Food storage on a budget

This is a way to get your food storage going with $5 a week. When the end of the year comes, this will be a one year supply of food for 2 people. Some weeks you will have leftover money. Save the leftover money to be used for the weeks you may exceed $10.00 (like wheat or dry milk).

You will end up with:

  • 500 lbs. of wheat
  • 180 lbs. of sugar
  • 50 lbs. of powdered milk
  • 12 lbs. of salt
  • 10 lbs. of honey
  • 5 lbs. of peanut butter
  • 45 cans tomato soup
  • 15 cans cream of mushroom soup
  • 15 cans of cream of chicken soup
  • 24 cans tuna
  • 21 boxes of mac/cheese
  • 500 aspirin
  • 1000 multi-vitamins
  • 6 lbs. yeast
  • 6 lbs. shortening
  • 12 lbs. macaroni
  • Week 1: 6 lbs. salt
  • Week 2: 5 cans cream of chicken soup
  • Week 3: 20 lbs. of sugar
  • Week 4: 8 cans tomato soup
  • Week 5: 50 lbs. of wheat
  • Week 6: 6 lbs. macaroni
  • Week 7: 20 lbs. sugar
  • Week 8: 8 cans tuna
  • Week 9: 6 lbs. yeast
  • Week10: 50 lbs. wheat
  • Week11: 8 cans tomato soup
  • Week12: 20 lbs. sugar
  • Week13: save $ for week 18
  • Week14: 7 boxes mac/cheese
  • Week15: 50 lbs. wheat
  • Week16: 5 cans cream chicken soup
  • Week17: 1 bottle 500 multi-vitamins
  • Week18: 25 lbs. powdered sugar
  • Week19: 5 cans cream mushroom soup
  • Week20: 50 lbs. wheat
  • Week21: 8 cans tomato soup
  • Week22: 20 lbs. sugar
  • Week23: 8 cans tuna
  • Week24: 6 lbs. shortening
  • Week25: 50 lbs. wheat
  • Week26: 5 lbs. honey
  • Week 27: save money for week 32
  • Week 28: 20 lbs. sugar
  • Week 29: 5 lbs. of peanut butter
  • Week 30: 50 lbs. of wheat
  • Week 31: 7 boxes of mac/cheese
  • Week 32: 25 lbs. powdered milk
  • Week 33: 1 bottle 500 aspirin
  • Week 34: 5 cans cream chicken soup
  • Week 35: 50 lbs. wheat
  • Week 36: 7 boxes mac/cheese
  • Week 37: 6 lbs. salt
  • Week 38: 20 lbs. sugar
  • Week 39: 8 cans tomato soup
  • Week 40: 50 lbs. wheat
  • Week 41: 5 cans cream chicken soup
  • Week 42: 20 lbs. sugar
  • Week 43: 1 bottle 500 multi-vitamins
  • Week 44: 8 cans tuna
  • Week 45: 50 lbs. wheat
  • Week 46: 6 lbs. macaroni
  • Week 47: 20 lbs. sugar
  • Week 48: 5 cans cream of mushroom
  • Week 49: 5 lbs. honey
  • Week 50: 20 lbs. sugar
  • Week 51: 8 cans tomato soup
  • Week 52: 5 lbs. wheat