Stockpiling

Stockpiling groceries allows me to buy food we'll use at the best possible price. To do this, I wait for a good sale and use coupons to bring the cost down. This is why I bought ten packages of Green Giant Steamers (regular price $1.79, on sale for $0.99, used coupons of $0.40 or $0.50 for an average final price of $0.51):

Keebler Club crackers (regular price $3.99!, on sale for $1.97, used coupon for $2 off 2, for a final price of $0.97 each PLUS had a coupon for $1 off Kraft cheese--that was $1.66--when you buy 2 Keebler products, making the cheese only $0.66).

Shasta root beer (was $1.25, used coupon for $1 off soda when you buy 2 Kraft dressings, that were on sale 2/$4 and I used a $1 off 2 coupon, making each bottle of dressing $1.50):

Ritz crackers (regular price $3.79, on sale for $2.50, used $1 coupon, final price=$1.50)

Cheez-Its (regular price $4.19!, on sale for $2.50, used $2 off 2 coupon, final price=$1.50)

Wheat Thins (regular price $3.39, on sale for $1.99, used $1 coupon, final price =$0.99)

Jell-O (regular price $0.89, on sale for $0.67, used $1.25 off 3 coupon, final price=$0.26)

Fisher sunflower seeds are always $1.29. I seem to have a never-ending supply of $1 off any Fisher product coupons, so I buy a bag or two for Barry every time I go to Super One.

Polaner All Fruit (regular price $2.59, I used $1 coupons over several shopping trips before my coupons expired, paying $1.59 and stocking up on 6 jars of it)

Wishbone Dressing (regular price $2.89, on sale for 2 for $2, used $1.25 off 2 coupon, final price =$0.38)

Dole pineapple (regular price $1.69, on sale for $0.97, used $1 off 3 coupon, final price=$0.64 each)

Skippy peanut butter (regular price $2.49, on sale for 2 for $2, used $0.75 off 2 coupon, final price=$0.62 each)

Ragu pasta sauce (regular price $2.49, on sale for 2 for $2, used $0.75 off 2 coupon, final price =$0.62 each)

Ham was on sale for $0.95 per pound, but there was also a store coupon for $5 off ham when you buy $20 in Kraft products. I bought: Starbucks coffee (on sale for $6.99, used $1.50 coupon=$5.49), Philadelphia cream cheese (for $1.09 after sale and coupon), Jell-O, Kraft cheese, Kraft tartar sauce (on sale for $1.50), and Ritz crackers. Even though I bought $20 in Kraft products I used about $7 in coupons on the products, so for spending $13 I got $5 off a ham--the almost 9-pound ham was $3.28 after the $5 savings. The regular, non-sale price for that same ham? $16.65!

By stockpiling when products I use go on sale, I can wait for the next sale cycle to stock up again, and I don't have to pay the regular prices that can be 3-4 times what I pay when stockpiling.