Have you ever seen that show Extreme Couponers. They
have stockpiles that are insured for tens of thousands of dollars, that stretch
into all rooms of their house, and look like a small convenient store. Is it really good to have a stockpile
like that?
My answer is no.
First of all someone could really use all of that stuff… donate some of
it. Second of all stockpiles were
made for times of need.
Until recently I only thought that our time of need would be
a financial one… or because we were moving. But I found another time of need to reach into that stock
pile: TIME.
We all have busy times in our lives. For students and teachers like Andrew
and I the beginning of the school year is that time. I can barely get enough sleep, exercise or go grocery
shopping. Since school started we
started school in August, we have been leaning on that stockpile for toiletries
and meals. We are depleting our
stock pile since I don’t have time to shop. At first it bothered me… but then I realized THAT IS WHAT IT
IS THERE FOR! Why else have a
stockpile except to eventually use the stuff in it?
And what if we use something up… that is okay too. I have realized that with
toothpaste. We just used our last
bottle of toothpaste in our stockpile.
I had to buy a bottle of toothpaste, and I have not actually bought a
tube of toothpaste in two years.
Did it bother me… a little.
Does buying one tube of toothpaste kill our budget or negate the savings
we have made over the past two years… no!
Whether it be a time that we feel financially or time
burdened… go ahead and use the stockpile, that is why it is there.
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