[Malissiajane]

This stockpiling is a lot easier to do if your not on a fixed income.

[Jess]

I am not on a fixed income, but on a fixed budget! I started out spending an extra $5.00-6.00 a week or every two weeks on something that I did not need but was on sale and had a coupon for. For example: My family likes Hungry Jack Pots. They were on sale for $1.50 I had 5 $1.00 off coupons so I bought 5 boxes for 2.50. There was also a sale on J & J baby wash for $2.50 I printed out 2 $2.00 ip coupons and used 2 $1.50 coupons I had. I spent $3.00 on 4 bottles of J&J. Therefore, I spent only $5.50 and got some products that my family will use and hopefully will last until they are on sale again. I hope this helps.

[CARRIEMB2]

Yep, just start slow, and do the free deals. There's no hurry.

[gagesmommy]

Many people here also started slow. You might have to use travel size for awhile until the savings add up enough to be able to spend a little bit more. Its not all about stockpiling so much as saving money via coupons and sales. When you run into free stuff stock up!

[djc52]

I know exactly how you feel. I am on a fixed income and recently lost my job. I am still trying to do as many deals as I can at CVS ( I am trying to learn how now). I am also trying to show some of my neighbors how to stretch their incomes using ECB. I am new at all of this and trying to figure out one store at a time.
Debi

[mystik00769]

Originally Posted by Malissiajane

This stockpiling is a lot easier to do if your not on a fixed income.

What's tougher is doing it on no income. Trust me. :/ I've been out of a job for 6 months, doing work where I can to make cash. I've been struggling on less than $300/month.

Last month, I did the CVS "free after ECB" deals combined with coupons. Sure, I didn't need the Vitamin D, but I had a Q for $3 off a CVS brand. So, I rolled that very limited coupon into a $2.99 ECB that I can use on anything. I've been couponing for a while just to get the necessities, but I recently started couponing for fun stuff. The Clairol clearance at Walgreens has got me stocked up for a LONG time, thanks to coupons.

It's tough, but it can be done. Just keep your eye out for those RR/ECB goodies, and keep them rolling. I've already got a mini stockpile going on with very little OOP.