Given the financial market mess it makes sense to start saving money on food items more than ever. One only needs to look at the recent rice and gas shortages to see that beginning a small stockpile is a good idea.

How To Stockpile Necessary Products

Serious coupon users almost always practice the art of stockpiling. Simply put, stockpiling means building up a supply of products. Stores provide loss leaders almost every week. By using coupons, you can often get these loss leaders free or extremely cheap. The name of the game is to buy enough of these items to remove them from your weekly shopping list for several months. This saves you money each week and provides the security that you have the items you need on hand.

Coupons Can Double Savings

Let’s use a real life example from one of my coupon buddies. Both General Mills and Kelloggs have had coupons out lately for $1 off each box. Giant Eagle was having a ‘dollar double’ special. This means that they doubled the amount of each coupon up to a $1. So, for each coupon she had, she was able to save $2 on a box of cereal. Giant Eagle was also kind enough to put cereal on sale this week at the price of 4 boxes for $10. After the doubled coupon, her cost came down to $.50 per box. She then used a register reward coupon that she had from a sale the previous week to pay the $.50 on each box. She now has more than enough cereal to get her through this winter.

Slowly Build That Stockpile

If you can slowly build up a stockpile, you have less you ‘have to’ buy each week. If you are just starting, try to set a goal to stockpile at least one item that you regularly buy each week.

If you would like more information on using coupons and stockpiling, you can find Barb at her coupon forum!