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I do not have enough right now, to make much of a list in the I
Have colum, not the I NEED colum will be super long... I have a 291.00 budget for the month, I only get to town maybe once a month. Town is at least 20 miles from me. 2 DG with in 6 miles. So expensive.!!!
How many of these online food places takes snaps ebt foodstamps?
I haven't bought toilet paper in probably 2yrs. A friend of mine buy's me toilet paper for Christmas and my birthday. I know that's a strange gift BUT I really appreciate it. It saves me money and its great for me.
I think this a fabulous gift. Just on the convenience and saved money it's great. Costco Charmin cases are up to $29 now. ( I always wait for sale of $5 or $6 off.) Additionally TP is much better than a knick knack or clothing item you don't need or want. Recently I gave a bachelor friend some Kirkland cooked roast beef as part of a birthday present. Some people are so hard to buy for . . .
I would be thrilled to get toilet paper as a gift! I appreciate practical gifts.
We all need a friend like that, you are greatly blessed❤️
Wow!! I can't imagine the amount of storage space it would take to hoard toilet paper🧻😅
I bought my mom toilet for Christmas this past Christmas. One day my retail store I work at had to marked down and there was a sale on it. In order for the sale to work I had to buy two. That shop was such a good deal.
I’m stocked up on tp personally as well. I’m a snob on my tp.
I am a family of one. I have to be 100% self reliant. I know that I use 1 1/2 rolls of toilet paper a week, so that means I need over 75 rolls for a year's supply. My goal was at least 2 years supply of ALL I will need and I worked hard to get that. Do I care what people think about that? NO. I search out deals regularly and I have a good idea of what I have and what I need. For example, right now I'm low on canned tomatoes but have a case of tomato paste. It's not as difficult as I thought it would be once I got the hang of it. So, now I shop from home because I have a stocked pantry. A big relief from the stress of fickle prices and fake shortages.
I love shopping the pantry instead of the stores. Really helps to get the best prices on everything.
Hi cutting baby wipes in half helps to. And if your water gets cut off because of bad weather you still have something to clean your hands with. Keep extra bottles or gallons of tap water under the cabinet sink when you need it to flush the toilet for emergencies. I hope this helps. You can buy tissue at the dollar for 1.25 and for 12 rolls you'll spend about 3.75 plus tax.
I am a nurse, and by the time I got off work every day, there was no tp left anywhere. I would go from store to store to store. I had a friend buy me a bulk from Costco twice. But other than that, I bought no tp for over a year. Then, when it came back, I bought a Costco pack every week until I had 15 packs. Lol... I still feel like I need to buy it... it was a traumatic time for many.
Do you think Costco is better than bjs? Thankyou 😊
What is bjs?
@@hollylaureano2860 I don't think we have a bj's here
I prepped to retire at 62 and not start collecting SS till 65. Turn 66 tomorrow and have no regrets. Just understand you will have more TP usage in retirement than when you work and use😂 cheap corporate TP
Or if you homeschool and both work from home a lot.
One thing about T- Paper it does NOT go bad. Also, due to Inflation you have SAVED MONEY by not having to pay a higher price.
I have stocked up on T- Paper before Costco changed the roll size but kept the same price. So it was shrink inflation that I beat. It's just my wife and myself, but still I think I may need to buy more in 2040....lol
We do an inventory update every 6 months and it's all in the computer for reference. This includes all foods can and frozen, dry and HaBa goods (Health & Beauty). Also pet goods ( 4 cats).
Our goal, with Inflation running crazy and not stopping and supply chains out of whack, our thought is better to have it and not need it, then to need it and not have it.
If it can't expire or go bad like T- Paper there's no down side of having more when prices are going nuts
Well Said 😊
Inflation is at 3.1 down from 3.4 not sure how that out of control. when it's at 3.1 and same time last year it was at 6.4.
Yes tp does go bad. My elderly dad stocked up. When we went to use it, disintegrated. Yuk
@@shannonmccann3814those numbers don't include groceries ❤. If it did people would panic at the real inflation numbers ❤. It's a out of site out of mind kinda thing 😢❤.
@@monicadamian7245that's why you rotate everything ❤.
