Stockpiling

[cicy33]

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Sometimes it's hard to stockpile if you have kids.

I used to stockpile things that were on sale but lately my 15 year old soon see's his a stockpile of his favorite food item and will go through it in days.

In his mind he sees an unlimited supply and thinks nothing of eating two or three times the amount he would normally eat.

We then also lose money because he will be full at dinner time and we will generally throw out his untouched dinner.

Tell him no snacks before dinner. I know that is silly to say with a 15 year old but apparently he lacks the self control. I understand completely. I have four little ones and if I don't keep a tight rein on the snacks they will never eat a meal and nothing irritates me more than a child that will not eat for no good reason. Especially when I have spent MY valuable time and money cooking. My dh is starting to understand that a little better. Generally the only snack we keep on hand is tostitos. which they love with salsa.

[pschale]

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I have a large pantry but I also have a large walk in closet and since I don't need all the space in it for clothes I use it to stockpile in. I keep a year's supply of the basics, flour, cornmeal, rice, beans etc.

[dealsaver]

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I stockpile bottled water. You never know when you might need it.

[mountainmist]

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I stockpile bottled water. You never know when you might need it.

We have a supply of water, too.

Several years back, US Dept. of Homeland Security and the American Red Cross advised to have 3 days worth of food & water on hand at all times in case of emergency.

But last year, as the avian flu was hitting more and more human beings, when experts were interviewed they suddenly started talking about SIX WEEKS SUPPLY OF FOOD & WATER because they are very worried that if there is a serious epidemic that maybe many sectors of modern society will simply shut down.

We have a short term emergency stash of food & water & paper goods, medicines, etc., but we only don't even know a full half dozen other families who at all times have even three days of food & water on hand, as a stockpile, for unforeseen emergencies... very surprising in this day & age of wild weather storms and threat of terrorist attack.

Every thing we have was purchased little bit by little bit over the years, and ONLY when prices were bottom LOW. We rotate everything, but if we ever did have an "overage" I'd quickly donate it, so it didn't go bad before somebody somewhere consumed it. I'd rather have too much, and have to give it away, than to have too little, particularly since we don't know many other people who have ANYTHING extra on hand at all.

[Broken Arrow]

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I stockpile basic staples when there's a sale.

Mostly, that's TP though. One time, I stocked up on cans of Chef Boyardees, because they were on sale, but I eventually got sick of them. I still got two cans left collecting dust. Good til some time in 2007. For now though, it's been a while since I've touched them.

[shelbylovesmelby]

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The only things we really stock pile on are clothes & such for the kids. Gotta love rummage sales!

[cschin4]

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I think stockpiling is a waste of money. I think it is better to just buy what you need and use what you buy. Just my opinion.

[getforfree]

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I think stockpiling is a waste of money. I think it is better to just buy what you need and use what you buy. Just my opinion.

Not if you are stockpiling on the items you are actually using all the time.

I stockpile if I would find something really cheap. Because if I would buy only enough for 1 week, than the next week it's more likely to be not on sale, and I will pay like 2x more for the same item.

It could be a waste of money if you buy something perishable and it will go bad before you can use it.

Or if you buy so much and you it it all the time, then you might be sick out of it. I bought like 45 6-oz youplat yogurts, which we normally buy anyway, that cost me about 15c each after coupon. We ate them after every meal for about 3 weeks, then nobody wanted it anymore, and I still had about 10 left. So, a few days after they expired, I used them for bread, pancakes, making smoothies and all kinds of stuff. Now I haven't bought any yogurts for like 3 months, and we are fine without it. Before dh and kids liked yogurt, now they don't. So I don't have to buy it and save some money, because the yogurt was always a "want" on my list not a "need".

Right now we are almost out of Ranch dressing, but because I didn't see it anywhere for less than $1 for a 16 oz bottle, i will not buy any untill I have a coupon for it + if it will be on sale. But if I will be able to get it for that price, I will get as many as I have coupons, or at least 20.