What items do you find you can get the best deal on to buy ahead? How much do you buy when you find that great deal?

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I do canned goods and things like Hamburger helper and other boxed things. I just keep enough to fill the space I have.

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Canned goods, toothpaste, coffee, cereal (if it is one that I know my kids will eat regularly), mac n cheese, toilet paper, laundry detergent.

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Almost everything non perishable! I get free toothpaste/brushes, mouth rinse, even some medicines all the time at CVS....I get them everytime. Once I have a good stash, I give them to my parents who never get deals like this. I also stock up on bread. When I get a sales ad that is .50/loaf or less I get around 4-6 loaves. They freeze nicely and I never run out of bread!! Oh and disposable diapers!

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Mom to Ryan ('06)

Cereal, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, toilet paper, canned foods, condiments, frozen vegetables, meat, dishwasher detergent, laundry detergent, dish detergent, pasta, canned goods, razors and vitamins.

I have a baby stockpile now but am getting better and better at spotting deals and finding coupons, and as a result my stockpile is growing.

My favorite part of stockpiling is being able to donate freely to charity. When the postal service did their food drive I was able to donate more food than I normally do because of my stockpile.

I start with emergency supplies, ya know, items that you might need in a power outage or some other emergency:

~ first aid supplies (bandages, hydrogen peroxide, etc)
~ TP (I buy a case which lasts us a long time)
~ Paper towels, garbage bags, zip lock bags
~ bottled water
~ cleaning supplies (bleach and wet wipes in case we lose the well)
~ toiletries, those extra toothbrushes come in handy when you have an unexpected overnight guest

Lastly, I stockpile food starting with canned foods which last longest and are more inexpensive to store. I have a host of recipes I can make out of just shelf stable foods.

Let I store rice because even if it gets buggy I can wash it and it is still edible. After that, beans and dried legumes.

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"I've been rich and I've been poor but independently wealthy is where it is at."