Posted on 07/24/2011 1:08:37 PM PDT by Mamzelle
All of my usual stores are rearranging and changing what they put on their shelves. I'm sensing that the big uptick in prices will start to arrive shortly, maybe before Christmas. I'm interested to hear what the impressions of FRugal Freepers. What are you seeing? What will you be buying in quanity before TSHTF?
Try sprouting a few in a damp paper towel. If they do, then those are viable seed and you can plant them.
I started making Granola, cookies at home, easy and better taste. No more eating out, cooking at home is fun.
Lot of saving.
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Well, you learn something new everyday. Thank you.
I stock up on light bulbs and paper goods, but as we edge into fall, will stock up on detergents and canned goods. We have a small one now, but I’m thinking about getting a chest freezer, but with our weather, maybe I can just toss food onto the deck and let it freeze there. :)
While stocking up for Armageddon is all well and good, I stock up mainly due to inclement weather and being unable to get to the store at several points during the winter.
I’ve noticed that some items which were $1.00 at Walmart are now $1.19; nothing that will break me, but I’m keeping my eyes open for sales for stocking up. And though I’m not feeling a pinch now, more and more I find myself saying we don’t need something and saving the money.
Just a thumbs up for vitacost. I’ve been buying everything from vitamins to protein powders from them for maybe 8 years now. Good company.
http://www.suite101.com/content/cooking-with-cast-iron-pots-a59702
Do a search on cast iron health benefits. Even the Lodge Manufacturing company agrees right before their paragraph on seasoning.
For the moment, my HOA frowns on livestock, so I've got lumber and rolls of wire in the garage to make pens with when things start heading so far south that those rules will go away. I just got my first rabbit, who's a pet, but her offspring won't be.
Yes, my mom has some REALLY old cookbooks - woodstove era. I have some that are old enough to be pretty useful.
Main thing with old school cooking will be the baking. That is what will be toughest for the ave. person to work out.
I can cook w/cast iron in the fireplace or on an open fire. Baking that way I will learn this year.
I stopped buying bread six months ago, and we are learning to “make do” with my homemade bread. I cheat and have the bread machine mix and knead it, but I take over after that. I developed my own recipe for a wholesome white bread w/oats & honey. Way better than you would think. It’s running about $1.25 a loaf (mostly organic) MAX including electric costs. Wanted to get used to having to plan ahead to make it, and the whole slicing as you need it bit. It takes some getting used to, LOL.
What’s the shelf life of protein powders?
“The other day we eliminated about half the bulbs in multi-bulb fixtures.”
Does that mean that the remaining bulbs will burn out operating at their full rated wattage in their ‘normal’ short lifetime? ... 8^)
Thank you bg. I’m saving the links to my flash drive. Next week I plan on buying some ink for my printer and printing out the various informational items.
Just told my brother to start stocking aluminum foil.
Great information on this thread.
thx again.
Hope you have a source of backup power. I've been noticing more frequent power outages. Power companies unable to raise rates will respond by cutting maintenance.
Don’t bet so much on a literal wheelbarrow full of money. The US has only two printing offices, and they work around the clock, mostly printing $1 bills, and can barely keep enough paper currency in circulation to support 5% of US daily retail.
To make matters worse, it prints proportionately less higher denomination bills, and most $100 bills go overseas. This means they are physically unable to print more money, or higher denomination money, for the simple reason that nobody can make change for it.
Critically, only paper money and coins are legal tender. This means that nobody has to accept any form of electronic currency or paper like checks. If there was a “paper run”, banks would be emptied of their paper within an hour, nationwide, and there is far too little in reserve to matter.
This could result in what could be called a “currency split”, in which paper money and coins are instantly deflated 95% (worth 20 times their face value), and virtual money hyperinflates. Just on this possibility, it would be a very good idea to have some mattress money in a safe place at home.
Target is selling canning kits.
Try doing wiyhout it after "something" upsets your normal dietary patterns....
Got 50# of rice at Costco for what the store charges for 20#.
When things go south, the most viable barter items will be alcohol, tobacco, and ammo. You can get "roll your own" tobacco in sealed cans (brand names like Tops or Bugler) that will probably last a while.
Which state are you in? Im in mid-MO (east central)
For two and 1/2 years I’ve watched cameras going up all along the I44 corridor. Not on the overpasses with large crowds but out in po-dunk towns (like mine). We have electronic signs all along the interstate as well and signs that recently were erected stating ‘Incident Route’.
There’s no sense in me fretting but will tell you, my attention has been focused on these things while others seem to be going off into lala land.
Rabbits are good, if you can stomach them. :-)
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