I found out how they would often go dumpster diving sometimes to get the coupon inserts thrown out in the trash by the local stores that sold newspapers, but I knew I wasn’t going to go quite that far. They even had what appeared to be their own personal grocery store in their basement, and everything was lined up neatly on the shelves. It was amazing! My daughter and I were compelled to learn more.Īs I watched the show, I learned that these families went to great lengths to build enormous stockpiles. You know the ones…they go into a grocery store and spend $966.87 before coupons and walk out after paying 75 cents or something crazy like that. One variable was food shopping.ĭuring this time, I happened to see the shows on TV featuring the extreme couponers. ![]() So with an annual heat fuel only bill to pay of $1200, and in a poorly insulated 1950s house in Pennsylvania, I felt compelled to find ways to save money. The other day, I was reading someone else’s article about how to get free stuff for your stockpile by going online and requesting free samples and getting these samples delivered to your home, when it occurred to me that there has been no mention of something I’m fairly well-educated about, and that is: couponing your way to a huge stockpile.Ī few years back, my family and I were really struggling financially because we lived in a home in the northeast that relied on oil heat. ![]() I mean to say that it’s been about a month, so I feel totally unqualified to speak on the topic of expert prepping secrets. Originally I wasn’t going to write an article for the Prepper Writing Contest because I am BRAND NEW to prepping. If you have information for Preppers that you would like to share and possibly win a $300 Amazon Gift Card to purchase your own prepping supplies, enter today. It is my hope that this stock-up list will be a help to you in your grocery shopping and frugal living journey.Editor’s Note: This post is another entry in the Prepper Writing Contest from Sandy Swizz. I keep my stock-up list in the front cover of my coupon binder for easy reference. I kept the list to one page so it is easy to print out and store with your coupons. The items are divided into 7 categories – toiletries, refrigerated items, produce, meat, canned goods, cleaning / paper supplies, and baby items. In this stock-up price list, I share the prices I aim for on over 50 of the most commonly purchased items. Now, by shopping sale cycles and using face-value coupons, these are my new stock-up prices. When the stores were tripling coupons, my stock-up prices were lower. The Fort Wayne market does accept coupons but we no longer have any doubling or tripling. Also, I mainly shop at Meijer and Kroger, but compared prices at Walmart, Aldi, Save-a-Lot, Meijer and Kroger to reach these price points. Some of you may find lower (or higher) prices depending on where you live. So you know, these prices are based on the Fort Wayne area where I live. Many times, I combine sales and coupons to reach these prices, but I can and do find these prices on sales alone. These are the prices at which I am happy to fill my pantry. These are the prices I aim for with and / or without coupons. I am pleased to share with you my own personal Stock-Up Price List. The result is what I have to share with you today! I wanted to have a definite point of reference for when to stockpile. I looked at the sale cycles and figured out what was my price point. Well, I am here to tell you and help you out! I spent a substantial amount of time analyzing my receipts and tracking the sales. Now, I know some of you are asking, how do I know when to stock-up? How do I know when the prices are at their absolute lowest? I carefully watch for sales and stockpile these items when I find them at their rock-bottom prices. These are some of the things for which I always watch for deals. I’ve talked before about the 10 items I always keep in my stockpile. To save the most, it’s about knowing the best time – and price – to stock-up. It’s also because I have well learned this fact. ![]() Why? It’s that time of year when the deals abound. As I was shopping for deals last week, I realized how excited I was to stock-up again on baking supplies and canned goods.
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