Over the last couple of years there has been a lot of talk on social media about stockpiling. Just about every frugal / thrifty/ prepper YouTuber has multiple videos out saying " stock these 25 items NOW !! " Or " Buy this NOW !! " If you listen to them all you'd be running to the supermarket to grab just about anything.
My advise is to stockpile slowly ( but not too slowly ), surely and all year round. Please don't wait until there is a shortage of something. Don't wait until you see a news article about weather events or coming shortages. Don't wait until you are running low on something. You just never know what's around the corner and you can't predict growing conditions or worldwide sicknesses.
As a stockpiler of over 25 years, I've been able to ride out the recent shortages with little to no disruptions to my monthly shopping trips. If something's not on the supermarket shelf for a while, that's ok. I have plenty of backups.
Am I rich because I have a stockpile ? NOPE !!! Up until recently our income was what the government considers a VERY low income. Now we are considered low income. I've just made sure I looked out for the sales, knew my prices and mostly bought ingredients.
Do we have a big home ? NOPE !!! We live in a 15sq, 3 bedroom home with a carport ( no garage storing facilities ). Even when our girls were living at home and in 2020 having 6 people and a cat living here, we still had a very healthy stockpile.
Stockpiling is a way of life that looks after your family. Nothing is more important.
While I don't post photos of my stockpile now, here are some old photos of items I've stocked up on.
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| One of my monthly shops from years ago |
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| $1 each on clearance, |
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| 1/2 price and I dilute them |
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| 1/2 price and I dilute them |
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| Laundry soap to make laundry powder |
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| Knitting cotton 1/2 price to make dish cloths |
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| 1/2 price for casseroles only. |
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| 1/2 price and an everyday item. |
Are you an long time stockpiler or a recent one ?
What's your strategy for keeping your stocks up ?
Links to previous stockpiling articles
