Inflation eats away at the pockets of families, a study conducted by Up Sí Vale revealed that 68% of Mexicans consider the increase in the price of products the main reason why their income does not yield them.
However, families observe the increase in food prices in a matter of days. A comparison with data from the Monitoring of prices of the basic basket, from Mexico City, showed that in one day some products such as beef reached an increase of close to 15 percent.
According to the comparison, from September 19 of this year to the next day, the price per kilo of meat in some self-service stores had increased 15%, while in public markets from September 20 to 21 they had an increase of 1 percent.
Miguel Gallo, strategy director of Up Sí Vale, explained that organization at the time of making basic expenses is one of the key strategies to face the increase in prices.
“Inflation is here to stay and apparently there is no budget that does not suffer from rising prices, however today we have to be much more organized, take a moment to analyze our finances, how much I earn versus what I spend, avoid ant expenses and purchases by impulse”, commented the manager.
One option to face rising prices and have greater financial control is to make a weekly menu, this action will allow you to avoid purchases with a higher cost or end up spending more than budgeted, in a single trip to the store.
To make a weekly menu, you can start with a visit to the refrigerator and the pantry, making a list with the products you have will avoid a double purchase, as well as the waste of food and money.
By keeping in mind the products that you have, you can think of the meals to be prepared based on the ingredients that we have, for this you can order the products based on the proximity of their expiration date, so that they are the first to be consumed.
Before designating the meals for the whole week, it is important to take into account if there are children in the house who attend school or people who go out to work and need to bring a lunch; If this is the case, it is advisable to use some ingredients that are used in meals to prepare them.
For example, if during the week you plan to eat chicken with vegetables, you can use part of the ingredients to make a pasta salad, which can be a healthy and nutritious lunch during the week.
On the other hand, the menu budget can drop even more if seasonal products are used, since their price is lower than the rest, so taking advantage of the slight cost reductions in this product can represent weekly savings for families.
Once you have a list of all the ingredients, it’s time to add them to a series of dishes for the whole week.
The key is to compare
When planning the meal each day, food purchases are usually made in the closest places, so the price difference is not noticeable, however, when making a weekly menu, you have more time to compare food prices to eat that week.
The difference in price between a commercial chain and a flea market or public market can be even greater than 50 percent. An analysis carried out by El Economista found that the difference between a kilo of rice in a self-service store and a market was up to 12 pesos, that is, between the lowest and the highest price, there is an increase of 55 percent.
One way to compare prices without having to leave home is through the websites of the establishments, this will allow you to have an idea of the difference in prices.
On the other hand, the Secretariat of Economic Development of Mexico City carries out daily monitoring of prices of the Basic Basket, between self-service stores, market on wheels, public markets and the supply center of Mexico City.
Another option to observe the different prices that are handled in stores is through the Federal Consumer Protection Office (Profeco) which publishes every week the Who’s Who in the prices of the Basic Basket, this platform allows you to review the prices of 24 products according to the state and municipality required. Within the page you can find food, personal hygiene items, cleaning, electronics and medicines.
joselyn.ugarte@eleconomista.mx
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