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Inflated Expectations

Cheap deli meats and thoughts on budgets

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Addison Del Mastro
Aug 02, 2022
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I usually write about urbanism, but sometimes other things too. This is one of those posts.

One thing I like about visiting my parents in New Jersey is the lower grocery costs. Not that I’m doing that much shopping or cooking up there—I do that at home down here in Virginia—but sometimes I’ll bring home some deli-sliced salami or a couple of steaks or so…

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