We live out in the country… my boys and husband pee outside. Saving me water flushing our toilet all the time 😂
You did NOT make a mistake in calculating tp. Never run out. I learned my lesson. I buy the largest package of my Charmin until I had half a medium closet full. Now I use 2 packages of those then I buy another one so I have at 5 big packages to use. Literally had 1 roll left during the first lockdown. Never again!
Husband has some “thing” about tp. No idea what or how, but his family broke him. If I do not have a MINIMUM of one unopened 32 roll pkg, he PANICS. Seriously. Just before lockdown, bjs had some stock up sale. I bought 5 32 pks, 3 5 pks of Clorox wipes, one 12 of paper towel and enough downy products to wash the neighborhoods clothes for a year! None goes bad, so why not (right?)? Still working thru the wipes and paper towels and on the last of the downy stuff. If I EVER got to one roll, I’d have to have him taken to a padded room. I currently have 4 unopened 32 pks of mega rolls, plus two sleeves that didn’t fit in the cabinet (a HALF a 32 pk!) as well as a full cabinet. I will soon go to bjs, and will get another (if they have a full pallet AND a sale. That is the one item I am never short on. Oh! And I have probably 1 1/2 32 pks stored in bins in the motorhome. Last visit with family, I had to take a sleeve into their house because he was so upset his sister didn’t refill the guest bath and the last roll was out!
I guess you have to make sure you bring the old to the front because I do think they disintegrate! We all have our OCD ideas about things! 🎉
Scarcity mindset
It only takes a bout of sickness to run out of tp. So I'm with him on that one. I always, always, maintain a year of it then when I take a package I buy 2 to replace it. I laughed when people where panicking over it. I'm sorry but there are just some things you should never run low on or out of. Feminine products, hygiene, and baby needs are another ❤.
Newp. Still have access to a YTK (remember that???) stock of POM TP.
Works. Great.
Probably $.10 a roll.
I also have access to a nearly unlimited supply of pine cones. My grandma told me how to use those.
NOT INTERESTED.
In fact, that’s a significant motivator in never running out of TP.
I live in the land of TP. Georgia Pacific and Kimberly Clark are within a 3 hour drive.
Yet guess what was NOT on the shelf in my town for an unholy amount of time?
Choose your own adventure, but this is one I am not doing.
We do a freezer and pantry "eat down" twice a year. I don't grocery shop during that time except for perishables and I make a point of using up stuff we already have, oldest to newest. By the time we get to the end, we might have some rather unusual meal combinations, but it's how I make sure we don't have expired food, freezer burnt meat and so forth. It's so easy to get carried away.
I have found a simple way to stop freezer burn, I vacuum pack EVERYTHING IN THE FREEZER. From, chicken, steaks, chop meat, pork chop, and tortellini and pizzas. I hope this helps.. I also freezer eggs, but that a whole different story...
Hope this helps.
Just my 2 cent
Good luck
One thing that helped me tremendously was buying an upright freezer. I am able to see what I have in there without having to unload everything like I had to with a chest freezer 😊
I used to have a chest freezer gifted to my family by my grandmother. It was like forty years old. What I did was buy the plastic clear bins with lids. I labeled them, “chicken”, “beef”, “pork”, etc. I could just pull it out and get what I needed from whichever bin. Plus it gave it an extra layer of freezer burn protection.
What I realized during the chaos of 2020 you don't need as much as you think you may need.
I had a friend and her fiancé buy my husband and I 2 Costco packs of TP as a wedding gift. It probably took us a year and a half to get through all of it because it’s just the 2 of us, but it was great not having to worry about it lol
My favorite current food hack is to buy the ready-to-eat spinach and throw the entire bag into the freezer - it works perfectly to put into smoothies - just pull out a handful at a time!! I found this by accident and I'm so glad that I did!
Also, I'll chop some frozen spinach from the ziplock to add to a frozen pizza or homemade lasagna. I also do that with peppers so they're always on the ready!
Christine posts and the for a few minutes I feel like I'm listening to a friend share her day
I always buy toilet paper and paper towels every time we go to Costco. We are a family of 2 and live in a rural area so I don't want to ever run out! It's not getting any cheaper for sure! I also sold my chest freezers and replaced with smaller upright freezer that I can see everything on every shelf and can organize by category. Best thing I've ever done!
