With inflation here and forcing prices up is anyone else stocking their pantry with staples, by dipping in to other areas of the budget, before prices really increase? This week I skipped buying cheese to buy some dried beans and barley instead.
I cancelled a $20 hair cut and changed a lunch out with friends to potluck here to save probably another $10. That hair cut and lunch savings will buy flour, beans, rice, barley and some spices and I hope to get in before prices go up too much. I will be watching for sales on tinned tomatoes and tuna to add to it when I can find extra cash in the budget.
I have a big plastic tote in a closet to stock the things that can be harmed by pests. I have lost flour to weevils in the past and it won't happen again.
November 15, 2021 at 10:11AM
