First things
first...determine the items you use the most in your home and cost
you the most money and or headaches (by headaches I mean when you run
of detergent and have to run to the store to pick it up inorder to do
your laundry even though you already went to the store this week)
those trips are rotten on the brain and the wallet!!
Once you have your list take a good hard look at the items and determine what you usually spend on them (regular retail price at your local store) note that price next to each item on your list.
These are the items you are going to regularly seek coupons for, anything else you find a coupon for that your family actually likes and enjoys is a bonus!
Over time (about 3-6 months) building this stockpile will reduce your weekly expenditures and shorten your trips to the grocery store!
Once you have your list take a good hard look at the items and determine what you usually spend on them (regular retail price at your local store) note that price next to each item on your list.
These are the items you are going to regularly seek coupons for, anything else you find a coupon for that your family actually likes and enjoys is a bonus!
Over time (about 3-6 months) building this stockpile will reduce your weekly expenditures and shorten your trips to the grocery store!
I am a self pronounced BRAND
SNOB - if you are willing to use anything at anytime you can save
even more money than I do! Here is my list of what I
"stockpile" on a regular basis - and how many I like to see
on my shelves when my stockpile is at its fullest
Tide (10)
Bounce (8)
Kleenex (20)
Finish (8)
Feminine Hygiene Products (12)
Toilet Paper (Charmin) (12 packs 9 or more)
Paper Towels (Bounty or Viva) (12 packs 6 or more)
School Supplies (this is HUGE)Windex (6)
Dish Soap (10)
Hand Soap (8)
Ziplock Bags and Containers (Hefty too) (LOTS)
Aveeno Lotion (10)
Toothpaste and Tooth Brushes (10 -12 of each)
Razors (schick intuition only) (6 refill boxes)
Chapsticks (LOTS)
Pasta and Pasta Sauce* (20-30)
Diet Pepsi (ongoing)
Fizzy Water (ongoing)
Hand wipes (6 jars)
Various Cleaning supplies (usually 4 of each)
Bounce (8)
Kleenex (20)
Finish (8)
Feminine Hygiene Products (12)
Toilet Paper (Charmin) (12 packs 9 or more)
Paper Towels (Bounty or Viva) (12 packs 6 or more)
School Supplies (this is HUGE)Windex (6)
Dish Soap (10)
Hand Soap (8)
Ziplock Bags and Containers (Hefty too) (LOTS)
Aveeno Lotion (10)
Toothpaste and Tooth Brushes (10 -12 of each)
Razors (schick intuition only) (6 refill boxes)
Chapsticks (LOTS)
Pasta and Pasta Sauce* (20-30)
Diet Pepsi (ongoing)
Fizzy Water (ongoing)
Hand wipes (6 jars)
Various Cleaning supplies (usually 4 of each)
So make your list, and I
will see you back here tomorrow!
*on the pasta sauce I buy Ragu when it is on sale for $1 or less and I have coupons I stock up and every three months I turn it into my own pasta sauce that we love and freeze it!!!
*on the pasta sauce I buy Ragu when it is on sale for $1 or less and I have coupons I stock up and every three months I turn it into my own pasta sauce that we love and freeze it!!!
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7 comments:
I wish I had the space in this house to do some stockpiling, but I just don't. I do have about 3-5 jars of Ragu all the time, and I always have a giant Diet Coke stash, but I typically have to wait until something is running out to replace it.
I miss my basement!
My husband is somewhat dismayed by my tendency to stockpile, but (like you) I love getting the bargains when I can!
=)
I'm a brand snob, too. Having worked for the company that makes many of the items on your list for years, I had no choice. But now tha I don't work there anymore, I'm still a brand snob!
Most of these items are things that make me happy to have multiples of too!!
I am not a brand snob.. but I am allergic to some detergent (tide being one of them :-P). But I make my own laundry detergent.. I have a few other items on my stock up list they are:
peanut butter
napkins (but thinking of switching to cloth to save money)
floss pick things
any food that doesn't go bad quickly like canned things
shout or spray and wash
Writing this out though is something I need to do.. That would make my couponing easier for when I dont have as much time some weeks!
great post! I sooooo need to do this.
oh I am so excited you are doing this series. I so need help in this area (ahem... as we are out of soap and about to use the baby's J&J until I get my butt to the store!)
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