How to Save Money Using the Art of "Stockpiling"

Recently my husband had been out of work due to an injury on the job. While we are receiving compensation ( his partial paycheck) I needed a way to "stretch" our dollars until he could return to work. Someone hooked me up with a technique called "Stockpiling".

Stockpiling is simply stocking up on items that you use every week, but doing it wisely and with as little expense to your budget as possible. Products that are non-perishable and that can be store on a shelf or in a pantry closet for a length of time before you use them are products that can be "stockpiled".

If you find yourself in this same situation-no matter what the reason, Here are some tips to help you get through the tough times and can be continued after the tough times have passed.

Each week my local grocery store mails out their sale flyer to households in the area that I live. I sit down with the flyer and make out my grocery list based on their flyer. Recently they have had items that I use frequently, on sale, at the price of 10 products for $10.00. If you use their store advantage card or customer card you can obtain that price for the duration of the sale flyer. ( Usually 1 week)

By the way, for those who do not know this, if you use your store card, customer card or advantage card, you DO NOT have to purchase all 10 of the products to get the sale price of $1.00 for each product purchased. You can purchase any amount up to 10 for $1.00 each.

So let's get to the "stockpiling" and increasing your dollar's buying power.

Each Sunday the local newspaper has coupon inserts and I clip out the coupons for products that I ALWAYS purchase and store them in a coupon file/folder until I need them for sales such as indicated above. I collect extra coupon inserts from my neighbors and sometimes I get extra copies at the local corner store.

Armed with my local grocery store flyer, my grocery list and my coupons-I go shopping. Here is an example of items that I purchased using the "Stockpiling" Technique.
Incidentally, my store will double cents off coupons up to and including $.99 coupons.

Examples of "Stockpiling"