Frugal Tip: Stock Up

Earlier this year, I started posting a more in depth look at each of the frugal tips. Over the next few weeks I will publish the frugal tips that I have collected. Please note that not every tip will work for everyone. Chose as many of the tips that will work with you and your family and start implementing them. Today we will proceed with Tip #19 Stock up on non-perishable sale items.

If you have the room, stock up on sale goods for nonperishable purchases on items you normally buy. It is hard to beat the rate of return you can get on some of the sales the grocery stores have to entice you to do your shopping with them. This suggestion is for both nonperishable food and non-food items.


If there was ever a long-term emergency, like unemployment or inflation, what are some things you would need to buy through out the year? If you had these stocked up in advance, it could lessen the burden on you and your family.

These are just some non-food suggestions of some things we use everyday.

toilet paper

feminine hygiene

light bulbs

batteries (flashlights, smoke alarms, clocks)

filters (air, water)

razors

soap

shampoo, conditioner

lotion, chap-stick

toothpaste, floss, toothbrushes

deodorant

hair products

cleaning supplies

bleach

vacuum bags and belts

dish detergent, sponges

clothes detergent, fabric softener, stain sticks, etc.

bug spray, insecticide

pens, paper, pencils, glue, school notebooks

painkillers, itch creams, topical creams, antihistamine

facial tissue

plastic wrap, tin foil, baggies, wax paper

motor oil, spark plugs, washer fluid, transmission fluid, etc.

ice melt

garbage bags

sunscreen

cotton swabs and cottonballs
As for Food these items can be stockpiled

Canned Foods

Freeze-dried food/boxed dinners

Dehydrated Fruit

Dry Foods (Rice, flour, beans, etc)

Only stock up for stuff you are going to use. Keep it with in reason. You don't want anything going bad on you. Also I highly recommend that you pick the items up while they are on sale and when you have the cash to buy them. A good start to acquiring all this is, whenever something is on sale, buy 2 and put one away. You'll have a stockpile in no time.


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