Food Storage Tip

101 ways to stretch your $$$

Hi friends & Family. I found a new website http://theideadoor.com/FoodStorage.html
I liked the 101 ways to stretch your $.
Planning out a weeks worth of meals. You'll spend less time @ the Grocery store, not have things go bad & have to be tossed out & save $$.
I started this today & I'll let you know how it goes.
There are also some ideas on Financing your food storage. http://theideadoor.com/Preparedness/financing_food_storage.htm
I was talking with my Uncle the other night & he mentioned how people are so less self sufficient than 30 years ago. We really are. Everything we want, we just buy. I decided to start cooking more, & learn to make one new thing a week.
This week, I decided to make bread! I hope it turns out well!

Heather Miller

Food Storage Friday

Hi Friends & Family!

I've decided to post a weekly food storage tip. I hope they are helpful & useful to you.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints has a wonderful website. http://www.providentliving.org/ With many useful things relating to food storage, personal finance & Humanitarian aide.

This weeks Tip, GET STARTED! It's easy to get overwhelmed as many of you may be feeling. Take a deep breath & lets begin. Plan out what you would be able to store for a one week supply of food for you & your family. 7 Breakfasts, lunches & dinners. For those of you who are able to shop @ places like Costco & Sams Club you can purchase a large can of quaker instant oatmeal for very inexpensive. A case of ramen noodles for lunches & a case of soup. You'll have more than you weeks supply for about $20.00. This week Albertson's has some really great 10 for 10 sales going on & with your prefered card you save and extra .25 on each item. you can Check out their weekly ad @ http://www.albertsons.com/

We have started adding extra water whenever possible. Bottled water by the case @ Costco is relatively inexpensive. ( under $5.00) Also, we save milk jugs, & juice bottles to store water in.
Hope the tips & Ideas are useful.

One final reminder, I've said it before & I know I'll continue saying it. "The faithful need not fear." Do your best, make a conscience effort to start & continue your food storage & take comfort that when we do all we can do, the Lord picks up where we fall short.
Check back next week for more ideas.

Heather Miller (Nickell's friend)

More Ideas

I talked to my friend Heather because she is always putting up good ideas for food storage on her blog. She has kindly agreed to email these ideas to me so I can put them up on our blog! Here is something she just sent!

Here is a site I use monthly to help us with our storage.http://youngs.org/karen/Default_files/Page608.htm

http://lds.about.com/library/bl/faq/blcalculator.htm this is a food storage calculator to help you figure out how much you might want to have.Good Luck!

Food Storage Tip:

From experience, I’ve learned that food storage is very important, but don’t forget to store things like soap, shampoo, toothpaste, floss, Ziploc bags, razor blades, feminine products, laundry soap. We try to be prepared for everything, but I have used my storage most often during employment crises, and the personal care items you get from the bishops storehouse are not what you are used to using. I’m sure this would be the case if we had to rely on outside sources for these items at any time. Make your crisis easier and store the items you use daily. These supplies last a very long time, and come in handy when you have guests, too!

-Jeny