Having a stockpile of items is one of the best ways to ensure you always have what you need and save money by not always having to go to the store.
But I know a lot of people either aren't familiar with using coupons to maximize savings, or are just plain too busy! And stockpiling doesn't have to involve going to Sam's Club and buying the big boxes.
Would you be willing to set aside $5.00 a week to help build your stockpile?
This method doesn't involve waiting for the perfect sale or printing out tons of coupons.
All you have to do is spend $5.00 on as much of a specific item as you can each week to fill your pantry.
Included in this list below is 18 items you can buy in a rotation to ensure you never run out! It's amazing how much you can stockpile with $5.00 a week.
Customize this list to fit your family's needs, and in whatever order you need to. If you use whole wheat flour, buy that instead! If you don't buy canned veggies, buy frozen!
The list below consists of things that I personally buy for my family. I bake my own bread/rolls, so a lot of what's below is used in my baking.
And in some cases you may want to save your $5.00 for the next week for items like toilet paper if you buy the bigger packages.
Week 1: Flour
Week 2: Sugar
Week 3: Baking powder/soda
Week 4: Vegetable/olive oil
Week 5: Yeast
Week 6: Shredded cheese
Week 7: Salt
Week 8: Butter
Week 9: Toilet paper
Week 10: Cream of chicken soup
Week 11: Tissues
Week 12: Boxed pasta
Week 13: Canned crushed tomatoes
Week 14: Canned tomato paste
Week 15: Canned diced tomatoes
Week 16: Canned corn
Week 17: Cream of mushroom soup
Week 18:Paper towels
When you reach week 19, you can start all over again! I use the "Cream of" soups for cooking, and the canned tomatoes are used for spaghetti sauce.
What are YOUR favorite items to stockpile? Share in the comments below!
Jaime is a Nutrition Coach through the ISSA and professional writer. She has 4 years experience coaching and 9 years experience in writing. She enjoys cooking easy meals, running, and learning more about food.
Jaime specializes in helping women with ADHD learn to meal plan and cook healthier meals without getting overwhelmed.
What a great idea. I definitely stockpile coconut milk and tins of crushed tomatoes (also for spaghetti sauces and curry sauces)
Thanks 🙂
Jackie @Stylemepetite.com
Coconut milk is a good one! I need to see if my Aldi still has them; it was a seasonal item.
There are 6 people living in my house. We have to stockpile in order to survive. 😛 We have to go through and organize what we have and figure out what we need more of. We followed a plan similar to this one to get it up though!
Awesome! I can't even imagine buying for 6 people. I have enough trouble with 3!
This would help my budget soo much! I feel like I stock up on too many things in one week then I'm broke the next time I go to the store... I love this idea. Thanks!
Haha, I tend to overstock sometimes too without realizing. =) Sometimes there are just such great deals!
This is super helpful, I meal plan but my budget varies so widely from week to week, it would be great to have some of these items in reserve.
Awesome! It's so nice to have staples on hand for emergencies.
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I know others will love this!! Have a great day! xx Ashleigh @SimplyWright
Thank you! I'll go check out your link party. =)
This is such a wonderful idea!
I hope it helps you! =)
I really like this list for sure.
I have pinned this!! This is brilliant 🙂 thank you
Thank you! I hope it helps you!
Great info! I'm going to give this a try, thank you.
I love this list! I really need to build a food storage for emergency type situations and this would be perfect. I can totally do $5 a week! Thank you so much for the motivation to get moving on this!
You can stockpile some items for far less than $5 if you buy a #10 can (ginormous size) at $3 or so and then freeze portions in quart size bags. I do this with several foods, such as tomato sauce- make a giant bowl of pasta sauce and freeze. Or pineapple bits- my children prefer it frozen anyway, and we make popsicles with the juice. Mushrooms- break off what you need from the frozen bag. Corn- and the juice makes a jam that tastes like apples from what I hear (on my list to try!) More stockpile tips are linked to my name!
Definitely, buying in bulk really helps! If you can get it even cheaper than $5, that's awesome!
I never thought about making a list of stockpile items. I always wait for things to go on sale but then I end up with a lot of something (like white sugar) and none of something else (like wheat flour). This is such a great idea!
I kinda do the same thing, haha. =) Usually with things like coffee creamer. You don't want to see the bottom drawer of my fridge.
I budget up to $20 in my meal plan for whatever loss leaders catch my eye. Thanks for posting. Hello from Thrifty Thursday.