Stocking Up ....making Bank..

I am not quite sure I am putting this in the right board/arena... but here goes...



I have sort of a principle I try to maintain on certain items here...survival prepper items as well as other items around the house and home.

Paper towels, laundry detergent, soap, tooth paste, toilet tissue...et al....soap...what I tend to call ". Bank." I do not like my levels to get below what I call bank...particularly in certain items.


Today I went to one of these big item stores...volume stores and bought another 48 pack of AA batteries as I have been going through a lot of them of late. I have three other 48 packs on hand but do not like it to get but so low in the "Bank"....particularly as we are going into Hurricane season around here. I try to buy battery operated Items which work off of AA batteries so that keeping different batteries/types is kept to a minimum.

Another thing I picked up was a large container of laundry detergent though I have three others.....again maintaining "Bank." One large toilet tissue. and one large pack of paper towels.
Same principle...Bank.....dont let it get below Bank.


What I particularly went to pick up was four 40 oz, containers of Honey..These are real honey and I decided to get it here...as in many places honey has gotten expensive for the small bear like containers.

I clean out my olde plastic squeeze honey bears (2) and refill.

Also bought two tubes of anti biotic ointment to go in my new locker at the job site.....now that I am a "DayWalker." That is something I like to keep around...at home and at work...also in my daily BOB.


Becoming a Daywalker has altered my preps a bit but I still try to maintain "Bank."


My non Ishmaelite .02
Watcherchris

 

I did not panic with the so called toilet paper shortage.....as did some...but try to keep plenty on hand.....bank....

I did not need to run to the stores and clean out the shelves....


Advantage of having "Bank."

Watcherchris
Not an Ishmaelite.

 

All the wife and I want to do with our money right now is to relocate to my home state (low land taxes; no state income tax).

Can't do it.

Big investment companies are land-grabbing in rural areas. Urban buildings are going empty -- i.e. cities are being abandoned, too dangerous, taxes too high. Add that interest rates are going up. Add that biden regime is punishing, via taxation, people with good credit ratings (our rating is the highest, so we stand to get knocked-down by this communist tax).

Where to invest?! The stock market and the US dollar are soon going to nosedive. Trying to build on land now is a bad deal due to building materials being inferior and being too expensive.

We continually buy canned food to replace our stores as that is used. I've prepped such that there are no big-ticket items to buy.

For the wife and I, we are currently inside one of the SHTF events.
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Wait.......Wait....I need to stock up on ESPN and Kardashian memorabilia.... it is a matter of survival!!!

 

On the serious side...I am making plans to stock ....in my work locker...two jars of instant coffee...certain creamer that I like and also sugar......just in case. I am not partial to instant coffee but it is for when in a pinch and the electricity should go out for long periods of time.

Also thinking about a box of tea bags as well.



I mostly drink coffee at home......but on occasion I like coffee at work...

I have a way to heat water if need be ...without electricity.....

But no doubt microwaves are nice and also we have that kind of water cooler wherein it provides both cold and hot water.

Watcherchris
Not an Ishmaelite.

 

Flavored drinks made from packets are an important part of one's survival stores. These packs take-up very little space and make filtered water taste better. This is particularly important for the children in one's family.

At work, I kept tea, drink packs (they had added vitamins), and powdered chocolate that I would add to coffee. Our offices had a kitchen and coffee was provided (by the case). In my office, I dedicated a file cabinet area to canned goods such as "Beans & Weenies", kippered herring, pull-ring zip-top cans of spaghetti'n'meatballs, ... . Yes, I had people call me crazy. Had there been an emergency, I sure wouldn't have shared with those elitist sh##s. Being so salty, kippers can be stored for years.

This wasn't just for lunch. This stuff is good for snacking. Food has nutrition and candy-crap is hollow nutrition-wise. Even if the food is canned crap, still it has nutritional value. Starches alone may or may not keep you alive ... for a little while -- sure won't be good for you.


"Kwashiorkor"

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23099-kwashiorkor

"Kwashiorkor is a type of malnutrition characterized by severe protein deficiency. It causes fluid retention and a swollen, distended abdomen. Kwashiorkor most commonly affects children, particularly in developing countries with high levels of poverty and food insecurity. People with kwashiorkor may have food to eat, but not enough protein."