Then I’ll begin the cycle all over: Stock up, deplete, and stock up again! I’ll wait until there is a killer sale matched with a killer coupon. It’s nice to know what I’m looking for but not having the pressure of needing it right now. If you notice some items which are nearing the expiration date, be sure to use them up soon or, better yet, donate them!Īfter taking stock of my stockpile, I now have a list of items which I need to replenish in the next couple of months. Another great tip is to date all your items and make sure you rotate them so you are consuming the oldest first. I also took this opportunity to shift items around in our pantry making it more efficient and items more visible.
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Knowing the manufacturers would begin their yearly sale/coupon cycles in January, I felt good about almost depleting some of our stockpile yet still keeping enough so I won’t have to pay full price for that item. As I filled the food drive bags, it dawned on me this was the perfect time to re-evaluate and take inventory. My husband and I did a great job this year of creating our stockpile and using it throughout the year but we haven’t taken time lately to rotate items or inventory which items need replenishing. (Hmm, that sounds weird-buying something for free? It’s possible with couponing!)Įrin Turner "bought" this toothpaste for free!Īnother added benefit of sharing your cornucopia of consumables is the opportunity to take inventory of your stockpile. We didn’t hesitate to through in a few extra tubes of toothpaste or body soap since we had bought them for free. Yet, if you have done due diligence on stocking items throughout the year when prices are rock-bottom and you use coupons on top of that, you should have plenty of things to share. While we all like to be generous, but it isn’t always the easiest thing to pull off after buying gifts, hosting parties, and sending Christmas cards. But this time of year, it becomes a vital part of our couponing lifestyle.
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Previously, I’ve talked about stocking up, given tips on how to do it, and explained why it is important in the whole scheme of couponing. All those times this last year when I stocked up on these items were finally paying off in the best way possible-helping people in need! Being generous is something important to me and couponing has allowed me the chance to be generous beyond what I normally can give.ĭid I mention how much I love couponing?! I felt like Santa as I stood in front of our shelves filling bags full of lotions, shampoos, toothpastes, canned fruit and vegetables, jell-o, cocoa, cereal, oatmeal, and more. This week, I fell in love with couponing all over again when we were putting together bags for our kids’ school food drive and our church’s food drive. It’s beyond the vast amount of money I save or the lessons I’m teaching my kids about budgeting. This week I realized another reason why I love to coupon!
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