Comment by Night_Thastus

This was really informative!

A recent job loss forced me to look harder at my own financials, and I was surprised just how much things like groceries accounts for in overall spending. I'm making a habit this year of, at the end of each day, recording what I spent and on what - so I can get better data.

I appreciate what NPR did here. Taking into account price per ounce/square foot/etc is essential so I'm glad they did.

It's useful to see these kinds of changes, can help make decisions. If company X is shrinking product Y, maybe it's time to look for an off-brand instead? That's what I'll be doing for a lot of things.