July 2011- Living Off Of Your Stockpile Challenge and Chat ;)

[cdarrow26]

I'm trying to decide if I'm going to participate in July or not. I feel like I'm most of the time. I do need to try and use some of the stockpile and not spend a bunch of money, but, I also have other stuff I need to work on stocking up before my surgery in August. I don't seem to be able to keep on top of tracking it here, for whatever reason. I get easily overwhelmed and I'm horribly disorganized, I guess, so I just give up trying. I'll decide in the next couple of days...

[KmmCo]

I'm trying to decide if I'm going to participate in July or not. I feel like I'm most of the time. I do need to try and use some of the stockpile and not spend a bunch of money, but, I also have other stuff I need to work on stocking up before my surgery in August. I don't seem to be able to keep on top of tracking it here, for whatever reason. I get easily overwhelmed and I'm horribly disorganized, I guess, so I just give up trying. I'll decide in the next couple of days...

I know that feeling. As far as tracking - I just dump my receipts next to the computer until I get time to add them up and enter them. After they are totaled, then I paperclip them and set them aside until the end of the month, at which time the ones I don't need get tossed away. Not really very organized, but it works for me.

This month and next, I have to use up stockpile before going on my trip. (I hate to leave a lot in my house, especially with the teenage petsitters coming in everyday. Don't mind them having an afternoon snack - but they don't need to have a party and eat up my entire stockpile while I am gone!) September (?) who knows what I will come up with on vacation - my cheapskate ways will go with me - but CA tends to be expensive in general so I know I will need a bigger budget. I always pack light and throw as much in my suitcase as I can in the way of boxed and canned goods; but I will have to buy some meat, produce, and dairy there. I have a cooler that fits under the airplane seat and I usually put lunchmeat and cheese slices in it for at least the first few days. I may stuff a frozen pork roast and some other frozen meat in there too for the first couple of dinners. The frozen stuff will keep the lunchmeat cold until I get to the condo too - so I won't have to worrry about ice on the way. Gasoline runs .50-.75 higher per gallon there too and we will be driving a lot to sight see, so that will be the big chunk of my budget.

October/November, I will be on stockup mode for the winter so I will probably just hang out here for the chitchat.

[cjpsmom]

I say no.
(Cuz' we are going vacationing to a state where they are "legal"
and you know boys love things that go 'boom'
and I got four boys..
)

Yeah they aren't "legal" here either...the assortments stink.

I am setting my goal at $100 but hope to be lower as I'm starting to save for September vacation.

And just where are you planning on going?

I'm in again this month.

Not sure how much though. I'm going to be over on Tuesday on my June budget. I was so close to making it. Didn't plan on strawberry picking until after I set my budget.

I'd like to give myself some wiggle room this month. I think $400 is too much but $300 not enough.

Fruit killed me in June (well that and drinks)...I know I spent close to $80 (or more) in June on fruit alone.

For July I'm lowering my goal to $125.00. Should be pretty well stocked on everything but produce and cat food. Within the last two weeks I have apparently, "adopted" another cat. I am a huge sucker for that forlorn mewing sound. Anyway, I need to reassess my stockpile of cat supplies.

I still have cat food.

This month and next, I have to use up stockpile before going on my trip. (I hate to leave a lot in my house, especially with the teenage petsitters coming in everyday. Don't mind them having an afternoon snack - but they don't need to have a party and eat up my entire stockpile while I am gone!) September (?) who knows what I will come up with on vacation - my cheapskate ways will go with me - but CA tends to be expensive in general so I know I will need a bigger budget. I always pack light and throw as much in my suitcase as I can in the way of boxed and canned goods; but I will have to buy some meat, produce, and dairy there. I have a cooler that fits under the airplane seat and I usually put lunchmeat and cheese slices in it for at least the first few days. I may stuff a frozen pork roast and some other frozen meat in there too for the first couple of dinners. The frozen stuff will keep the lunchmeat cold until I get to the condo too - so I won't have to worrry about ice on the way. Gasoline runs .50-.75 higher per gallon there too and we will be driving a lot to sight see, so that will be the big chunk of my budget.

October/November, I will be on stockup mode for the winter so I will probably just hang out here for the chitchat.

So you go to CA for vaca and take your own food? On a plane? I'm not making fun and we do the same thing but it's usually to FL and that's within driving distance...I learned something new today.

[cjpsmom]

Put me in...or I did it already...for $200.....again.

[mom23teens]

OK i have been lurkin around for a while now and i want to give it a go
I am a newbie at LOYS so this being my first time i might need some guidance from the experts. TIA

mom23teens ----- /$600 family of 5 and 1 pooch

[cjpsmom]

Welcome mom23!!

[SouthernBelle5]

And just where are you planning on going?

So you go to CA for vaca and take your own food? On a plane? I'm not making fun and we do the same thing but it's usually to FL and that's within driving distance...I learned something new today.

I won't tell until we have our passports apps in on Fri.
But here's a clue.....


We hope to take some food (mostly snacks) on our vacation. What can you take on flights (other than obvious chips & bagged stuff)? I've passed with a banana and since DS is still young, they let me have his sippy with water

[everprincess]

Lowes Foods shoppers they also have Coke for 4/$10 this coming week! Saves me some gas not driving across town to Target. I have $1/3 q's so $2.17 a 12 pack is killer for me!!! Not decided on my budget just yet.

[mom23teens]

Welcome mom23!!

TY!! i am so excited about doing the july LOYS

[cjpsmom]

I won't tell until we have our passports apps in on Fri.
But here's a clue.....


We hope to take some food (mostly snacks) on our vacation. What can you take on flights (other than obvious chips & bagged stuff)? I've passed with a banana and since DS is still young, they let me have his sippy with water

Dog...I just asked DH if he thought we'd ever be able to take like a whole week or two off...I got a defensive shrug, "I don't know-why?"...I just let it drop...