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Have you ever noticed that the things you buy every week at the
grocery and hardware stores go up a few cents between shopping
trips? Not by much…just by a little each week but they continue to
creep up and up.
All it takes for the price to jump up by a lot is a little hiccup
in the world wide market, note the price of gasoline as it relates
to world affairs.
There is a way that we can keep these price increases from
impacting our personal finances so much and that is by buying in
quantity and finding the best possible prices for the things we
use and will continue to use everyday… things that will keep just
as well on the shelves in our homes as it does on the shelves at
the grocery store or hardware store.
For instance, dog food and cat food costs about 10% less when
bought by the case than it does when bought at the single can
price and if you wait for close out prices you save a lot more
than that.
Set aside some space in your home and make a list of things that
you use regularly which will not spoil. Any grain or grain
products will need to be stored in airtight containers that rats
can’t get into so keep that in mind.
Then set out to find the best prices you can get on quantity
purchases of such things as bathroom items and dry and canned
food.
You will be surprised at how much you can save by buying a twenty
pound bag of rice as opposed to a one pound bag but don’t forget
that it must be kept in a rat proof container.
You can buy some clothing items such as men’s socks and underwear
because those styles don’t change, avoid buying children’s and
women’s clothing, those styles change and sizes change too
drastically.
Try to acquire and keep a two year supply of these items and you
can save hundreds of dollars.
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