    I haven't eaten fast food since my late 20s.ill be 48 in july.wendy's was my only one back then until I got food poisoned twice...that was the end of wendy's.its very hard for me to even go out and eat at a restaurant because I don't trust.ppl have no idea how easily it is to make someone sick when you don't handle food correctly.ive been a professional chef for 26 yrs.there are maybe two places I will still eat at because I know how the kitchen is run.sorry for the long rant.love your channel patara! Been following for almost 2 yrs now

  • @youknow2469MitakuyeOyasin
    @youknow2469MitakuyeOyasin 4 місяці тому +75

    Don't even try and buy a fountain drink. 3.86 for a LG which costs them less than .25 - 45 cents. Tops

    • @cmatchley1982
      @cmatchley1982 4 місяці тому +10

      Our circle K sells any size fountain drink for .79. Best deal around. Still try not to buy it very often.

    • @ValerieinSC
      @ValerieinSC 4 місяці тому +7

      Circle K is great. Had 40 cents off a gallon yesterday, too.

  • @fayegibson1729
    @fayegibson1729 4 місяці тому +60

    My husband and I have to travel an hour and a half to 2 hours for our medical care. That being said, we pack us something to eat and drink while we are out. We like to do all of our other errand stuff at that time also, so it is usually a long day out for us. We save eating out for special occasions such as birthdays and anniversary. We put a little back each month for those special times so we have funds available. Sending much love ❤️

  • @lindamoses3697
    @lindamoses3697 4 місяці тому +34

    I am in a state where my people aren't so each Memorial Day I buy a mum for my late folks and think of them while enjoying the beautiful flowers.

  • @Atgul-z6o
    @Atgul-z6o 4 місяці тому +35

    I remember when you ate out at a fancy place with your family and if you dropped around 100 bucks, everybody’s like
    - whoa

  • @debbywelchel3893
    @debbywelchel3893 4 місяці тому +36

    Prayers for all. Have a safe Memorial day. We don't eat out to expensive. Hugs and love to you

  • @sherrystacyrn589
    @sherrystacyrn589 4 місяці тому +9

    I'm 65 years old. My Dad worked as a police officer in Asheville, NC and had side jobs. My Mom was a homemaker, and there was 4 of us kids. We never ate out. Our outings was riding the Parkway and stopping for a picnic. Mom would cook the night before after regular supper. Picnic's were fried chicken, potato salad. Our treat was a cooler of soda's packed in ice. Always sweet tea, a cake, bread to make sandwiches on our way home from the day long outing. My older brother and sister say they remember Dad bringing home a pizza from Pizza Hut....that happened once. I must of been a baby cause I sure don't remember that.
    ......eating out......was going to Grandmother's house

  • @lisaj1759
    @lisaj1759 4 місяці тому +43

    Puppies are so cute.

  • @NoWhereSpecial-Homestead
    @NoWhereSpecial-Homestead 4 місяці тому +43

    Love the dog..😊 working hard, getting ready to move, decluttering 😅..have a blessed weekend y'all ❤😊

  • @sheilamcclellan8693
    @sheilamcclellan8693 4 місяці тому +39

    I miss getting fish and chips from Long John Silvers.

  • @robindykeman8404
    @robindykeman8404 4 місяці тому +40

    Central Illinois here. 2 gardens in. One in the yard and 1 on the deck. We have a large deck, so we're able to have several veggies in bins and buckets❤
    Love watching thing grow❤what u would put in a salad, was planted in containers and are placed on the deck. Fresh said just a few steps away ❤

  • @vernshird711
    @vernshird711 4 місяці тому +472

    If you eat fast food frequently enough to complain about its cost, then your health problems are going to be much bigger than your financial problems.

  • @sharonhines8672
    @sharonhines8672 4 місяці тому +29

    Under the previous prez a Large Coke was $1.00 and so was a McDouble or a McChicken. Just a Large Coke now is $1.79.

    • @halfheartedhomestead1909
      @halfheartedhomestead1909 4 місяці тому +3

      Was charged $1.26 for child sized coke yesterday at McDonald's in SC. I won't be doing that again.