We bought TP in 2019 and still have a full stock of it, because we bought from a restaurant supply store ❤
With the way prices have increased and are increasing, it’s been a good investment, lol.
I was savy during the pandemic by not only stocking tp but also installing bidets in both of our bathrooms. I also keep a steady supply (always) of rubbing alcohol, shelf stable foods including milk. We wanted for nothing during that time. Being prepared at all times means not panicking. It's very simple. Assess what you use, then buy one or two extra each shopping trip to build and keep up your stock. It's not rocket science.
The kiddos are all moved out and it's just my husband and I. I have realized in the last few years what we eat and use. I only buy those products. It has saved so much. I take leftovers and make something different with them. I have learnt and I have no food waste. Also I make everything from stratch. So much cheaper and I know what's in the food. It also tastes delicious.
"I don't want you to go an entire year without buying toilet paper"...
Meanwhile I'm still working through my toilet paper stash from almost 2 years ago 😂
The date on cans etc does not mean it’s gone bad. We eat stuff years past and it’s fine. Pasta keeps for 15 years
I stock up on food, cleaning supplies, paper products, basically consumable for no more than a year’s worth. When I find a deal/sale on something that is when I top off that product. I am totally envious of those that Walk In Pantries and Basements. Of course, I have had a few people see my stockpile and have started their own or tell me they are coming to my house when disaster hits. I have been writing the date I start using a product on things like shampoo so I can estimate how long it takes to go through a bottle, giving me an idea of of how much we go through in a year.
In the good old days, used to buy all non-food items for a year, on sale, with coupons (those were the days!) Thanksgiving week at Walgreens.
My mom and I almost invested in a deep freezer but we had the same concerns as you just mentioned about things getting lost in there if you didn’t have a great organization. We are great organizers however, with those freezers being so deep, it is still possible for things to get lost. We instead invested in a small, standup freezer. That’s about 5 feet tall and 3 feet wide.it’s more like a small refrigerator in the fact that it’s not quite so deep and it’s easier to keep track of the inventory inside and we are very pleased with it.
Christine is my favorite person to watch I love how she includes her family and I hope one day I have a family to share memories with like her
You will and the secret is take your time and don’t rush. Be blessed! Amen 🙏
I am a list maker 😂😅! I have a non-food item list. I keep a pantry list, and winter stock up list (I don't drive, it can be windy and cold walking to store). I also have a freezer list and separate produce list for my small fridge. I see the produce list every time I walk into my tiny kitchen. It keeps me constantly think about ways to use what I have. ZERO food waste here!😊
In 2022's larder approach #5 to include non-food items, we had a tp discussion and collectively decided dispossble, flushabe paper was to our choice. We happened upon a good deal and bought enough such that when combined withnwhat we had, we would have enough "to last a year". Consequently we bought no tp in '23 and in mid-Feb '24 we were diwn to 1 pack on the larder shelf. Now we are venturing past tp shelves to look at price tags and try to decipher package labeling for wuantity comparisions.
We generally aim for larder quantities to "last a year" to lock in current prices, take advantage of good prices, and relish grest prices; after checking package dates in the store. Then we shop the larder and generally don't replentish until were about out or out. Some we won't replentish between the price we originally paid and what inflation has done to the price. By setting the cap at 1 year's worth, if it takes 18 months to 2 years we wont be wasting things. I can generally tell 6 to 9 months in if were going to run out in about a year. If not, then i step up consumption.
I love ramen. It’s so unhealthy but I just love it.
Stop looking at ingredients, nutritional information and articles about food, the stress will kill you, lol. 😂
With the way prices have gone up, be happy you are saving on paper goods. It all helps.
It’s been a great investment.
I found a Christine-worthy deal this week in Ontario, Canada! 10 pounds of potatoes for only $1 at Walmart! That’s my kind of price!
That’s impressive, wow!🎉🎉🎉
Making banana bread for treats with my lunch. Using up bananas and the rest of my flour.
You could donate any excess, so many people are struggling! You are a very good shopper! Also love your RUclips stuff!
