Emergency Essentials Group Orders

Every month, Emergency Essentials offers 4 or 5 items at an extra discount if you order them as a group and buy the minimum required amount. The group has a group leader (that's me) and group members. Group members get EE catalogs and a monthly email telling you what the group specials are. When it's time to place an order, I collect the orders and the $$ from anyone interested. The products are delivered to my house, and you can come pick them up when they arrive (or I can bring them to you if needed.) If you'd like to become a group member, please email me the following:

Name
Address
City, State, Zip
Phone
Email

You can un-join the group any time.

For an example, these were April's group specials:
Almond Cinnamon Granola #10 can $8.00 (reg $10.95)
Freeze Dried Shredded Mozzarella Cheese #10 can $25.00 (reg $44.95)
Yellow glowsticks 6" $.75/ea (reg $1.99)
Emergency gas wrench (for shutting off gas) $5.00 (reg $10.00)
Book: Emergency Essentials' Tips for Preparedness 132 pages $10 (reg $16.95)

$5 A Week Food Storage Plan

View it here.

Coupon Expert: The Savvy Shopper

My favorite place to find grocery deals is this website produced by the Daily Herald:
http://www.savvyshopperdeals.com/component/option,com_shoppingwizard/Itemid,13/

The gal who does this website also conducts a free seminar where she discusses the world of coupons & tells you all you need to know to get started. Find out about the seminar by going to www.savvyshopperdeals.com and clicking on Savvy Shopper Appearances. You can also watch a video of her presentation or read written instructions by clicking on the "How To" guide.

The Shopping Wizard on this website allows you to search by store, category (i.e "baby items", "dairy", etc), or keyword ("Who has the best deal on milk this week?"). They also list corresponding coupons (found in Sunday newspapers) that can create additional savings when combined with the sales. Whether you always shop at the same store, or bounce around depending on who has the best deals, this website can help you easily spot the best deals, I highly recommend it!

Looking for your suggestions

I'd like to start by asking what type of info would be helpful for you? Here are a few of my ideas, but please feel free to suggest your own:

• Best deals on buying food storage items
• Best deals on buying everyday groceries
• Recipes that use food storage items
• How to use bulk foods (such as whole wheat)
• Growing your own food
• Canning
  
• Emergency Essentials group discounts

Sister Rieske also suggested discussing drying, freezing, storing root vegetables. Thank you!

Welcome!

We've been asked to build up a storage of food, starting with a 3-month supply. That means anything that will keep on a shelf, in a fridge, or in a freezer for 3 months now qualifies as food storage! By saving money on groceries, we can build our food storage more easily.

I hope we can use this blog to share ideas in all aspects of emergency preparedness. I look forward to hearing from you!