  • @RebeccaPritchard-q2b
    @RebeccaPritchard-q2b 4 місяці тому +12

    Had a late freeze in Western Colorado, lost my tomato plants, and my grape plants! arge! Keep stocking up folks, Nothing is guaranteed! Didn’t plant them until after Mother’s Day as usual, Have Apple trees, Plums , Peach, and Cherry trees ! Not sure if I will have anything to harvest! STOCK Up! PLEASE!

  • @comfortcreekranch4948
    @comfortcreekranch4948 4 місяці тому +7

    Tuna Salad great for travel... Of course everything smells like tuna... 😊 Lol. My Grandparents always packed Tuna Sandwiches for long trips, they were the BEST!!! 💗💗💗

  • @angielay3313
    @angielay3313 4 місяці тому +12

    Went to the ball park tonight for my daughter’s softball game. Packed myself and my 10 year old daughter each a brown bag dinner. If she wants a treat she can bring it from home.

  • @plastruk
    @plastruk 4 місяці тому +41

    Going to go back to the 70’s. Brown bag and sandwiches

  • @sherwood5427
    @sherwood5427 4 місяці тому +15

    I recall several years ago when I wanted cheese added to a sausage and egg bagel that McDonalds charged an extra 25 cents, but if you bought something that automatically comes with cheese and requested that they leave it off, they didn't deduct anything. Pretty tacky.🤨

  • @riccidee9726
    @riccidee9726 4 місяці тому +33

    I wish I could send you a picture of a food ad we received this week. 6 buttercream cupcakes, $7.99,, a veggie tray of carrots, celery,,
    red pepper strips, tomatoes, cauliflower and broccoli to serve 8 to 10 people is $29.99. Outrageous!! 🙄

  • @angeliataylor2511
    @angeliataylor2511 4 місяці тому +24

    My mom loved ice cream and I bought a gallon it for her every month ... (She passed two years ago-shot issues)... I paid $3.50 to $4.50 for it ... I went to get a gallon for this weekend and it was $9.50 - this is in East Central Mississippi.

    • @lynnladnier6510
      @lynnladnier6510 4 місяці тому

      Bless you !!! I lost my beloved mother to c 19 in 2/22/22 😭🙏😭🙏 She loved Bluebell and I mixed with Avacado in form of a milkshake to keep her calories up !!! (((Hugs))) We only buy it now when it goes on sale which is still $5.99-$6.99

    • @Copper_centAZ
      @Copper_centAZ 4 місяці тому +1

      And it's not even a gallon anymore. Or a half gallon... And here in Arizona, the variety of flavors is more limited than it was five years ago...

  • @randymorgan8375
    @randymorgan8375 4 місяці тому +6

    Hanging baskets flowers used to be around 14.00 now 29.00 dollar .. Crazy can't even afford flowers anymore..

  • @pamettmayer2391
    @pamettmayer2391 4 місяці тому +11

    Anybody remember the dollar menu at Mc Donalds

  • @ChristiMariotis
    @ChristiMariotis 4 місяці тому +4

    My husband and I have cut back on meals. Light brunch then supper. Had roasted veggies left over last night made a breakfast casserole. My sister & brother n law came over from Granville area for a couple of days. I enjoyed showing them how we are cutting our food costs. Not wasting anything. Like your end of week soup that you showed us last year. Thanks Patera ❤

  • @KR8Z
    @KR8Z 4 місяці тому +24

    🎉Today took my grandson to Sonic we each got cheeseburger w/lettuce and tomato, tater tot,med shake with tax was 27.89❤from eastern Colorado

  • @robindykeman8404
    @robindykeman8404 4 місяці тому +29

    Hugs to u as well. Been following you for 4 years ❤

  • @frugallyretired9960
    @frugallyretired9960 4 місяці тому +1

    When we traveled to Colorado to see daughter, etc. we always packed a cooler and made our lunches and had drinks. Would stop at a beautiful scenery and eat lunch. Always had a wonderful time. For breakfast we would stay somewhere that had a coffeepot and we would eat a granola bar for breakfast. Dinner was always out but we kept a lid on it.