I'll do this. When I realize something non-perishable is close to its expiration date, I drop it off in a Little Food pantry. Then it is quickly in the hands of someone who will eat it soon. Of course, only donate unopened good food.
You can freeze spinach. Perfect for smoothies or to add to scrambled eggs.
OR.... you can just EAT IT. It is a delicious cooked side veggie! Also delicious raw in salads/sandwiches.
This is the best hack I learned a few years ago (thank you to the grocery store worker who told us). You can freeze the jumbo size spinach AND/ or kale. We do that and put in our smoothies.
Hide it in your bolognaise sauce. 🤷♀️
Great way to get some veg into fussy eaters diet.
@@jessann5581 Yes! I have to hide veg in my toddler’s pasta sauce. I tried making him zoodles but that didn’t work. He loved helping me make the zoodles but refused to eat a single bite. 😢😅
@@suzybearheart530 at least he enjoyed helping. I never bothered to try and do fancy things with my boys. They’d never eat. So hiding it was the next best option. They never know, neither does the husband. Haha. I hide veg in pretty much everything. It’s great.
If Covid taught us anything, it's that we need to analyze and adjust our needs accordingly. Very true with emergency stock, re-stock, and waste. Excellent Video and excellent approach.
Thank you!
Protein balls with PB and oats
The females in my house use cloth wipes (made from old sheets) that we wash, we only use it for urine. I made fabric reusable paperless towels, also washable feminine hygiene products. There are many things you can do to reduce cost.
Rotation pantry is a must and freezers too
Great tips and congratulations on 600k subs. One tip I'd like to add to help make your inventory easier is when you buy anything put the purchase date on the package. Also, if you buy multiple cans of the same thing, I've started listing next to the purchase date the number I bought. For example 1:12, 2:12...so on. That way it makes it easier for me to know how long it takes for me to use up an item and I can plan my shopping more efficiently and shop the sales. For bulk purchases, I label my container of rice when I opened it and now know that it typically takes me a month to go through a half gallon jar. I know now that it takes me 2 years to use a case of paper towels. It's been a game changer for my household.
I just put the best buy date on everything and put oldest at the front
@@dianasimplifies yes, that's what I used to do as well but it didn't solve the issue of how much of a particular item you use in a period of time.
@@Jackie_W82 oh I see. I don't care as long as stuff isn't way past best buy date. With my system hardly anything ever "expires" so I'm not wasting any food. 🥰 cleaners and TP don't actually expire so it's fine to have extras.
Wow, I just started doing that too. I buy toilet paper anytime I go to the store - need it or not. Just in case.
@@AngieWy exactly. I'm getting low on space and trying to save up for a new roof so the goal is to only buy what household goods I will go through in a year to make budgeting and rotating easier on me
During the COVID TP shortage I made toilet cloths out of white flannel.
I use these washable cloths for tinkles...TP when necessary.
I only purchase one or two rolls a month now.
Over a year...6 rolls a month down to 2 rolls per month is a chunk of cash!
I haven’t purchased laundry detergent in several years and probably won’t need to do so for another year or more. My DIL’s friend works for a manufacturer of home cleaning products and one of their varieties of laundry detergent was being discontinued. Employees were allowed a certain number of bags of detergent pods to take home. The friend took them but preferred another product. She offered them to my DIL. My DIL tried them and preferred to stick with her go-to. So they finally landed with me and I'm not picky about laundry detergent. I'm single and I do 2 loads of laundry per week. That's 104 pods per year. I was given 6 bags containing 60 pods each so you see from the math - years of pods. It will be strange having to buy detergent again. I don't even know what it sells for anymore.
Last month I did a pantry and freezer challenge and I continued it to this month. All I'm buying is milk, eggs and fresh produce. And I haven't bought toilet paper in a while(im stocked stocked up)
If y'all are still doing waffle wednesday try peanut butter and maple syrup on waffles :)
Those boxes of spinach from Costco, I put them right in the freezer. Never have ever have to throw it away again.
I so love your sense of humor and all the fun clips and references in your videos! Thanks, Christine, for making such a great topic so enjoyable!! 🤗💛😄
Peanut sauce! Savory, spicy, and it elevates your chicken and broccoli. Hubby hates peanut butter and loves peanut sauce.
