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How to Build a Grocery Stockpile on a Tight Budget

I recently received the following question from one of the Families.com readers about building a stockpile. “I know that buying things when they are on sale and building a stockpile saves money, but how can I do this when the normal groceries cost so much?” Sophia. Sophia has a really good point (hi Sophia!). It can be tough to build up a good stockpile when there isn’t any extra money to do it, but it can be done. You can start out small. Even an extra $5 a week toward a stockpile item will help. With $5, you can buy … Continue reading →

I Lost Some of My Stockpile

When you improperly store your stockpile, you can wind up losing money. That is what happened to me. Don’t let it happen to you. The other day, I was packing up some sandwiches to take with us on one of our frugal summer adventures when I got to the last of the roll of plastic wrap. Since I try to buy ahead when things are on sale, and I have a small stockpile, I’m never worried when I run out of certain things. I just headed downstairs to the basement to pick up a new roll. It used to be … Continue reading →

Where to Get Free Product Coupons

Getting free coupons or coupons for free items can really reduce your grocery bill. People who practice extreme couponing know where to get and how to use these coupons that get them free groceries. A free item coupon is one that you can redeem at the grocery store for the full cost of the purchase. There are many different ways to get free item coupons. Just make sure that you get them in legitimate ways. There are many counterfeit coupons out there. Sunday Coupon Inserts You can sometimes find free product coupons in the Sunday inserts. They don’t come around … Continue reading →

Warehouse Store Stock Up Tips

Do you find that using a warehouse store means that your grocery bill is going up not down? It could be the way you are handling your bulk purchase buys, how you are stocking up on them and how you are using them. Here are some tips to help you get everything under control and use warehouse shopping to your advantage to save money. Freeze, Freeze, Freeze If you find yourself with a lot of waste in your food, you’ll need to take action to make sure that items don’t good bad before you can get to them. One way … Continue reading →

Use Extreme Couponing to Stockpile for Emergencies

Extreme Couponing doesn’t have to be all about getting hundreds of boxes of cookies for pennies and then letting them sit on your shelf to go stale. You can, instead, use extreme couponing techniques to stockpile emergency supplies, such as bottled water, heat and eat or convenience meals, first aid supplies, paper towels and other hygiene supplies, peanut butter, crackers., etc. First what you want to do is to identify those items that you will need for your emergency supplies, along with the quantities needed. This will help you to keep on track and build your emergency supply without getting … Continue reading →

Extreme Couponing

Some of our previous neighbors were doing something called the grocery game. The two households shared one membership to the game’s website. The gal who ran the website would post the sales and bargains for the grocery stores in our area. She would list the coupons in the Sunday paper and then tell members what to buy at what stores using what coupons. The point was to get all groceries for nearly free. I was completely on board with that until my girlfriend told me that for a while you could not buy the things you wanted to buy. Instead … Continue reading →

How to Build Up a Stockpile

Having a stockpile of basics and favorites really helps you save money in the long run. You can prevent extra trips to the store; you can have plenty on hand to serve for dinner and avoid take out costs; you can get your food items at the lowest prices. The best way to build up a stockpile is usually slowly. This way, you never spend too much money at once, and you can have a plan in mind when it comes to storing your stockpile. concentrate on building up just a few items per week until you have a good … Continue reading →

Frugal School Supplies in July 3

School supplies can add up, so if you want to spend between $1.75 and $5.50 instead of between $25 and $28 for all of those pencils, notebooks and more (one friend told me she spends about $45 for back to school supplies), keep reading. There are two previous articles in this series: Frugal School Supplies in July and Frugal School Supplies in July 2. Well, we have our school supply list and are now ready to use it to grab the bargains. What is the first step and where can we get school supplies for pennies or for free? Let’s … Continue reading →

Why do you trade for coupons?

Some of you may be wondering what is the big deal about trading coupons, and why would you need to when you can just clip the coupons out of the Sunday paper. There are many reasons to trade for coupons. Following are some reason why trading for coupons can be very beneficial in saving big bucks on your grocery bill. *Different Valued Coupons – This can play a big part in the reason people trade for coupons. As I have stated in my previous blogs, values of coupons can change from region to region. Chances are, you will not get … Continue reading →

Ways to get Multiple Coupons

One of the keys to being a successful couponer is getting as many like coupons as possible. This will allow you to purchase more than one product when a sale is really hot. This is also how you start building your stockpile. There are a number of different ways you can obtain multiple coupons: * Ask friends, neighbors, relatives and co-workers for their Sunday inserts. I always knew my children’s great grandmother clipped coupons, so I never thought to ask her for her Sunday Inserts. We got to talking one day and she mentioned that she only cuts a few … Continue reading →