Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Stocking for wealth

Buying your groceries consistently at 1/2 pice is paramount o having good food on the table all month and having food in the pantry when the month is over.  

It is just common sense that one should have food in the pantry in case of an emergency.....which can be as simple as a child being home sick so you can't get to the store or that dreaded "s" word.......snow.

Having a controlled pantry is not hoading,    The extreme television shows have given couponing and having more than two cans of beans a inflated bad name.

Our grandparents did it for years.....it was called putting up the harvest for the winter.    1/2 price foods is operating in the same premise as a stockbroker.    Buy when it's low, and sell ( use) when it's high.  

It used  to be that you bought enough product of your staples to last you until  the next sale.    Now I am finding stable prices on some things and sales a little more often, but limited quantities.   How much you stock is up to you.   I have three or four months of some things.    My object is to buy at 1/2 price and hold enough to carry us through the months when we reach the donut hole. ( a Medicare reality) .
I would want a month minimum.  

This will take time.    One can or package at a time.     If you are on snap. You have the luxury of having all your money at the beginning of the month.   That can also be a curse if you don't wisely  budget.    Know your prices, do it on paper before you go to a store.    Buy your monthly bulk purchases first, then divide up the remainder of the money for a weekly budget.   Do it on paper first so that you don't overspend and not have enough for the perishables .

This is what I buy, you might very well have different items.

I buy a ten pound box of oatmeal and a five pound bag of cheese .  Both are from Costco ,  bit sometimes cheese is cheaper at grocery outlet.   You can freeze cheese.   They used to say that grating your own was cheaper.    When I grate my own, we use twice as much because it is a coarser grate.

I have non fat dry milk and bread flour and yeast in my pantry on case we can't get to a store.  

I stock

  • Diced tomatoes (.49) Winco or Fred Meyers.    
  • Various beans (.49) -.58. Winco ir Fred Meyers.    
  • Idahoian mashed potatoes (.60 w coupon) Winco 
  • Refried beans, (.88) - Costco or Winco.   
  • Pasta sauce, hunts (75-1.00) Winco, FM, dollar store 
  • Pasta (.49-1.00)  obviously, I would prefer .49 and double fiber or vegetable 
  • Black olives ( less than 1.00) 
  • Some chicken noodle soup, pineapple. A backup of catsup, mayo, and mustard.  Best deals around Memorial Day and 4th of July 
  • A cake mix and a brownie mix (.88) - Winco 
  • A stove top stuffing, preferable for free . 
  • Salt, sugar , soda, flour  ( replenish when low) best deals around Christmas and thanksgiving 
  • Spices.- Winco has a great bulk isle, you can also it's always get them cheap at the dollar store or grocery outlet     Like a buck.   Chili powder was 3.39 for a Costco sized bottle
  • Rice That's about it.    

Thanks 
Jane 

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