Yes! Chinese chicken and peanut sauce. Add some veggies and rice. Yum!
Lol…I haven’t bought anything except fresh in 3 weeks, eating up the stuff languishing at the back of the cupboards. Also encourages us all to come up with new meal ideas! We even have “new food Sunday “. Sometimes it’s just ok but more than half are new recipes now in our usual rotation.
Besides inventorying make sure you have really good organization of all your stuff. Because we have 2 bathrooms & don't use the one with the tub I use that tub for organizing ALL cleaning supplies. In the chest freezer I use baskets - one for ground beef, one for pork & bacon, another for frozen vegs, etc. Kitchen pantry has one shelf for breakfast foods like cereals,cocoa, tea, another has PB, soup, spices on a 2 tiered shelf & they're alphabetized. And, I don't use my dishwasher so it holds plastic containers with matching lids, glass jars and paper napkins, paper towels. And one more thing that keeps my inventory under control - I never let my husband shop alone😄
I totally get the husband thing. 🤦♀️
Wow! Great ideas😊❤
Excellent!
A tub should have water run in it occasionally so to prevent the P-trap from going dry. Also, a dishwasher, just like any other type of machinery left unused can lead to any number of problems. The hoses may dry rot, the motor may seize up because the grease dried up, etc. Maybe your dishwasher is already broke, so just an fyi.
😂😅 I could not find TP or Dawn dish soap after chaos came. I will NEVER be without them again!
I need to do a meal plan for this upcoming week. My goal this year is to use up stuff that I bought in 2020/21 so I can refresh
Try adding a scoop of peanut butter to ramen. It’s a life changer!
You could donate some of that food to churches or food Pantry's so many people don't have excess amounts of food
I used to keep a food pantry and freezer with a 12 month supply. Everything was rotate and we rarely had any food close to the expiration date, occasionally but I donated it fast. I got so lucky finding deals. Food Lion had a name brand pasta on sale for a $1. Right beside it was a blinkie machine with $1 coupons off 1 pasta. The sale was month long the blinkie was a month long. I bought a yrs worth for me and another 50 boxes to donate for $0, zero dollars. I never cleared the shelves. Our food pantry asked how I was getting so much pasta, I told her and she laughed and “said, it figures.” That was 2016. Those days are gone. 😢
YES please! Our donations are WAY down.
Use that pasta sauce in soup.
If your daughter moved out, maybe you can see if she wants any extra foods you have already. Also, give to a food pantry so it doesn't have to go to waste.
Their daughter is studying abroad I believe, but great point about donating excess.
During the pandemic, we moved to personal hand held bidets. I now buy a 12pk toilet paper once a year!
Please share which ones.
How do you dry yourself
@@maggierose97 I stayed in a fancy hotel while in Uruguay for business a few years ago. The bathroom had a bidet and next to it was a basket a soft clean washcloths. So once you clean yourself with the bidet, you simply dry off with a clean cloth that gets washed. So you might save on TB but may end up spending a bit more on laundry. But I felt so nice and clean and I would love to get a bidet eventually and switch to cloths.
Yes, and Amazon sells them! @@suzybearheart530
When making the smoothie for your son or anyone, freeze the banana first. It makes such a nice cold and thick smoothie. And maybe for the son with braces, use a straw.
Great tip! Thank you
I freeze the bananas when they start to brown to use for smoothies or baking. A banana never gets tossed here
When a can says expired it is still good . Same with pasta , dreid beans .
Im a preper
I use baby spinach as my lettuce on sandwiches
The clips with the boys, so funny. I love it. I love the humor you inject into your videos. Ah...braces. I feel for him.
I’m going to inventory everything tomorrow! I’ve been spending about $800-900/month just on groceries (I buy some organic but not all) and that doesn’t include non food things like baggies/tp etc. which I budget in a separate category. I always have what I want on hand so that’s great but I know I can start reducing this extra inventory so it doesn’t go bad before I can use it! I know what you’re going to say Christine: I need to meal plan! Ok I’m on it! I have been trying to wait to go to the store until I’ve planned meals and that has helped a lot! Now I’m going to plan meals from my pantry! It’s like a declutter challenge!
