As food prices continue to rise - and as times grow more uncertain - I've decided to refocus on my food storage plan. I've kind of been slacking a bit lately. We had some personal issues (death in the family), financial issues (no spare cash), plus the holidays, regular social engagements, etc. All of that added up to me completely ignoring my food storage and other preps.
Well, the holidays are over. Hubby's aunt has passed. And we're back (barely) in the black. So I figure it's time to tackle my preps again.
If Hubby had his way, we'd buy freeze-dried foods that we can store and forget about. This is nice in theory, but incredibly expensive. It's not just in our budget right now.
But I don't want to let expense get in the way of stockpiling, especially since I am concerned about the state of the current economy and my expectations for it during the upcoming year.
Although I hate to do things piecemeal - I am more of an all-at-once kind of gal - I figure it wouldn't hurt to simply start adding more canned/boxed/shelf stable goods to my pantry. To keep this in budget, I'll shop sales and use coupons. Here's how I calculate it:
Canned veggies and soups can be found on sale for about 60 cents per can. If I spend just $20 extra dollars per week, that's about 33 cans. Assuming one can per person per meal, and four people per meal, that's 8 meals. So for $20, I can get basically a week's worth of lunches. Every month of doing this gets me a little more than a week's worth of total food for my family.
Not super fast progress, but at least it's progress of some kind.
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do you can your own produce? I know it's not in season now, but it would certainly seem to be a good investment to have reusable canning products. I think there are even reusable lids, but I've never tried them. Anyway, I would think the advantage would be that you would then have some supplies to keep on storing up your own food after SHTF.
I used to can quite a bit...but it is just too much work. I now only make marmelade and items that do not need too much prep work. We started buying freeze dried food at www.shelfreliancesanantonio.com They have a monthly shipment program where you make a wishlist and set a budget. Each month you get some of the items shipped directly to you. It's called "The Q". Great idea! Saves me so much time plus I get a discount. Food storage on autopilot!
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