Money Saving Tips

Since we are using food storage to hedge the cost of rising prices and since we know having food storage will actually make us more money than other investments today I want to share shop shopping tips. 1. Always get rain checks on sale items. When they ask you how many you want ask if there is a limit and tell them that is what you want. If there is no limit tell them you want a case. When the items come in you can...

Food Storage: It’s been a week

Now that you have shopped and labeled your packaging it’s time to get your record keeping started. You can do this any way that works for you. A word doc, a spread sheet or a list on the cupboard door. The important thing is to start now, at the beginning. Record the items you have purchased and the number of each item. Do not use any of these items until you have a complete three month supply. Go ahead and as...

Food Storage Today

Yesterday was shopping day so you should have bags, or at least one bag of groceries ready to put into your food storage area. Get out your permanent marker. You need to decide if you want to mark your cans with purchase dates or expiration dates. I prefer to use the date I purchase foods. Every manufacturer has a different method of dating their products. Some date them as they are produced, some with a pull date,...

Food Storage Shopping Day!

That’s right, today is the day to shop. You have your list of favorite foods and you have checked out the grocery ads. You have set a budget and now it is time to shop. If several items on your ingredient list are on sale this week those are the items you want to purchase. Remember the goal is to have a well rounded supply of food. Our first step is to have a one week supply of everything you need to eat and...

Another Seven Steps, Week 14

Yet another week. With all the talk of rising food prices, rising oil prices, food riots and more than 100 million more starving people this year than last, is there any doubt we are doing the right thing by systematically preparing our family for tough times? 1. Purchase one roll of toilet paper per person in your family. That should give you a one week supply! 2. Purchase ten cans of sauces or soups. Anything you...