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Post by iguanamamma on Jun 14, 2010 11:22:23 GMT -5
My daughter uses coupons (spelling). I once saw her buy a basketful of groceries for 26 cents. She has two freezers and shelves for storing the stuff she gets. During Ike two women who used coupons fed their entire street for two weeks with their food stash and of course contributions from the other folks.
My daughter bought her house with the idea of storing her food and household products. All this is well and good until disaster strikes as it often does (there's two things coming towards us now- a tropical depression and some other kind of weather crap) I got 8 feet of water during Ike. It turns out that whatever I had was just more stuff to throw away. A few months back a transformer blew out at the BP plant. If you think they are bad try having them as neighbors! Anyway, during the power outage some switch blew on one of my daughter's freezers and she lost $2,000 (normal retail) in meat. My daughter's stuff is very neatly stored her house is functional but I worry that her crossing over into hoarding.... her mother is such a wonderful housekeeper.
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Post by CourageouslyLion SeeksSerenity on Jun 14, 2010 11:38:47 GMT -5
- iguanamamma, I'm glad to see you posting again. I had missed you!  Thank you for posting this story. A good reminder. Regarding coupons: I don't use them. Too much paper. Too much to remember. Not worth it to me. Furthermore, I don't read the sales announcements from the stores. I toss all those sales flyers. I think it actually saves MORE money to just shop at a store that has an average low price most of the time. Less gasoline. Less running around. Less time spent. The ONLY time I pay attention to such things is when I have to buy something expensive that costs several hundred dollars. That's the only time I seek coupons/discounts/sales. - |
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Post by Chris on Jun 14, 2010 13:28:58 GMT -5
I got rid of my separate freezer for just that reason: the danger of losing so much food in a power outage during storm season. Now in our hurricane prep I concentrate on bottled waters and canned meats, crackers -- emergency food. But I do sometimes use coupons. Only if I'd really be buying the item though not just to "save" money. It's hard to say where the line is to cross over into hoarding. I myself would really suffer if I lost $200 in food much less $2,000 although somewhere on the homeowners policy I believe there's coverage for food spoilage.  |
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Post by notsomessyshell on Jun 14, 2010 23:08:08 GMT -5
Hmmm. I was thinking of moving my freezer to this house. Currently it is at my mother's. Maybe not such a good idea just yet.  I use coupons. I get a few in the mail. $5.00 off of $25 or $30 from my favorite store. My parents get the Sunday paper and I will go through them at THEIR house. Only taking the ones I will use right off. NO saving for a million years or at least until they are expired. |
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