Shocking 1947 Grocery Prices!

A viral photo shows a housewife in 1947. She spent $12.50 to buy all of her family’s groceries for the week, not including milk. BUT there is a LOT more to this story!
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Original Article:https://books.google.com/books?id=p1EEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36&lpg=PA36&dq="if+all+american+housewives+had+the+spunk+and+ingenuity+of+the+woman+on+this+page"&source=bl&ots=DiuBTu7yWx&sig=ACfU3U1hh9y_qZXEyduzm4Mcxhw4YM0uhw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwja8uL50caCAxXfkIkEHe-PDrsQ6AF6BAgJEAM#v=onepage&q="if all american housewives had the spunk and ingenuity of the woman on this page”&f=false

INFLATION CALCULATOR: https://www.calculator.net/inflation-calculator.html

Budget video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6smh0Hvh5kk&t=5960s