  • @joey_the_farmdawg
    @joey_the_farmdawg 4 місяці тому +14

    I never get fast food anymore but the other day I was running errands and stopped to get 2 bean burritos at TB and it was almost $6!!! I could not believe it! I remember when they were 69 cents. Never doing that again! 🤦🏼‍♀️

    • @joey_the_farmdawg
      @joey_the_farmdawg 4 місяці тому +1

      I’m in Montana

    • @MontanaMom94
      @MontanaMom94 4 місяці тому +2

      ​@joey_the_farmdawg Central MT gas dropped 20 cents overnight. How about your area? McDonald's here. You can buy a mcchicken and get 1 for a buck. 3.25 is the cost, same for a mcdouble burger. The best deal is mcchicken pack 4 mcchickens and 20 nuggets and 4 fries for 23$

    • @comfortcreekranch4948
      @comfortcreekranch4948 4 місяці тому +1

      Wow, used to be my go to at TB... Bean burrito with onions and cheese! 7.00? yikes!

  • @royallioness6282
    @royallioness6282 4 місяці тому +23

    🦁 such big barks!!! Precious 💕

  • @ValerieinSC
    @ValerieinSC 4 місяці тому +19

    Had some ham I needed to use. Made ham salad for the first time in literally decades. Delicious.

  • @torrenwade9639
    @torrenwade9639 4 місяці тому

    Hi Patera
    I livebin the UK and a few days ago the UK government issued a warning for people to have at least 3 days of food and water etc, batteries lights and everything else. Serious times we are in. I go to a fantastic church in London and our senior pastor gave a warning 2 months ago. He has spoken about it last week and today as well of a massive storm coming just around the corner. We need to be prepared spiritually as well as food etc. Those that are not prepared spiritual will not make it through the storm that is comeing
    God bless you and thank you for keep speaking this truth

  • @ironduck2000
    @ironduck2000 4 місяці тому +5

    You are one of the few channels I still watch. Thanks for being you! God bless you!

  • @andreacannon9228
    @andreacannon9228 4 місяці тому +2

    You should add Aldi’s canned cat food to your list. It used to be.38 a can at my local Aldi. I believe it’s.59 a can now. Mind blowing!

  • @janetpugliesi3203
    @janetpugliesi3203 4 місяці тому +17

    Your doggies are getting so big❤wow are they growing fast...

  • @teeser2436
    @teeser2436 4 місяці тому +6

    In Helen, Ga it will be packed and it’s expensive to eat there. I don’t go to Helen even though it’s 4 miles from me. Too many people. Pray everyone has a safe Memorial Day,❤️

    • @bettyir4302
      @bettyir4302 4 місяці тому +1

      It's tourist season and they're all here in TX. We used to be out of the way but they've found us, ugh. Every house here but a handful is a vrbo because property taxes have skyrocketed so it is either sale out or rent out.

  • @russlo5324
    @russlo5324 4 місяці тому +11

    I remember in the late 60's, you could buy a hamburger for $0.18 and I remember when they went to $0.25. I owned a small motorcycle and I kept a quarter taped under my seat to buy gasoline in case of emergency. How things have changed.

    • @SusanHarrell530
      @SusanHarrell530 4 місяці тому +3

      I remember Reese's cups were singles a nickel and a double package was 10 cents. Yes, times have changed.

    • @jannmoorehead6125
      @jannmoorehead6125 4 місяці тому +2

      Yes!!

  • @SCook49
    @SCook49 4 місяці тому +10

    Patara, hoping you and your family have a blessed Memorial Day weekend!

  • @joananderson7976
    @joananderson7976 4 місяці тому +76

    Gas here in Northern Illinois just went up to 4.59 OVERNIGHT from 3.99. I can't take this much more. I have 4 jobs, no days off and I still can't keep up.

