buy it cheap and stack it deep?

[Nutria]

I like to stock up on things too when they are cheap. But right now lots of people, including me, are doing a no spend January.

It seems like you're just drawing down on the surpluses you've accumulated in the past (which is a Good Thing, since you'll -- hopefully -- eat the oldest stuff first).

It is misleading, though, to call it a "No Spend Month" since you will be spending on milk and fresh fruits & vegetables.

[bzbee]

I have to spend on fresh produce and milk, because they don't have long shelf life, and I never stock up on that. Buying powdered milk costs more than regular, so I won't do it. Plus I am planning to stay well under $100 this month. We need the fresh produce and milk to still have good nutrition.

[Reece102]

Haha. Nice. We all love a good deal

[97guns]

Not only do I buy food cheap but essentials as well, just snagged a pair of $120 Nike's off eBay for $20 shipped, don't need them as I have 6 pairs of unused Converse still that I havnt used yet but with that kind of discount I could not pass on them. I'm pretty much set for life on shoes, underwear and toothbrushes, have a super healthy stock of pants, toilet paper, and laundry detergent,.

[msomnipotent]

I buy large amounts of toilet paper from Staples and Office Depot, of all places, when they have a good sale. The UPS guy had to ask what was in these huge boxes that were ridiculously light. You should have seen his face when I said, "About 6 months worth of toilet paper."

I routinely buy up to a year's worth of paper products and canned goods at one time. I used to buy a lot of other foods, but too much expired before I used it so I really cut back.

[97guns]

The UPS guy had to ask what was in these huge boxes that were ridiculously light. You should have seen his face when I said, "About 6 months worth of toilet paper".

I'm glad the FedEx guy didn't ask what's in these boxes that are so heavy, don't think he would have been too happy if I told him he was delivering 120# of cat litter

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

There was the time I mail ordered (pre-internet) 100 pounds of granular organic fertilizer. I kid you not. The letter carrier left a note on my door saying I should got to the post office to pick it up. Sorry, but I paid the postage for home delivery, so they were going to have to bring it to me, stinky though it was. I left a return note saying, nope, deliver it to me. And they did.