Comments on: How Does Your Food Stockpile Measure Up?

By: r.

r. — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:53:52 +0000

I’m not a Mormon, just a vegetarian and musician. I majored in minimum wage in college, and am still living on a student’s income and budget. Stockpiling has always been important to my survival, especially cat litter and paper towels. I have always recommended that people write down the cheapest price and get six months worth of the most expensive items such as toothpaste. If I hadn’t learned this from my Meemee, I don’t know what I’d do…

I love your site and thank you for all the useful information…

Memphis, TN

By: Funny about Money

Funny about Money — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 01:33:30 +0000

Excellent lead! Thanks for this information. I definitely will compare my stash with these recommendations.

On the water stash: you can buy those plastic carboys (I guess that’s what you’d call them) at water stores and fill them with tap water. It’s a good idea to pour the stored water on your plants once a month and refill with clean water, so as to ensure you’re not stuck with stale H2O in an emergency.

While the new LDS guidelines sound like they’re easier to follow, in the current economy three months’ worth might not be enough. This afternoon a sales guy in Costco’s computer told me that he’s been out of work for six months! Despite steady applications for new jobs, he hasn’t even had a nibble. He makes $100 a weekend working at the Costco…
.-= Funny about Money´s last post ..Funny knocks off Paul’s geeky air-conditioner =-.

By: Abbie

Abbie — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:09:10 +0000

I didn’t know about the caluclator. I am in the process of stockpiling some healthy foods like unrefined sugar, and organic, unbleached flour….and I am with you on the lentils and the limas, I don’t like those either, going to forgo in that area. Thanks for the calculator tip, I am going to check this one out. Abbie

By: Erin aka Conscious Shopper

Erin aka Conscious Shopper — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:14:15 +0000

I am a Mormon, so I just thought I'd add that the church has changed its recommendations from having a year supply of food to having a three-month supply of items that you use regularly and a longer term supply of things like wheat, rice, and beans. Having a three-month supply is good for financial security (if you lost your job, you could still eat for three months) and having a longer term supply of other foods would keep you alive in a major crisis. The most important thing, though, is to have a week or two worth of water saved. .-= Erin aka Conscious Shopper´s last post ..Weekend Ramblings: Housing =-.

By: Marisa M

Marisa M — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:27:11 +0000

I love stocking up too, and it's not just because I am a Mormon! The current recommendations from the Mormon church are to have a 3 month supply of the foods you consume every day (obviously not perishables,) and then a year's worth of basics like wheat and beans. .-= Marisa M´s last post ..#56 This mower is REELY great. =-.