I shop at Aldi it is cheaper.
@@hollylaureano2860 I have shopped there a few times but their produce is awful. I have to waste more time dragging my three little kids around to other stores. My mom always loved shopping there when I was a child but maybe just the one in our area does not carry quality produce. Costco and Walmart are the best around here.
I didn’t buy toilet paper for more than a year too. Mine wasn’t on purpose. I saw a good deal on Amazon for the toilet paper we use & ordered it. When a huge box arrived I was very surprised. There were 96 rolls of toilet paper in this box. There are only two of us in our household. 🤗
Most food products do not have expiration dates, they have best by dates
You do not have to dispose of something as soon as it hits the " best by" date. It means what it says - it's BEST by that date. In other words, the quality - the taste or freshness may not be up to their standards. You will not get sick from eating peanut butter which had a best by date a month ago. Now, if it was 2 years ago, that's a different story, I'd throw it out. But folks, throwing stuff away because it's "best by" date was 2 weeks ago is wasteful.
Peanut butter cookies
i have a erasable board on the side on my fridge with the inventory of my freezer and pantry. When I take something out, I erase it . When I do my shoping list, I know exactly what I have and dont end up with double, unless it was a super deal and I plan of using it soon ! Save time and money 😃
I have five daughters three moved out one is married lives at home I am beginning to enjoy my own space to be honest
So true on changing tastes and so forth. My kids loved Honey Roasted peanut butter until they didn't. Same with several other things.
I really appreciate the little numbered list/workflow thing at the bottom of the screen. Very ADHD friendly thank you!
I have 4 kids and we have not bought toilet paper in almost 2 years now we are down to about 2 large packages so I get to buy some soon
As a prepper - we have lots of everything.......at least at my age, I don't have to worry about choosing between meds and food like so many of our elderly
Freeze the spinach before it goes bad.. perfect for spinach dip, just thaw it back out in warm water then squeeze out excess water
Good plan to write down meals snacks you can make with that have on hand
I was my mother's caregiver her last few years when she had dementia. She was constantly using the bathroom and using a lot of tp so I bought as much as possible every time it went on sale for a certain price or below. When she passed we had half a room filled with nothing but packages and cases of toilet paper. I brought it all with me when I moved to my apartment in 2019 so I was sitting pretty when Covid hit. I finally ran out this year and had to buy it for the first time and yes I still buy on sale, just can't fill a whole room anymore.
Just because dates on food said expire, doesn't mean it's expires. Also sells by dates, and uses them by dates.
I just finished drinking oreo Hot Cocoa from 2018. It's still good.
You can do pantry challenge to help to clean out your pantry etc.
I didnt buy tiolet paper for a year in a half and help other people because of couponing 😊❤
I wish I had this problem... Should really think of donating if it gets to this point your throwing stuff away
Congratulations on 600k
I think not buying toilet paper and paper products for a year would be great. I could live with an overstock. I found that eating simple lighter meals is better than making a huge meal and feeling to full. We've cut back on our grocery shopping a lot. We had pasta with meat sauce for supper one day. The next we had toasted cheese sandwich and salad and the third day, we used the leftover pasta sauce over breaded chicken patties for "chicken parmesan" . Leftover meatloaf makes quite a few secondary meals. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. 💝
When the pandemic hit my mom was already getting the large Charmin rolls delivered and that service never had a shortage during that time. At our house we have a handheld bidet I installed, found on Amazon so my hubby hardly uses any TP. I already had a stack of makeup remover pads that I used and then TP as needed. We buy a box of Reel once a year, don't use much TP at all. I get a few things at Gordons, 2.5 bags of spinach which I eat in a week, 3 heads of romaine and the big bag of frozen peas. We DIY sauce, so much cheaper and every time we blend in a can of beans.. Look for soybean flour for protein powder. I do shop at everything from Dollar Tree to Whole Foods, changes weekly. I barely waste food. I don't stockpile it and I don't have much in the freezer. If needed I can eat canned items or dried goods. Thanks for the lists.
