Stockpiling

Stockpiling is an important part of saving on your budget. Basically it just means that when an item you use goes on sale you buy enough to last until it goes on sale again.

For instance: Hamburger helper goes on sale approximately every two months, so when it is on sale you only need to buy enough to last your family for two months. Quaker products only go on sale once or twice a year so when they go on sale you want to buy a lot more then you would an item that goes on sale more often.

It takes awhile to get used to how much your family will use in a certain amount of time and to get a feel for the sales cycles. Becoming a couponer doesn't happen overnight. It takes time to adjust to living a more frugal life style. Don't beat yourself up if you mess up. Just try again the next time.

Be creative with your storage space. Some people don't have large pantries or extra closets to store their stockpiles in, that's okay. Under the beds is a great place for storage. Nobody ever said it wasn't okay to store cereal under your bed :) On top of cupboards, dresser drawers, even plastic storage containers stacked in the corner of a room will work just fine. If you are tight on space think outside the box for storage ideas. I know you will come up with something.