This blog is about how a desire to save money and be prepared for anything creates a kingdom onto itself.
Are you stock-up royalty? Take this test:
Do you have at least a six-month supply of shampoo? Are you still getting through the extra toilet paper you bought for Y2K? If the neighbor came over to borrow a cup of sugar, could you oblige? What about 5 pounds of sugar? What about the entire makings for a cake that serves three hundred?
If you answered yes to the above questions, then congratulations my friend. By the power vested in me and grocery stores everywhere, I wave my magic roll of extra-absorbent paper towels and declare you an official knight of the kitchen table. If you answered no, don’t worry, click here for some great practical tips to get you up on that horse in no time.
Me? Well, I’m the Queen of course. Just ask my husband, as he makes his way past
the castle gate, constructed by my toddler out of 22 boxes of chicken helper. “Honey,” my husband pleads. “Do we really need more boxes of toothpaste than we have relatives?”
Some women buy expensive clothes or shoes and sneak them into the house when their husbands aren’t looking. I hide Cherrios. I tuck them into odd places in closets, between kitchen furniture and in corners where they won’t be noticed. On rainy days, the kids from the neighborhood could come over and play “I spy” with built-in snack bonuses.
Why do I do this? My logic is simple: price and convenience. Our grocery bill is consistently under $100 a month and we save on unnecessary trips to the store. I simply go shopping in my pantry.
There is a method to my madness. I take advantage of coupons, sales, warehouse club deals and rebates. By combining multiple offers, I often get the groceries we need for just pennies. The infamous toothpaste, for example… I would rather buy the brand we use at three cents a tube than $2.27 cents a tube. Plus, I know I’ll never have to run out to the store in my pjs and fuzzy tiger slippers, seeking fluoride with whitening agents just because someone, who shall remain nameless, decided blue gel makes a great finger-paint.
Look for tomorrow’s post, the Adventures of the Stockpiling Queen (2). In it, I’ll share the rest of my crazy stockpiling life, including the reasons why I stockpile.
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