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Aldis, I'd starve if it wasn't for you. Everything still went up, but at least it wasn't 50% more like other grocers.

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[โ€“] betterdeadthanreddit 35 points 8 months ago (2 children)

In the USA and (most, if not all of) Canada, calling 211 should connect you with a call center which can give information on food benefits, utility assistance and other resources available in your area. Eligibility and the amount of assistance (whether in the form of direct payments, food items or a payment card that only works for food) will vary based on your location, income, etc. but it may help offset those increased costs.

There's no shame in it despite what the red-hat golden bootstraps crowd will tell you. Times are tough right now for a lot of people and that's what these programs are for.

Back to the regularly scheduled shitposting though.

[โ€“] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

Always take advantage of things you can take advantage of. When we moved out our power company had a program for free appliances so we applied just for the heck of it and got a free fridge and washing machine, we were pretty surprised we got it but that helped us a ton