    • @shirleypoplo-ej7lz
      @shirleypoplo-ej7lz 4 місяці тому

      Absolutely it is ridiculous United States going down the drain AMERICANS ARE STRUGGLING SO SO MUCH !!

    • @elizabethjohnston1051
      @elizabethjohnston1051 4 місяці тому +5

      Praying you get some relief and rest.

    • @joananderson7976
      @joananderson7976 4 місяці тому +1

      @@elizabethjohnston1051 Thank you, I very much appreciate that.

    • @michellejones3506
      @michellejones3506 4 місяці тому +3

      I feel you! Sending prayers and positive vibes ❤

    • @joananderson7976
      @joananderson7976 4 місяці тому

      @@michellejones3506 Thank you so much!

  • @sharleneknaus3664
    @sharleneknaus3664 4 місяці тому +6

    Thank you so much Patara for your time that you put in this video.

  • @raymondpalacios3032
    @raymondpalacios3032 4 місяці тому +13

    I haven't eaten at a restaurant or fast food in years. I also haven't been to a theater to watch a movie in years. Too expensive. Just eat at home.

  • @Amanda_Wilkerson
    @Amanda_Wilkerson 4 місяці тому +2

    Thank you Patara, my husband and I don’t eat out much. When the food I prepare at home is 10 times better than anything we can buy out there, well it’s just not worth it.
    So this week for my 5 items, I bought 3 - 5 pound bags of potatoes for $1.99 each and I’ve pealed, chopped, blanched and am freezing them, I’ll put some in the freeze dryer this fall, it’s too hot to run that now. I made 3 1 gallon bags of potatoes. I am also putting up green and wax beans from my garden, blanching and freezing. They are in quart bags, and I will add to them as the season progresses.

  • @donnad4264
    @donnad4264 4 місяці тому +6

    My friend on FB published this info re 2019 & 2024, it's eye opening the changes in prices. No more fast food, ever. Local grocery today, Bought rotisserie chicken and 3 sides at store, $19 for 2 meals. So happy😊

  • @MARCIELALLYRIVERA
    @MARCIELALLYRIVERA 4 місяці тому

    Thank you, once again, you have a great and beautiful soul, both you and James ❤

  • @katiecastellanos1484
    @katiecastellanos1484 4 місяці тому +12

    Nacho bell grande used to be my go to at Taco Bell. I got one a few weeks ago and not only had the price significantly increased but the size was literally cut in HALF! That was the last time I will ever go there which is good for me in many ways. Lol

  • @glendapauly6871
    @glendapauly6871 4 місяці тому +2

    Thank you dear Patara for all you do to help us see how things are going! Hubby is on chemo so nothing tastes good to him but every now and then he wants an egg McMuffin so we stop for that and it is just under $10 for one with a large orange juice - not sure how much the price has increased because I never bought them before he got sick but the price seems outrageous to me. Never have liked fast food and prefer to make something at home rather than going out - I know what’s in the dish and how it was handled but when you go out you just never know!! So many people having a hard time making ends meet - cannot imagine having a large family (my boys are grown and on their own) to have to feed, clothe and pay for school events and such right now. Blessings to all. Prepare as best you can and hold on - it is going to get rougher before it gets better!

  • @GrammyG1
    @GrammyG1 4 місяці тому +5

    Thank you for taking the time to do the prices of the fast food and the Aldi prices.

  • @moyrarose777
    @moyrarose777 4 місяці тому +17

    Happy Friday from wet Wisconsin 🦋🐟🪿🦆🪺⛈⛈⛈⛈
    Awe puppy love 💗

  • @granitemoss1451
    @granitemoss1451 4 місяці тому +15

    We eat fast food rarely, and it's always BK when we have good coupons. The coupons used to come regularly in the mail. We haven't seen coupons in months now, and nor have the folks who live in other areas but pass the coupons on to us when they come in the mail. They seem to have stopped entirely for now. Without the coupons, we don't bother, not enough value there for the $, even as a treat.

