I read an article on how to go about building a stockpile. The lady was selling her ideas. I don't get money for writing my blog. I am not in it for the money. If someone is having a hard time making both ends meet, they certainly can't afford to pay to learn how.
The easiest way to start a stockpile is to look very carefully at your last sales slip from the grocery haul. Break it down onto categories. Now decide what you can do without and what are real necessities. What can you do instead. I always said to myself when something wasn't working, what can I do instead. Sometimes I would have to brainstorm with my sister. Between the two of us, a solution was found. She would say something and a lightbulb would go off on my head.
Part of a stockpile can be developed just by watching for a RBP on something you use on a regular basis and buying multiples of that thing. Sometimes you can luck out and get a coupon that makes something almost free. By snowballing a few things, you can get a good start.
Avoiding anything that is empty calories is a good way to save a lot and get started. The more you save, the more you can stockpile and save more. Just making air-popped popcorn instead of using microwave popcorn that is full of unhealthy stuff or chips can save hundreds of dollars. Add eliminating juices and pop to the mix and you have a few hundred dollars more.
Smoothies are wonderful. But the are really pricey. When you have four dollars a day to eat, you can't use a dollar of it foot on a smoothly. You are better off eating a piece of fruit in season.
The best advice I can give you I'd to know your prices and find the best priced stores in your area. If you live in a town without a chain store, get with a friend or neighbor and carpool. Get the flyers and go when there is a good sale on, Plan your trip. Check out the coupon policy, and do the math with the store ad to know exactly what you can buy. Pare the list down if you need to. Pair it with a dollar store run if you can.
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Groceries on the cheap is looking at the Put Dinner On The Table meal train from a different
pro sypective. The emphasis is on purchasing good food( shelf- stable/ freezer staples )at the lowest possible cost and purchasing enough to last you until it goes on sale again -- Keeping a controlled non-perishable stock of the things you use on a regular basis. It means that when you shop, rather than purchasing just what you need for a day or a week, you buy a loss leader protein, produce you will
need on sale, a stock item if it's a RBP, and dairy instead. This allows you to put well balanced meals
on the table consistently for a four dollar a day budget per person. You spend more time on the
planning and shopping end of the meal train and less on the cooking end by cooking efficiently.
Four dollars a day is the target amount for people on snap. My premise is that of you can do it on four dollars a day, spending more isn't hard. You still get more bang for your buck.
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