Storm Preparation
Storm Preparation
This tip is for readers living in "hurricane country." Last year, after Hurricane Wilma came through, we dealt with grocery stores not having any food for up to three weeks after the storm. I decided to stock up early this year. Yes, hurricane season doesn't get into full swing until August.
Each week, I check the sale flyers for all the grocery stores in the area. If I see they are having a sale on soup, peanut butter, granola bars, bottled water, etc., I stock up. If there's a coupon, that's even better. I'm not going overboard. I'm just making sure I have enough hurricane food to last at least a month. We use these items even when it's not hurricane season, so I know they are not going to go to waste.
By stocking up slowly, I do not worry about running to the store when there is an approaching storm. And I also don't have to worry about having to "come up with" extra money to cover all of this last minute because I have been including it in my current grocery budget.
Debra in Ft. Lauderdale
Debbie
www.LivingOnADime.com
This tip is for readers living in "hurricane country." Last year, after Hurricane Wilma came through, we dealt with grocery stores not having any food for up to three weeks after the storm. I decided to stock up early this year. Yes, hurricane season doesn't get into full swing until August.
Each week, I check the sale flyers for all the grocery stores in the area. If I see they are having a sale on soup, peanut butter, granola bars, bottled water, etc., I stock up. If there's a coupon, that's even better. I'm not going overboard. I'm just making sure I have enough hurricane food to last at least a month. We use these items even when it's not hurricane season, so I know they are not going to go to waste.
By stocking up slowly, I do not worry about running to the store when there is an approaching storm. And I also don't have to worry about having to "come up with" extra money to cover all of this last minute because I have been including it in my current grocery budget.
Debra in Ft. Lauderdale
Debbie
www.LivingOnADime.com
posted by Tawra Jean at 1:27 PM
2 Comments:
Thanks for the tip! I will pass it on to my family living in "hurricane country."
This obviously applies not only to hurricanes, but earthquakes, other types of storms, as well as being confined to the house due to toxic leaks of some kind or even just plain being sick and not wanting to go out. It seems prudent to always keep a week or so of food on hand, including items that do not need to be heated or reconstituted to be edible.
Christy
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