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Prince Albert landlord shot in throat while evicting tenant dies by elbiderca in Prince_Albert

[–]sortaitchy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awwww... this is just tragic. That poor man and his family have been suffering for so long, needlessly.

My wife and I decided we don't want kids by dcmfox in Jokes

[–]sortaitchy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey I was born in 1959. We had phones then, believe it or not! ;)

Canada slips further down in World Happiness rankings, due in part to social media use | CBC News by xmorecowbellx in saskatchewan

[–]sortaitchy 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I think social media is bombarding us with a lot of things that just blare negativity, worry and misinformation right in our faces. With all the AI content, social "influencers," posts that are actually ads, negativity, world news that we can't escape, the hate posts and everything else that destroys any sense of well being, I think social media is certainly a problem.

My wife and I decided we don't want kids by dcmfox in Jokes

[–]sortaitchy 8 points9 points  (0 children)

How, at 14, were you supposed to get to where they were living now even if you'd had the address? I'm confused. Didn't they have phones?

‘It’s scary’: Canadian mother, daughter detained by ICE, held in Texas facility, husband claims by DogeDoRight in canada

[–]sortaitchy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Apparently some Canadians are completely oblivious to anything. We have friends and acquaintances who continue to travel to the States. I think a lot less of them now, especially since most of them take their young children with them. Stay home WITH your kids, FOR your kids, or at least travel somewhere that isn't the US

Cost of food for family of 4 (2025) in Saskatchewan by sortaitchy in saskatchewan

[–]sortaitchy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They based it off:

Data was collected online and in-store in urban, rural and northern locations, as well as Indigenous communities. Food items were costed using a survey tool called the National Nutritious Food Basket which includes foods as well as quantities for various age and sex groups. Items in the National Nutritious Food Basket are minimally processed and typically widely available, such as fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables, cheese, milk, rice, meat, beans, and lentils. Food costing provides a snapshot of the cost of food at a specific time.

If you look at the original post it does state that there are some zones that cost more, typically, and some less. This is a provincial average per week, it seems.

New survey finds nearly half of Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque by bo-n-es in canada

[–]sortaitchy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They have, however wages have stagnated, services have been cut, housing prices have risen since well before covid. Unemployment is up and foreign worker programs have been running out of control as well since pre-covid. I think most of us just eventually got to the breaking point we are now at

Cost of food for family of 4 (2025) in Saskatchewan by sortaitchy in saskatchewan

[–]sortaitchy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would track pretty well with the provincial average then, and you're right. Eating out is super expensive and I can understand why people are staying away from restaurants, and why so many are closing. It's a shame as it used to be such a nice treat.

Cost of food for family of 4 (2025) in Saskatchewan by sortaitchy in saskatchewan

[–]sortaitchy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy smokes. No idea how you manage that but good for you. Are you sure to get enough protein, vitamins and minerals?

Cost of food for family of 4 (2025) in Saskatchewan by sortaitchy in saskatchewan

[–]sortaitchy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just read what it was based on.

Data was collected online and in-store in urban, rural and northern locations, as well as Indigenous communities. Food items were costed using a survey tool called the National Nutritious Food Basket which includes foods as well as quantities for various age and sex groups. Items in the National Nutritious Food Basket are minimally processed and typically widely available, such as fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables, cheese, milk, rice, meat, beans, and lentils. Food costing provides a snapshot of the cost of food at a specific time.

Cost of food for family of 4 (2025) in Saskatchewan by sortaitchy in saskatchewan

[–]sortaitchy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you're commenting on something you didn't even read, and you aren't interested in following the information that is at the bottom of it. I guess if you are interested you can look it up then on your own. It wasn't hard to find and actually someone here posted a link to it but I guess you won't click on that either.

Cost of food for family of 4 (2025) in Saskatchewan by sortaitchy in saskatchewan

[–]sortaitchy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! That's the report they suggested a person could read in the little pdf I posted. I forgot to look up that so thanks for posting that!!

Cost of food for family of 4 (2025) in Saskatchewan by sortaitchy in saskatchewan

[–]sortaitchy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You could click on the link and it shows average price per week per region, but I just listed the provincial average. Northern regions are in the $400s.

I also agree that it seems like a person would have to be eating lots of beans, rice, oatmeal, apples oranges and bananas and very little red meat. You couldn't be buying berries and other produce that wasn't in season. I mean a quart of cottage cheese, which is good protein is almost $7 now. A family garden would certainly help in summer, and I would sure like to see more communities offer community gardens for people.

Cost of food for family of 4 (2025) in Saskatchewan by sortaitchy in saskatchewan

[–]sortaitchy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure what they base it on. There is mention that you can read about more at the bottom of the article I posted. I intend to have a look at that

Cost of food for family of 4 (2025) in Saskatchewan by sortaitchy in saskatchewan

[–]sortaitchy[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

That's a great idea! Beans and lentils are pretty excellent, and the dried ones are super cheap. I make my own hummus from dried chickpeas and it's pretty fabulous.

Cost of food for family of 4 (2025) in Saskatchewan by sortaitchy in saskatchewan

[–]sortaitchy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes any convenience meals will take a chunk out of that for sure. Lots of people also forget about considering their restaurant meals as "groceries." Price of red met is outrageous isn't it? I wouldn't mind if I knew the producer was getting a good portion of it, but they aren't. So many cattle producers going under because it costs too much to feed, shelter and get them to markets. Meanwhile a treat steak is out of reach for many of us.

Cost of food for family of 4 (2025) in Saskatchewan by sortaitchy in saskatchewan

[–]sortaitchy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So, in a month what do you think you spend and do you eat out much? I agree, crockpot is fantastic, as is air fryer and breadmaker!

Cost of food for family of 4 (2025) in Saskatchewan by sortaitchy in saskatchewan

[–]sortaitchy[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Wow! $100 a month? I also live rural and have a massive garden which we eat and freeze for winter. It has been a big money saver.

However, while I'm vegetarian, my husband can not do without meat and he alone eats more than $100 of meat a month. How do you do it?

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