tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728305118191213411.post3990344370294220374..comments2020-08-21T04:25:57.504-08:00Comments on The Frozen Coupon: My Shopping TripThe Frozen Couponhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01236575577301563007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728305118191213411.post-2772203310685063792011-03-03T06:38:59.504-09:002011-03-03T06:38:59.504-09:00I was watching Extreme Couponing last night and a ...I was watching Extreme Couponing last night and a few of them were totally inspiring. I wasn't thinking "crazy", I was thinking "genius"!!<br /><br />I don't have anywhere to have a large stockpile. Mice in the winter and bugs and humidity in the summer make their way into my basement which is the only place to stock a lot. Either would get into any box that wasn't perfectly sealed.Alexandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15253637446137350458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728305118191213411.post-63043037273689772032011-02-23T16:19:05.718-09:002011-02-23T16:19:05.718-09:00Thanks for the feedback! Where do you find your g...Thanks for the feedback! Where do you find your great deals on toilet paper and paper towels? I don't seem to find them anywhere. We are planning on building a garage this year. The hubby said he is making sure there is storage room. I can't wait for that storage space! Can I just say how impressed I was with all your canning this past summer? I'm hoping to do a little this year.The Frozen Couponhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236575577301563007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3728305118191213411.post-42873937126638842022011-02-23T12:22:00.082-09:002011-02-23T12:22:00.082-09:00Niiiiiceee!!! Talk about a great shopping trip. ...Niiiiiceee!!! Talk about a great shopping trip. I haven't had one that good in a while :). I imagine how good you feel.<br /><br />As for stockpiles...I don't know really how much food I have. I only have a small block freezer, so I don't really have a lot of room to keep meat, so I usually have MAYBE a month's supply of that on hand (and it'd get pretty scarce by the end of the month). <br /><br />As for canned goods...it depends on what it is. I tried to can a lot of in-season produce last year to see us through the winter and I honestly think I'm going to make it (yay!), but that's with the canned goods I'd gotten from the store too. Cereal I think I have enough to last us a lifetime at this point *laugh*, but I'd say on average I have MAYBE 4 months worth of groceries we could live off of. And that'd be a lot of beans and rice by the end of that four months. <br /><br />I do try to keep at LEAST a years worth supply of toiletries (toothpaste, toothbrushes, etc.) in stock at all times around here so I never have to pick those up at full price and I try to keep at least six month's supply of toilet paper and paper towels in the house if I can (paper towels are down to about a month right now as there just hasn't been any great deals on those lately). I just put those types of items in my master bathroom since my husband and I could care less if we end up looking at toilet paper or paper towels after we get out of the shower :).<br /><br />Every book I've ever seen has suggested six months to a year's worth of food storage, but like you I have a tremendous lack of room for that type of stockpile, so I just make due with what I have.Erika, "The Make Do Homemaker"https://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.com