This is actually a tough question.  I was reading this article in The Province:  Buying U.S. eggs costs B.C. economy $3.1 million a year: marketing board

It got me thinking.  My family has a place in Birch Bay, and we are down there almost every weekend in the summer.  We are a young family; living in some of the most expensive real estate in the country.  With expensive living costs, a struggling economy, and two kids to feed.  You have to cut costs where you can.

For us, when we started doing a majority of our grocery shopping in the States, we took our grocery bill from $800/month to $450/month.  That is HUGE!

I understand how much the BC economy needs residents to support local business, but the family first, right?

What are your thoughts?