Free Conference Treats!

It's conference time again.  Guess what that means?  Yes, yes, a fantastic, spiritual, uplifting week-end, but also....time to inventory your 72-hour kits! 

Get out every family member's kits and make sure everything is up to date and nothing has expired or will expire in the next 6 months. 

And there is the good part.  If it will expire in the next 6 months, you get free conference treats!  Check dates on juice boxes, trail mix, granola bars, etc.  Enjoy them for conference if they are about to expire and remember to re-stock your kits within a week or as soon as you can.

Enjoy Conference!

(For an idea of what should go in a 72-hour kit, click the link on the right side of the blog '72-Hour kit - 3 month plan')

What is the 5/5 Plan?

As outlined in the book : "Food Storage for the Clueless" (pg. 38) the 5/5 Plan is an easy way to make a small but steady contribution to your food and home storage.  Here is the formula:

$5/week + 5 minutes/week = a start on food storage!

I just got back from Walmart on double coupon Tuesday!  I can tell you there are a lot of items you can purchase in 5 minutes for $5 on double coupon Tuesday.  Here are some things I got today:

Snuggle fabric softener sheets = $0.87
Bounty paper towel single roll = $0.50
Old El Paso Taco Seasoning mix = $0.28
Starkist Tuna canned = $0.38
Swanson canned chicked breast = $1.38

Those are just a few examples.

The best thing about couponing for these deals is that I get 5 coupons in the paper per product.  I can easily stock up on 5 of one item for $1 each.  That makes the 5/5 rule easy!

Come to my coupon class tonight and learn how to use all kinds of coupons (not all coupons come in the paper) to stock up on food and home storage!  I will teach it personally so there is no pressure to buy a newspaper subscription from anyone.  There will be games, treats, and a lot of fun.  Hope to see you tonight!

Even if you can't come tonight and/or do not want to coupon, I challenge you to start the 5/5 plan this week!  If you don't already have a list of what do store, visit my past post 'Start with Food Storage' and get going.  Once you are organized and ready, it is easy to start with $5 and 5 minutes a week!

Stock Food Storage by Coupon Clipping!

*See bottom of this post for a coupon class date and time!*

A fantastic way to gradually stock up your food storage is by coupon clipping. 

You can get coupons from the newspaper, by printing them from your own computer, finding 'peelies' on items in the store, getting catalinas (coupons that print at the register), and by using downloadable coupons that you can add to your store card (like your Smith's Fresh Values card). 

Combine these coupons with sales and promotions (like by 10, get $5 off) and you can enjoy fantastic things! 

In the past I have 'purchased' the following items for free:

Toothpaste
Pasta
Men's Razors
Deodorant
Shampoo
Soaps/Body Washes

I have purchased the following for about $0.50:

Chips
General Mills Cereal
Kelloggs Cereal
Chip Dips
Chex Mix
Ragu Sauce
Swanson Chicken Broth
Campbells Soups
Toothbrushes
Feminine Products
Spaghettios
Pillsbury Grands
Go-gurts
Canned Vegetables
Canned Beans

The list can go on! 

By now you should have your list of what you want to store and even a way to inventory it.  Maybe you even have empty shelves labeled that you need to stock, well, now is the time.

I will teach a free coupon clipping class at my house on Tuesday, March 20th at 6:30. 

I am not associated with the newspaper or anyone who would officially teach this kind of class.  I just have a few years couponing experience and am willing to teach you what I know. 

If you are able to attend, please reply to the blog, give me a call, or send an e-mail.

Thanks!