Who doesn't have a stock cupboard

poppy-glos

5kg Tesco finest basmati for £5 today, 20% cheaper than value. Now, where to store it....

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Own_My_Own wrote: »

Thanks Butterfly Brain,
I think they could be the ones for us.:j

Thanks too.

shoetreeworksop

Hi new to this thread - things are about to get very tough for me (i may be losing my business which is my source of income albeit not very much) so need to become very savvy with money and also food shopping as we will be living off one income which isn't very much.

So any advice on what things to stockpile?? Or any other advice i have a few things in the cupboards but only enough for about 1 month, i have started buying reduced items on a sunday such as meats etc and freezing them.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance

GreyQueen

shoetreeworksop wrote: »

Hi new to this thread - things are about to get very tough for me (i may be losing my business which is my source of income albeit not very much) so need to become very savvy with money and also food shopping as we will be living off one income which isn't very much.

So any advice on what things to stockpile?? Or any other advice i have a few things in the cupboards but only enough for about 1 month, i have started buying reduced items on a sunday such as meats etc and freezing them.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance

I'm sorry to hear your income is in jeopardy and hope that your business manages to pull through.

I would give careful consideration to shelf-stable storage as well as the freezer. This would mean tins and packets. Worst case scenario would be if the bulk of your storecupboard was invested in the freezer's contents and there was an extended powercut or the appliance failed, and you lost the lot.

It's very hard to advise on specifics as none of us is going to have exactly the same lifestyle or eating habits.

I would make a list of the common things your household uses to keep yourselves clean and see if any of those can be eliminated or downbranded. Then do the same for the household cleaning stuff. Nobody really needs kitchen roll, f'rinstance. You can largely eliminate clingfilm and foil usage with a little bit of habit-change, too.

Once you've streamlined your household, try observing how much of various items you use. I stuck a label on a few items and found that I consistantly use 1 litre of oil and 1 kg of porridge oats a month. I'm also monitoring how fast I get thru an 80 pack of teabags.

If you start buying with storecupboarding in mind, you can check the BB dates. Cooking oils (veg and sunflower) are on shelf with BBs 12 months ahead. Most tinned goods such as beans and fruit and veg are dated 24 months ahead. Tinned potatoes, tinned fish and tinned meat like corned beef are often dated 3-4 years ahead.

And of course, BB dates are a guide and not an indication that the contents turn into toxic sludge the minute past midnight on the last day of the month it's dated for, as a few people still seem to believe.

Bearing in mind what harvests have failed or been dramatically reduced, I would give serious thought to the following, depending on your needs and what funds you have available; pasta, flour, sweetcorn, chocolate and coco powder, tinned veggies esp potatoes if you can eat them, tea and coffee, tinned fruit if you would eat it, stock cubes.

Please don't buy things in bulk that you've never tried. Although I did lose out by 20p a can because I bought one of Sainsbugs' Basics Corned Beef to try and then it went up in the next week before I stocked up, grrr!

I expect you're already working any ClubCards/ Nectar points and keeping your eyes peeled for money off vouchers to maximise your grocery spend.

It's also important to not forget that if your income suddenly stops, the bills won't, and to stockpile cash to tide you over until you can get more income coming in. It will take the minimum of one month, often a lot more, to get anything out of the DWP, if you need to apply for benefits, so please be aware of that.

I'm annoyed to discover that my brand of t.p. has now jumped another 10p and has increased from £1.34 to £1.94 in what seems to be less than a year. I have a few packs by me so won't be buying that for a while but it is very annoying not having a crystal ball and knowing what will be going up and when!

Enough drivel. HTH. Good luck!

D&DD

Sorry to hear that shoetree Have you worked out a budget yet for how much you will have? Then have a good read through some of the threads here Butterfly Brain has a particularly helpful one here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4148389=

As to your stores can you give us some idea of what you like as the old saying "eat what you store and store what you eat" really does matter when you are counting pennies.

Approved foods is a great company for dried goods although some is short dated/out of date so may not suit everyone.

Rosspa is another and they also do fresh fruit and veg and meat/dairy.

shoetreeworksop

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Sorry to hear that shoetree Have you worked out a budget yet for how much you will have? Then have a good read through some of the threads here Butterfly Brain has a particularly helpful one here https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4148389=

As to your stores can you give us some idea of what you like as the old saying "eat what you store and store what you eat" really does matter when you are counting pennies.

Approved foods is a great company for dried goods although some is short dated/out of date so may not suit everyone.

Rosspa is another and they also do fresh fruit and veg and meat/dairy.

I know Dan who owns approved foods his warehouse isn't far from where i live he does have some amazing deals.

I like tin veg, meat not too keen on the fruit and as for other items i like pasta but love rice and i don't drink tea or coffee my partner does however i do like a nice cuppa hot chocolate every now again never tried any of the value brands in this though.

I've a 10 month old as well she fed on forumla and has a bit of what we have along with rice pudding and few other baby items but this is getting better now she's eating more normal foods.

I have 2 cats as well and can't bear to give them up i've had them for 12 1/2 years this year.

Own_My_Own

Got a tin of Morrisons basic tinned vegetable curry for 44p.

It really made our basic curry sauce thicker.

Will definitely be getting some more.

Also, served on its own with some rice, it is a really cheap tasty curry for one.

D&DD

You lucky thing living near Dan No delivery charges! Well thatt'll help with a few bits as he does stock hot choc,pasta and catfood sometimes too I've seen babyfood on there as well.Do you like cous cous as he always has that in dirt cheap and although I joke about my cous cous mountain it is really nice!

I think MrT has rice pretty cheap ATM I did a shop with them today and was surprised to find a lot of our usuals were half price.

I try not to pay full price for anything if I can help it and once you get in the swing of the offers it can really save you money and help your stores at the same time.

Most things seem to go on a three month ish cycle so I buy enough to last 3 months and an extra that way if they don't come on sale I can wait it out

Tesco value hot choc is ok but very sweet.

Amazon is another place to keep an eye on they have had some superb deals in grocery but you have to be quick and have a bit of room hotukdeals is great for spotting stuff as is our own grabbit board.

cutestkids

I have just started a seperate Christmas stock cupboard as wee, it is just a large box which I am putting things in every week for Christmas, so far it has cranberry sauce and some mincemeat in

Own_My_Own

Christmas Cupboard - week 5 :eek: Where have the weeks gone.

Washing tablets (Whites) £3 MrTs
Soda Crystals 73p (Had buy one get one half price voucher, so split cost)
Tin of basic tuna chunks 63p (Dolphin friendly:D)