Who doesn't have a stock cupboard

Butterfly_Brain

:rotfl:I love your posts Grey Queen:rotfl:
I forgot to add oil to chirpychicks list ooops.......... it was a very long list though:eek:

Popperwell

I think my store cupboard probably has all that you have your list Butterfly Brain but if you think it would help, can you send me a copy too.:D

I'm new to all this...It's funny I could look after Mum and myelf and others have come to me for advice in the past but now I am having to adapt and learn how to budget and live alone so any help is appreciated...

tattycath

Popperwell wrote: »

Perhaps I should invest in one, does the gas cost much to run? Do the camping stoves cost much?
If I used it I'd probably have to keep quiet as the landlord(HA)don't like calor gas stoves being used.

We got a simple camping stove from A*da-it cost a tenner and we bought 5 or 6 canisters of gas for 7 quid-at the time it was 2 for a tenner, so we bought 2 lots. When we went camping for a weekend we only used one canister of gas for the entire weekend. (cooking for 4).

tattycath

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

I have a store cupboard and have had for quite a few years. I currently have enough food in to last a couple of months but I am aiming for at least 6 months supply if I can. My DH has told me to start increasing the stock while we still have the cash to do it, it is also a good buffer against inflation. What has happened in Greece could so easily happen here.
The way I organise what to buy is to sort out meals that I can make from food stores only. I have around 14 different meals on my list and so if I work out what I need to make these meals from the cupboard and multiply the ingredients by 12 that will give me 6 months supply of food. Not forgetting little treats such as chocolate, boiled sweets, toilet rolls sanitary stuff soap, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste/ brushes, mouthwash, wup liquid, soap powder, softener etc

In our 25 years of marriage we have faced redundancy, sickness and now I am disabled and likely to get kicked in the teeth from the government on top of everything else. I do not trust banks and use cash whenever I can. I have also got a couple of months mortgage and bill money in a separate savings account, just in case. I also keep a small amount of cash in the house. It takes time for any form of benefit that is if there is any after this lot of toff boy expletives have finished.
So for those who laugh at those who are prudent, be warned sickness, loss of job for any reason, disability etc can happen to any one overnight. It is not just about being caught out for a few weeks with snow or bad weather, it is about how quickly things can change for the worse, such as the banking problems at RBS et al and how many were caught without any means of paying bills or food.
I too have a camping stove and spare gas (In the shed) Bags of charcoal so that I can use the barbecue as well as camping pots and pans and a whistling kettle.

I am with you frugal I have been in a situation where I have panicked how to feed my children when they were small and it is not funny.
chirpychick have you space in the loft or under your bed, top of kitchen cupboards etc?
I will PM you a list of a good basic stock cupboard if you would like? That goes for any one else as well, I won't post it on here because the list is a long one x

Please can you send me a copy? thanks

ValzaB

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

I have a store cupboard and have had for quite a few years. I currently have enough food in to last a couple of months but I am aiming for at least 6 months supply if I can. My DH has told me to start increasing the stock while we still have the cash to do it, it is also a good buffer against inflation. What has happened in Greece could so easily happen here.
The way I organise what to buy is to sort out meals that I can make from food stores only. I have around 14 different meals on my list and so if I work out what I need to make these meals from the cupboard and multiply the ingredients by 12 that will give me 6 months supply of food. Not forgetting little treats such as chocolate, boiled sweets, toilet rolls sanitary stuff soap, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste/ brushes, mouthwash, wup liquid, soap powder, softener etc

In our 25 years of marriage we have faced redundancy, sickness and now I am disabled and likely to get kicked in the teeth from the government on top of everything else. I do not trust banks and use cash whenever I can. I have also got a couple of months mortgage and bill money in a separate savings account, just in case. I also keep a small amount of cash in the house. It takes time for any form of benefit that is if there is any after this lot of toff boy expletives have finished.
So for those who laugh at those who are prudent, be warned sickness, loss of job for any reason, disability etc can happen to any one overnight. It is not just about being caught out for a few weeks with snow or bad weather, it is about how quickly things can change for the worse, such as the banking problems at RBS et al and how many were caught without any means of paying bills or food.
I too have a camping stove and spare gas (In the shed) Bags of charcoal so that I can use the barbecue as well as camping pots and pans and a whistling kettle.

I am with you frugal I have been in a situation where I have panicked how to feed my children when they were small and it is not funny.
chirpychick have you space in the loft or under your bed, top of kitchen cupboards etc?
I will PM you a list of a good basic stock cupboard if you would like? That goes for any one else as well, I won't post it on here because the list is a long one x

Hi Butterfly Brain, Could you send me a copy of your list as well please?

Thanx Val

green_hat778

One thing I noticed that nobody seems to have mentioned is medicines... always handy to keep a few packs of pain killers, prescription medicines in just in case (obviously watch the use by dates).

I have enough stored to last me a fair while... keep trying to avoid the supermarkets to run it down a bit but it never works...

Possession

Popperwell wrote: »

I wish I had access to a card for Macro and Costco, I bet a lot of us do but even if I did they are a long journey away and I'd need transport...

I don't know about Costco, but many things aren't any cheaper than supermarket offers in Macro - some things are more. I have a card but didn't often use it even for my catering business as it is a 25 min drive away and you just don't save enough to justify it.

Popperwell

tattycath wrote: »

We got a simple camping stove from A*da-it cost a tenner and we bought 5 or 6 canisters of gas for 7 quid-at the time it was 2 for a tenner, so we bought 2 lots. When we went camping for a weekend we only used one canister of gas for the entire weekend. (cooking for 4).

I'll look into that. Best to be prepared and all that...in an emergency, if I eat simply, I could warm up soup, have baked beans, fry some bacon, boil an egg which should do quickly...If I have to move and do not have an out house or garage(I'll risk keeping it indoors)I cannot see if stored properly how it could be a danger. I wouldn't want to get rid of it after buying it.

Popperwell

Possession wrote: »

I don't know about Costco, but many things aren't any cheaper than supermarket offers in Macro - some things are more. I have a card but didn't often use it even for my catering business as it is a 25 min drive away and you just don't save enough to justify it.

That's worth knowing, thanks...I have seen what I assume is someone running a restuarant take a trolley of milk out of a supermarket in te past so you are probably right, savings are not much better and if you have to buy in bulk what you buy has to be something you need a lot and being single for me it would be false economy.

Popperwell

I did somewhere;)I've always thought it's worth having some...just in case and long before the idea of a food store.