Cheapest membership at City Fitness is about $80 per month.

I kind of feel the same. Although, it has improved since 2021. The summer of 2021 was really the worst I've seen my area and I've been here since 2007, and in a different neighborhood since 2005. I thought I would buy something and stay here, but now I'm not sure. Waiting to see what 2023 brings.

Before today, I didn't even know there were any Aldi's in Philly. I went to one in Europe and it was very economical. I shop at the TJ on Arch St. and many of the customers there come on foot. (Unlike the one on Market St. and 22nd? which has it's own free parking lot). It might just be a question of convenience. To me it wouldn't really be worth the time to take the subway up to Aldi to shop since I wouldn't be able to carry much.

Acme on South Street is definitely more expensive than Trader Joe's, at least it used to be. I used to shop at Whole Foods (before it became Amazon) and when that ACME first opened it rivaled WF with prices on some items. The store that was there before ACME was cheaper than WF.

Wow! That’s cheap for avocados. I might have to check out Sprouts. I can walk there but it’s not that close.

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What about the Italian Market? I don’t live close enough anymore for it to be worth it, but when I did I could get a bag of produce cheaper than the supermarkets in CC or Bella Vista. Do you have any friends with cars that you could carpool regularly to Aldi’s? I like the meat at RTM but it’s not necessarily cheap. Trader Joe’s is the most convenient option for me, although probably not the cheapest in the city.