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Thanksgiving Dinner Is Going To Cost You This Year

Author Aimee Thomas

Thanksgiving is going to cost you 15% more than last year. This is according to a new report from Wells Fargo.

First and foremost the main dish, the star of the dinner, that is, my friends, the turkey… The turkey is expected to cost 23% more this year. For a frozen whole hen, we can expect to spend $1.64 per pound. That’s for an 8 to 16-pound hen. If you are hosting a big dinner then you will need a turkey that is about 20+lbs. That will add up for you.

The potato crop was smaller this year at farms across the US so you can expect the price of potatoes to be higher this year too. Enjoy your mashed potatoes a little more this year because of the price it’s going to cost to make them.

So from November to August of 2021, the cost of a Thanksgiving basket at home was up 14.9%.

It may be cheaper to eat out this Thanksgiving if you have a smaller group but you will miss out on the best part… the leftovers after you take that nap.

Exactly how much things have gone up in a calendar year

turkey .. up 17%

butter … up 26%

margarine … up 44%

potatoes … up 17.5%

pies … up 20.4%

alcohol … up 4.1%

stuffing .. up 15.5%

snacks … up 14.7%

flour …. up 24.2%

coffee … up 15.7%

I think it’s best if we take the next couple of weeks and buy things gradually. Get your canned and dry goods now and get the rest later. Then it isn’t one big bill for you a couple of days before Thanksgiving.

At the end of the day, get what you can afford. It isn’t about what is on your plate it’s about who you are with on Thanksgiving.

… also, Go Giants!

 

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Aimee Thomas is the morning show co-host of Aimee + Shawn on 102.7 VGS. She has been VGS since the birth of the station in 2022 and has been with Beasley Media Group for nine years doing mornings at various stations in the cluster. Before working in radio Aimee was a bartender at a local restaurant in Las Vegas when a local radio veteran thought she would be perfect in radio because of her crazy stories, knowledge of pop culture, and contagious laugh. Aimee loves writing about new recipes she creates in her kitchen, her favorite artists and actors, and being a mom of two boys.

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