Week 6 - Provident Pantry

As promised, this is the second week of getting 3 months worth of our cold cereal into our storage. I don't know about you, but I am having a fun time getting each of these things tucked away. Tonight when we got back from the grocery store, Mark even got out our green labels we are using and helped me get the cereal boxes stickered and stored. Hope it is catching on in your families as well.

One thing I realize I didn't address on your spreadsheets is that you probably need a column where you can check off items as you complete your 3 month supply of each item. I'm noticing a sense of accomplishment as that column is starting to fill in. We will get there sisters. We will get there.

Remember once you get the full 3 month supply of any item into storage you start rotating it into your regular food, using the oldest item first and immediately replacing it in the 3 month storage.

Cereally yours,

Marie

Week 5 - Provident Pantry

Morning sisters,

It must be time for breakfast.

This week we are going to focus on cold cereal. From the menu/ingredients lists that you have sent to me, it looks like we all have some amount of cold cereal in our plans. Please spend your $5 per every two people in your family this week on the cold cereal boxes of your choice.

Be sure to put your stickers (with the expiration dates) on the boxes and store them in your identified place. Remember, each time you start using a stickered item, that you write it immediately on your grocery list, so that it is quickly replaced in your 3 month storage.

Judging by the number of boxes I see in your calculations, it looks like we will need a minimum of two weeks to get this goal accomplished. For those of you with higher needs, remember there will be weeks ahead where you will already have what you need of other items, and you can come back and fill in your cereal needs.

Also, cold cereal companies are generous with coupons, as are grocery stores. So if you are a couponer, this is a great place to use your skills in stretching your budget. As always, if you know of good deals going on at local stores, or if you have good websites you use to get cold cereal coupons or if you have a bunch of coupons sitting there that you won't use and would like to share with the sisters, please let us know.

The alternate assignment for those of you that already have your 3 month storage of cold cereal is to look down your ingredient list for spices you will need and spend your alloted money on them instead.

Here's to fine breakfasting,

Marie