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if your all stocking up for the future, what about money? Aren't you laying out a lot of money on things you may or may not need? I really don't understand. Today is a gift , tomorrow is someting I try not to worrie about because it may not be mine.. Just asking , what are we stocking up for?
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I'm going at my life as usual. Sometimes shortages are only fear activated. I have always had to watch my spending....nothing has changed:)I am currently making fabric. What many quilters throw away, sewn together makes beautiful quilts:)
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They are talking about prices of many items increasing 5 to 10 times in the next couple of years. It's scarey-wages arent going up. Doesn't really stretch the budget to turn your discretionary money into foodstocks, in my opinion. (in other words, instead of going to a movie or to a casino, buying staples isn't abad idea, imho).
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My daughter stocks up on whatever she will use for her family of 5 - if she can get a deal she shares with others.
Last week she got 12 boxes of cereal, 5 gallons of milk for $1.50 at a local grocery store. They had a deal - buy 3 boxes of cereal and get milk free...she had coupons and there was a rebate. She can't use all 12 in a reasonable time so she took some to her church food pantry. The milk she froze.
You never know when the roof will leak!
Last week she got 12 boxes of cereal, 5 gallons of milk for $1.50 at a local grocery store. They had a deal - buy 3 boxes of cereal and get milk free...she had coupons and there was a rebate. She can't use all 12 in a reasonable time so she took some to her church food pantry. The milk she froze.
You never know when the roof will leak!
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Originally Posted by clair
if your all stocking up for the future, what about money? Aren't you laying out a lot of money on things you may or may not need? I really don't understand. Today is a gift , tomorrow is someting I try not to worrie about because it may not be mine.. Just asking , what are we stocking up for?
I try to balance saving cash with stocking up on things I love or anticipate using within a reasonable amount of time, when the price is right. To do otherwise means spending MORE money on those same things later, which doesn't seem very smart to me.
I was a Girl Scout. I suppose I just like to be prepared. :)
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