Oh my word. How adorable is your son? Paired with Scrooged? totally made my day :)
personally I'm happy with my former self overbuying, not paying $8 more per package for Sam's TP if I had to buy it today.
I have been watching your videos for years now, and I want to thank you for being transparent and sharing with us that you make mistakes too. I set a grocery or "Walmart" budget for each week I get paid. Instead of looking to see what I had, I would just fill up my cart to $250. I did not intend to stock pile items but that is what happened. I felt guilty. But now I am trying to skimp on my "Walmart" bill and it is easier with the stock pile of items I have accumulated over the last year. **Bananas dipped in melted peanut butter is delicious. Also drizzled on oatmeal. Or look up yogurt breakfast parfaits.
I am not buying shampoo or conditioner for likely the next few years. I'm not going to go down to zero but I'd like to get down to a 4-6 months supply before I buy more. Also have put a kebash on body sprays and perfumes. I mean, how many can you REALLY reasonably rotate?
GIRL give me that paper towel!! Your youngest 😂😂😂 and he looks soooo different with glasses. Still a cutie 🥰!!!
Food networks has a great banana bread that uses peanut butter instead of butter
Buy the power greens from Costco, and throw them in the freezer. Then crush them up in the bag, and throw that in smoothies. I do this every day. You can't taste in with the fruit, and you get a serving of vegetables.
I store TP and PT in empty slots of my Fridge / Freezer to save electricity.
lol never be short on TP. You did fine!
I love the idea of making a list of what is in my freezer. I plant to keep a running list on my freezer from now on
I only buy with a list. Shop what I have. Plus do a full clean out before shopping again.
I am not even from the US but I really enjoyed watching your videos 😊
30 lbs of ground beef ? That beats me !!!! Love that you have inventory sheet ! Glenda
Omg you’re right about the “smoothie intention “ I constantly buy organic kale and spinach, only to end up tossing it the garbage. I have to admit I just am too tired to even think about making a smoothie. I love your suggestions and appreciate your advice. Please more pantry and freezer meals.❤
I learned a trick! Stuff a freezer baggie full of fresh spinach/kale and smash the bag to get out most of the air and toss it in the freezer. It won’t go bad for a long time and you can add it to your smoothie/pasta/anytime! I just crumble some off when I’m ready to use it. I do this often when I notice I’m not using it all up! I also chop bell peppers and freeze the same way! I used some tonight in my stir fry and you could not tell I hadn’t just chopped it!
Thanks for the tip I’ll try it 😊
@@Manda29.29put a paper towel in the bottom.
I need to do inventory. Thanks for the reminder!
Yay top 301 comments. Love this channel. Best to you and your family. Thanks for making this video. Happy Valentines Day.
Thank you so much for the inventory for the freeze and pantry! Happy Valentines Day!!
Congratulations on 600k subs!!!
I really Love your channel congrats on 600 K Subs!!!
My dad was a Depression Baby. He only bought things on sale on the day they gave seniors got a discount. He always used coupons for what our family truly needed. If he hadn’t overstocked on TP before he died, my mom & I wouldn’t have had TP for Covid. He only bought things he and my mom actually needed. Did he have about 15 bags of whole bean coffee? YES. But coffee isn’t perishable. After he died we should have given it away to a charity. However, my mom & I were too depressed and overwhelmed to deal with the pantry. Please understand that Depression Babies & some War Babies stock their pantries for real psychological reasons.
Great tips, Christine! Congratulations on 600 subs. ❤
I did a full pantry, freezer, fridge inventory in late December. I put the item, how much and the expiration date. I then entered everything into an excel spreadsheet and sorted by expiration date…and waa-laa, I had my meal planning done for the next month or so. I’m still whittling down the food (It’s only me that I cook for). I’m making spaghetti & meatballs today in the slow cooker! Half will go to my son and his wife (who just had a baby) and the other half I will portion out for me to eat this coming week.
You're a gem. An absolute gem. I have heard all of your tips a dozen times and still I watch every video ♥️ haha
I love that you have a scoop for your ice cubes! I will be adding a scoop
Oh my gosh you need to write book. I would buy it. I am cleaning houses to supplement my family income and your videos help me keep going. 💞