How to stock on a budget? I know it seems impossible when you live payday to payday and if you’re anything like me most of the time the money is spent before the check is even cashed. Help is here. Anyone can do this!!
1- Determine your weekly grocery/household budget using the living or dying on a budget plan located on my site. Set aside a portion of that for stocking. (Ex. My budget allows for me to spend $150 per week on grocery/household items, of that amount I set aside $20.00 for stocking per week.)
2- Check for the weekly stocking item(s) on my home page. I update this every Sunday. (E-mail me if you need it sooner)
3- Visit couponmom.com for some excellent deals. I know coupons can be a pain the rear but if you can buy toothpaste for a quarter or shampoo for fifty cents it’s worth it. Start small, just focus on saving/coupon cutting the stocking items and not your total grocery list for now.
4- Now shop, save, build your stock and feel good knowing that you have 20 packages of HOT DOGS in the freezer to get you buy during those tight weeks.
Remember to only buy what you use and use it. This isn’t meant to be used as food storage. I am not to that point in my life where I will buy a 50lb can of rice or 5 gallons of dry milk either. But I do know what it’s like to have to fix Mac-n-cheese and HOT DOGS for breakfast because there’s no cereal left and payday isn’t for a few days.
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