I did do my Passover goods shopping 2 weeks ago and laid in all my non-perishable supplies for the holiday, as they tend to run out of a lot of things very close to the holiday.
The one thing I am trying to stock up on is paperback books. The libraries are closed, and I really don't want books from them mailed to me, which they offer--books which have previously had dried snot, food stains, hair, and the like trapped between the pages. So I am trying to stockpile paperback novels by the likes of James Lee Burke, Adriana Trigiani, David Balducci, C.J. Box, etc.
I have 116 political books and I’m only half way through....
You said....”Here I was in America, and I was being forced to live like someone in a turd world country”.....
You are not even close to a third world if you’re concerned about stockpiling paperbacked books...you sound like you need a strong course in the difference between want and need.
I've always had food ahead but you know, there is always something you don't have for a recipe...
but we'll be okay...
I think as an exercise in living more simply, perhaps there are items that we really don't need afterall...
one thing for me is switching from name brand cereal to store brand...done....
we really don't "need" paper towels so I've stopped buying them...got plenty of wash cloths and towels that can be washed and reused...
one of these days I want to get rid of all paper napkins by using cloth ones....
Love the David Balducci ones, I always buy one at an airport when I can.
Try Edward R. Hamilton Bookseller Company, out of Falls Village CT. www.HamiltonBook.com
Huge selection, flat $4.00 shipping on any order.