  • @geraldblake6537
    @geraldblake6537 4 місяці тому +2

    Mom always packed a cooler with sandwiches and drinks back in the day for us to eat on the road

  • @suzie1073
    @suzie1073 4 місяці тому +11

    at least 10 years since I ate any fast food. - my discernment is screaming hyper inflation end of July(ish) for at least 6 months. I hate to even put it out there but I feel like I have to.

  • @kalkal-nn7wd
    @kalkal-nn7wd 4 місяці тому +1

    Honolulu, Hawaii. Love's Brand white bread. one regular loaf, $13.13. for the loaf. Regular consumer bread. Milk $5.99 a half-gallon/ $12.00 a gallon.

  • @Bama_J
    @Bama_J 4 місяці тому +28

    Hubby wanted some fries a few minutes ago. He went to a Jacks in town and he came back saying he couldn’t believe his med fries was$3.26

    • @DonalldArmentor
      @DonalldArmentor 4 місяці тому +13

      Could have bought a 2 to 3 pounf bag of frozen fries for that.

    • @NoMoreTears64
      @NoMoreTears64 4 місяці тому +8

      Could have bought a 5 lb bag of potatoes for that price

    • @karenwest5912
      @karenwest5912 4 місяці тому

      User- not at Walmart- 2 lb bag is $3.29 in NC

  • @williammanna6349
    @williammanna6349 4 місяці тому

    You’re the best!!! I admire your fortitude & don’t give up attitude!!! I have been preparing for over a year now ie; solar generator,stockpiling food,etc….So many people are unprepared it’s sad….love your channel & your spirit…you go girl👍😊

  • @lynnstorm4590
    @lynnstorm4590 4 місяці тому +36

    Ok
    For 2 single scoop cones and a single scoop hot fudge sundae it was $18.62 😢
    That's at Baskin-Robbins in California

    • @sharonbrown2352
      @sharonbrown2352 4 місяці тому +9

      WOW!!! I would have had to go home. lol

    • @suecaccamo2318
      @suecaccamo2318 4 місяці тому +1

      That used to be a family treat back in the day. No way now. Geez

    • @sharondoan1447
      @sharondoan1447 4 місяці тому +7

      We always found B-R to be expensive. The servings were ridiculously skimpy. Years ago we marked them off our treat list because the serving size didn’t match the price point. Our local ice cream parlor was and is doing a great business. They give generous servings for a modest price. Baskin Robins closed about 15 years ago.

    • @zolozek3327
      @zolozek3327 4 місяці тому +1

      😮

    • @Ptamom
      @Ptamom 4 місяці тому +1

      So glad I left that state

  • @ChevyGirl2723
    @ChevyGirl2723 4 місяці тому

    Thank you for your hard work to keep us informed. Thanks dear. God bless you. Hugs and love ya!

  • @wwShadow7
    @wwShadow7 4 місяці тому +4

    cheeseburger was $0.69 when I was a college kid. A whopper was $0.99. And taco tuesday was 3x tacos for $1.00. I'm only in my 50s, so 30 years ago.

  • @glendabyford8074
    @glendabyford8074 4 місяці тому +12

    My husband and myself have not ate out at fast food or restaurants period since 2019… honestly we don’t miss it at all.. we went one time and bought a coffee and about died when it was 7.00 per coffee.. yep that won’t happen again!

    • @bettyhilyer1684
      @bettyhilyer1684 4 місяці тому +1

      Havent eaten out since 2019 either.. My daughter brought me a kfc meal once when she came to visit

    • @connievaughn8468
      @connievaughn8468 4 місяці тому +1

      If that was at Starbucks, I'm not surprised.

  • @glendajune9140
    @glendajune9140 4 місяці тому +4

    Have a great evening,& Happy Memorial Day Weekend Patara,& family!!🫶🏾💜✝️🙏🏾🇺🇸😀

  • @donnad8084
    @donnad8084 4 місяці тому +3

    San DIego - $8 for quart heavy whipping cream, $25 for a large (about 50 oz) bottle of Bertolli olive oil. We have tons of olive oil and butter in the freezer that was purchased for far less. Those items keep!

