The best
place to have some food set aside is within our homes. …We can begin ever so
modestly. We can begin with a one week’s food supply and gradually build it to
a month, and then to three months. …I fear that so many feel that a long-term
food supply is so far beyond their reach that they make no effort at all. Begin
in a small way, …and gradually build toward a reasonable objective.”
-President Gordon B. Hinkley, November 2002
Where can money be found to buy food storage items
fast-food
lunches or dinners,
video
rentals and late fees (use the library–also for books and audio tapes or CD’s),
checking
account overdraft charges,
bank charges for unnecessary services
(especially if you have separate accounts–consider using only one account for
the two of you),
cable TV
service charges,
professional
haircuts and nail treatments,
telephone
services (such as call waiting, call forwarding, #69, three-way calling),
laundering
at home instead of sending them to a laundry,
using home dry-cleaning supplies or
hand-washing rather than using professional cleaning services,
turning the
water heater down 10 degrees,
sewing
clothing or buying from thrift stores,
keeping
track of all donations for tax deductions,
picnics
instead of eating out,
date nights
to free concerts or the temple rather than movies,
cutting the
food budget by using the tips in the Food Budgeting booklet,
making your
treats instead of buying them,
eliminating
soft drinks,
performing
home repairs rather than calling in a professional,
car-pooling
or ride-sharing,
parking the
second car,
tracking all
expenditures that may be tax deductible.
Stop buying anything
that you can’t pay for with cash!
Upcycling
Making from
scratch instead of buying prepackaged
Putting in a
garden and eating from it.
And my
favorite saying:
Use it up,
Wear it out,
Make it do
,Or do without!
What ideas
can you add to this list?
If you are a member of the LDS Church and want to go to the LDS
Church’s dry pack cannery to pack your dry goods here is the link to find the
closest one to you. http://www.providentliving.org/location/map/0,12566,2026-1-4,00.html
If you already know where to go, here is a form for you to
print for your order.
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