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<\/span>Estimated reading time: <\/span>12<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover how a bulk buy can help you save money on groceries. Learn the difference between stockpiling and bulk buying and how to stretch your budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bulk Buy Outside Of The Bulk Food Store<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Did you know that Bulk buying doesn’t necessarily mean stopping at your local bulk food store? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term bulk buy is all about stocking up but not stockpiling everyday essentials that will help lower your overall grocery budget<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m sure you’re wondering if there is a difference between stockpiling and a bulk buy, and the answer is yes and no, depending on how you interpret the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stockpiling is buying in mass quantities for current and future use, similar to grocery store shelves or emergency shelters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you bulk buy, it may be just one or a few items you buy in large amounts to feed more people or stretch until the next sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Example: <\/strong>You buy three pounds of butter instead of one because it was on sale. If you were to stockpile it, you’d have 20 lbs of butter instead of 1lb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Understanding Stockpiling <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Not everyone understands the concept of stockpiling, and some believe that it’s unnecessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For anyone who wants to save money, buying in bulk or stockpiling is a money-saving adventure that works. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stockpile- noun <\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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a large amount of food or goods that are kept ready for future use<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have a stockpile of food that will last several month. <\/p>\nCambridge Dictionary<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Related: Should you shop at a Bulk Food Store<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does bulk buy even mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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to buy something in large amounts:<\/strong> Because we\u2019re such a large family, we find it cheaper to bulk-buy foods we eat a lot of. <\/p>\nCambridge Dictionary<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Related: Should you shop at a Bulk Food Store<\/a>?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Realistic Grocery Budget <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When people ask me about our grocery budget and ways we can keep it so low to feed a family of three, one of the top things you will hear me say is we buy in bulk when possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we started the grocery game challenge in 2012, our budget was $225.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, it’s $300 monthly plus one more mouth to feed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the years passed, inflation has increased but not as much as we had expected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mind you, prices are getting so expensive that it wouldn’t surprise me if we saw a food budget increase for 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is probably a brilliant time to start stockpiling and utilizing a bulk buy on products when they are on sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Becoming Costco Members <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Things changed a bit in our house, especially after we purchased our Costco membership <\/a><\/strong>and Mrs. CBB went Keto. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back in the day, we would stockpile pantry essentials<\/a><\/strong> that most Canadian households would use to cut costs,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pair that with eating a balanced meal, often because of using coupons and watching flyer specials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We still do today, but not nearly as much as we used to because coupons aren’t as good as they used to be, and food waste is an issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stockpiling Days Have Evolved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Around ten years ago, you’d find boxes upon boxes of cereal, crackers, granola bars, juice, and just about anything you could get with coupons in mass quantities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These days, our walk-in cold cellar is filled with boxes of paperwork and old tax returns mixed with some bulk-buy food items and health and beauty supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mrs. CBB and I often share memories of the days when the room was so packed that it spilled out into the basement area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our friends would laugh at us and say we had a grocery store in our basement, and if there was a need to take shelter, they’d know where to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had no room for anything more in our cold cellar after all of the health and beauty supplies and mass amounts of grocery items we would stockpile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bulk Buy Without Overspending<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Today, we aim for the bulk buy, which works better for our family and still helps keep our grocery budget in check. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we were stockpiling, it felt good, but at the same time, it was stressful because there were expiry dates on foods that you knew you wouldn’t meet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though eating certain foods past expiry dates<\/strong> is fine, the manufacturer often gives extra time beyond the date it became years for us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was not right, and it indeed did not bring us huge savings because we had to throw the food away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In essence, it’s easy to get carried away with stockpiling and coupons just because they may be free, near free, or perhaps a price you can’t pay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bulk Buy Considerations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Today, our stockpile is much smaller, and we limit what we bulk buy only because we don’t eat as much as we used to 10 years ago, and we’ve changed our eating habits. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think it’s important to remind everyone that lists such as this bulk buy list I’ve created for our family may work for you but not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is part of our family diet, and if you plan to bulk buy in the future, it’s important to consider three things;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. How much can we afford to buy in bulk?<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What foods do we eat often and lots of?<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What are the best prices for the foods we want to bulk buy?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Although doing a bulk buy shop sounds great if you aren’t prepared for this type of shop, you may end up<\/p>\n\n\n\n