Here is a link to STOCKPILING 101 by
Melissa has done a wonderful job putting this all together to help you get started.
Below are a few things she mentioned about stockpiling and sale cycles......
You are going to change your way of thinking when shopping. Instead of making a list for what you need weekly you are going to start shopping for what you use in a 3 month period of time or longer depending on the shelf life of the items on your list. Some items won’t expire for a year or more so you can stockpile those items for a longer time. You are going to begin by purchasing and stockpiling items when they are on sale or hit “rock bottom”. Building your stockpile will take a lot of hard work and dedication. If you feel overwhelmed that is normal, just keep going because the outcome is going to be worth it. After you have built your stockpile you are going to start saving hundreds of dollars a month, each and every month!
Your goal is to be able to shop from your stockpile weekly instead of from the grocery store. You will end up only purchasing perishable food weekly. Another way to save money is to freeze items that are at “rock bottom”.
In the past products have cycled like this.
November – Cough Medicine, Cold Medicine, Soup (Campbell’s), Jello, Oats (Quaker), Tissues
December – Carnation Milk, Baking ingredients, Wet Wipes
Summer – BBQ Sauce, Marinades, Condiments, Country Time Lemonade, Charcoal
July & August – Back to School Supplies
Also know that toilet paper and cereal cycle every 6 weeks. So you want to watch the brand you use and purchase it when it is at it lowest price in the cycle. Hopefully you have a coupon to match and when you do this is stockpile time!
No comments:
Post a Comment