Yep, these are the people who sanctimoniously told us up til now that we needed to pay what food _really_ costs.
This FReeptard has always stockpiled, always bought the markdown meat, froze it, ground it with venison for burger that ends up costing under $1/lb and tastes wonderful. I bake bread and whatever else we need with flour that is about 35 cents/pound. Bagels at Walmart cost $1.08 for 5 and that is up from .88 a few months ago. Butter: 6# for a bit over $7 at Sam’s; freeze til needed. Whole beef cuts at Sam’s, portion it ourselves. Soup from scratch, freeze in pint & quart containers. Citrus on sale, squeeze it ourselves and freeze the juice if it lasts that long. Eggs are coming down as it is Spring. Garden. Dry. Freeze.
TP by the bale, 24 rolls for less than double what the DUmmie is paying for 12 rolls. Using a chamois instead of paper towels and 50 cent flour bag dish towels that last forever.
Cold water clothes washing and put 2 towels in the dryer and set it to half the time. Wood heat we cut ourselves. Ford Focus for 35/mpg. Green bags and the cheap Reynolds vacuum gadget all help perishable food last longer. Reusable plastic *shower cap* type dish covers or sealable plastic for fridge/freezer/microwave. Rinse and reuse plastic bags/green bags. Sew. Knit. Refurbish. Repair. Build.
We pass along surplus to friends and get their surplus in return. I grind venison for others and get firewood in return. Farmer clients always bring eggs or other surplus when it is in season. I have hydroponic lettuce in my kitchen.
So, DUmmies, that is how we FReeptards do it. There is hope for change! Yes, you can!