What Can You Stockpile?

In a posting last week "How I get my grocery bill down to $50 a week", I talked about stockpiling items when you can purchase them at a rock bottom price or get them for Free. BUT what exactly can you stockpile?

Food

• When I find a GREAT deal on meats, I will purchase extra for dinners for the upcoming weeks and store them in my freezer

• Bread....YUP that freezes too! About a month ago, Food Lion had a sale on their store brand sandwich bread where I was able to purchase two loaves of bread for about $0.75 for both. So I stocked up on bread and stored them in my freezer. When you are ready to use the bread, I typically take a loaf of bread out the day before, let it thaw, and it still taste fresh!

• Deli meats for sandwiches - typically with a sale at Food Lion matched with their Deli FLIP (Food Lion Printable), you can get a lb. of sliced deli meat for $1.00 - $1.50 per lb. Great stock-up opportunity to where I don't have to pay full price for sandwich meat during the school year

• Dry Goods such as pasta, Mac N'Cheese, Rice, Cereal, etc. typically have a longer shelf life so you will be just fine storing these products in your pantry if you know you will be consuming these within the year

• Muffin mixes & Cookie Mixes - if I know it will be awhile before making these items, I will go ahead and freeze these too!

• Other freezer items that I store: Shredded Cheese, Hot Dog/Hamburger Buns, Hot Dogs, etc.

Other Items that I stockpile which you should never, EVER, have to pay full price for:

• Toilet Paper - typically you can get this product at a rock bottom price

• Toothpaste - you should never have to pay OOP for this item unless it is paying the tax for it! Typically you can get Toothpaste for FREE with CVS deals

• Toothbrushes - FREE

• Razors & Shaving Cream - Close to FREE if not FREE

• Shampoo & Conditioner - FREE

• Certain brands of Make-up - Close to free if not FREE

• Mouthwash - FREE

• Laundry detergent - typically you can stockpile these items when they are on sale at CVS & grocery store deals

• Cleaning Supplies - FREE

• Aluminum Foil - FREE

• Sandwich bags, etc. - Close to FREE

• Deodorants - FREE

• Stain Remover such as Shout - Close to FREE

• Tons & Tons of Johnson's Buddies Soap for my Kids - FREE

• Facial cleanser & Scrubs - Close to FREE

• Kotex feminine products - FREE

• Air Freshener and Plug-ins - FREE

• Napkins and Paper Plate Products - FREE

• Condiments such as Ketchup & Mustard - FREE

Do you stockpile and freeze certain items? IF SO, please post a comment & share. I would love to know what other people are doing when it comes to stockpiling their goodies!