  • @mawmawshomesteadpreparedness
    @mawmawshomesteadpreparedness 4 місяці тому +13

    The prices you mentioned sounds like it's from California. They passed a $20/minimum wage law. I also heard several McDonald's are closing or have closed in California.

    • @kerryberry142
      @kerryberry142 4 місяці тому +3

      It’s not just California, I’m in Georgia and the McDouble is as on menu in 2019 for a dollar, it’s now on the value menu for 3.00. The prices may be higher there but rate of price hike the same

  • @jabbarjd5731
    @jabbarjd5731 4 місяці тому +2

    Well hello there from NYC
    Big mac - 8.50
    Taco - 9.00
    2 pc chicken 12.50
    A whole 8 slice pizza was$12.00 and its $28.50
    Gas in brooklyn $5.75 - $10.00
    In Queens $6.23 - $8.50
    Bronx $5.85 - $6.85 if you pay with cash its cheaper. If you pay with plastic, its more....
    THIS SUCKS!!

  • @JuliaHamel22766
    @JuliaHamel22766 4 місяці тому +5

    I used to live in Missouri, i live in AZ now. Y'all can keep that humidity.💖

  • @stacibensenhaver4303
    @stacibensenhaver4303 4 місяці тому +2

    I was just talking about this with my husband. We agree we will support our small town mom and pop restaurants, but will avoid the chain restaurants.

  • @thedesertangelhomestead9981
    @thedesertangelhomestead9981 4 місяці тому +12

    I am in a little town in Arizona called Golden Valley we are in the 80 degree weather , yet we are in the northwest of Arizona.

  • @kathleenhardesty9102
    @kathleenhardesty9102 4 місяці тому +2

    Oh my gosh. I've never posted here, but watch all the time. But this subject really hollered in my ear 👂🏼We have used drive-threws for years. Mostly, for a taco and iced tea. A quick snack. Now it's crazy. Who can afford such craziness? Now we carry our iced tea and taco chips with us. Geeze. This hits a southern CAL girl right where it hurts.🌮🏖️

  • @michellestephens9798
    @michellestephens9798 4 місяці тому +4

    lol! Gone are the days where we could work 12+ hrs and it not affect us the next day!

  • @robindykeman8404
    @robindykeman8404 4 місяці тому +8

    Central Illinois here. U can have an Arby's roast beef for less than a hamber at McDonald's. U can have a Captain D's meal for 5.99. There are other places that run sales cheaper than McDonald's. Taco bell, is terrible on their prices .

  • @sherriluce4252
    @sherriluce4252 4 місяці тому +16

    Washington state fast food is very high. We have those inflated prices.

    • @justmecinnamon
      @justmecinnamon 4 місяці тому +4

      A sausage, an egg, and a coffee at Zips in Spokane 20 .00

  • @dyanne4246
    @dyanne4246 4 місяці тому +14

    Ran my aunt through Burger King drive-thru in Harvest, AL a couple of months ago. She ordered a whopper, nothing else. It cost her $7 and some change. Don't remember the exact price. I was shocked.

  • @donnad4264
    @donnad4264 4 місяці тому +7

    Hugs to you & family. ❤❤❤ YA'LL

  • @hotrodblonde
    @hotrodblonde 4 місяці тому +1

    My friend in So Cal was with her kids yesterday and they wanted a snack. So they hit the grocery store for a bag of healthier grapes. It was $18!! One bag! She says they compromised and got cherries for $10.

  • @ClickinChicken
    @ClickinChicken 4 місяці тому +4

    True fact. I remember when a twist cone at McDonalds was .39 cents, on sale! Regular .99 cents, And tall, not short and stubby! LOL

  • @marknightser8527
    @marknightser8527 4 місяці тому +7

    We dont go to McDonalds anymore. You have to order on a computer at the drive up, and it messed up our order twice. We left. Went inside on St Patrick's Day. Wife just wanted a Shamrock shake. The boy at the counter said I had to order on a kiosk. I left again. Ridiculous. No service inside or out. High prices too.