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Best Way to Spend $100.00 for Food/Water?

 
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Best Way to Spend $100.00 for Food/Water?
Heard some news earlier that beginning mid February chaos is breaking out in the food stores

I thankfully am nowhere near a city but I am getting as prepared as possible

Problem is I am also not equipped with excess cash to spend whimsically

GLP, please provide advice for how someone can stretch a hundred bucks to make the purchases last two or three weeks and stay relatively healthy

I have no allergies, illness, disabilities, etc. very healthy man
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One could survive quite easily on little more than rice/eggs/carrots/oil.

The humble potato, with added fat, will provide everything the body needs.. It is the perfect food. You do have to eat the skin though.

Lots of vitamins in the skin.
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sawyer water filter or a lifestraw.

rice.
beans.

some sauce for your rice and beans.
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Two 7-gallon aquafina water containers (fill them with tap water).

Remember, you have 40 gallons of drinkable water in your water heater.

Peanutbutter, dry pasta, chicken bullion cubes, crackers, fatty chicken thighs, and salt.

A pot of water boiling with one fatty chicken thigh & salt & a pound of noodles makes a huge pot of faux ramen.

Then add PB and crackers to the meal and you're set!
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Heard some news earlier that beginning mid February chaos is breaking out in the food stores

I thankfully am nowhere near a city but I am getting as prepared as possible

Problem is I am also not equipped with excess cash to spend whimsically

GLP, please provide advice for how someone can stretch a hundred bucks to make the purchases last two or three weeks and stay relatively healthy

I have no allergies, illness, disabilities, etc. very healthy man
 Quoting: Peerless Cockroach


I have been prepping for over 40 years.

My advice:

1. Buy staples such as flour, sugar, cooking oil (I would splurge and buy olive oil), rice, beans, oatmeal, lentils, a few eggs, some cheap pork to flavor your beans, etc. Potatoes on sale. Chicken leg quarters which I see at Kroger sometimes 10 lb. for $4.90. Cabbage and other very cheap veggies.

2. Make all your recipes from scratch, e.g., bake your own bread.

I once lived on $1.00/day for food. Ate mostly baked potatoes which I cooked in my campfire. That was over 50 years ago.

Now, I am more educated and a better cook. Check thrift stores for cheap cookbooks or the internet for recipes.

Wifey from the Old Country just chimed in. She says, "Buy at least one laying hen so you have eggs".

Thank you, Lord, for my wonderful wife!
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Sawyer water filter, rice, potatoes, flour, honey, lighters. Check the survivalist groups,they have great ideas.
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Heard some news earlier that beginning mid February chaos is breaking out in the food stores

I thankfully am nowhere near a city but I am getting as prepared as possible

Problem is I am also not equipped with excess cash to spend whimsically

GLP, please provide advice for how someone can stretch a hundred bucks to make the purchases last two or three weeks and stay relatively healthy

I have no allergies, illness, disabilities, etc. very healthy man
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Get a lifestraw for emergency water
Look at caloric intake and buy food accordingly that gives most efficiency for the cost
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How to Store Potatoes

Compared to most other vegetables, potatoes store fantastically. With the right storage techniques, good potatoes can last several months.
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Canning is a great place to start. With the right canner, you can preserve raw meats such as beef, chicken, bacon, butter, pork. You can make stews, soups, vegetables, fruits and pretty much anything under the sun. All at sale prices.
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30 Cans of sardines in water, $30
30 cans of green veggies, $30
3 cases of bottled water, $12
3 boxes of family size Ritz crackers, $13
2 5 lb bags of oranges, $15
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How to Store Potatoes

Compared to most other vegetables, potatoes store fantastically. With the right storage techniques, good potatoes can last several months.
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I have not had luck storing potatoes, even with the above techniques. A few weeks is about average for me.

I also have not seen potatoes on sale for many months.
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Heard some news earlier that beginning mid February chaos is breaking out in the food stores

I thankfully am nowhere near a city but I am getting as prepared as possible

Problem is I am also not equipped with excess cash to spend whimsically

GLP, please provide advice for how someone can stretch a hundred bucks to make the purchases last two or three weeks and stay relatively healthy

I have no allergies, illness, disabilities, etc. very healthy man
 Quoting: Peerless Cockroach


I have been prepping for over 40 years.

My advice:

1. Buy staples such as flour, sugar, cooking oil (I would splurge and buy olive oil), rice, beans, oatmeal, lentils, a few eggs, some cheap pork to flavor your beans, etc. Potatoes on sale. Chicken leg quarters which I see at Kroger sometimes 10 lb. for $4.90. Cabbage and other very cheap veggies.

2. Make all your recipes from scratch, e.g., bake your own bread.

I once lived on $1.00/day for food. Ate mostly baked potatoes which I cooked in my campfire. That was over 50 years ago.

Now, I am more educated and a better cook. Check thrift stores for cheap cookbooks or the internet for recipes.

Wifey from the Old Country just chimed in. She says, "Buy at least one laying hen so you have eggs".

Thank you, Lord, for my wonderful wife!
 Quoting: darth



Must say Cheers and God Bless to Darth...a gentleman whom I would like to meet someday...
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How to Store Potatoes

Compared to most other vegetables, potatoes store fantastically. With the right storage techniques, good potatoes can last several months.
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 Quoting: Seer777


I have not had luck storing potatoes, even with the above techniques. A few weeks is about average for me.

I also have not seen potatoes on sale for many months.
 Quoting: Jon Titor


Do you live somewhere warm?

I hear ya though..3 weeks to a month is what I get out of bag of potatoes and that is really pushing it.

I think however in a survival situation, the 'drying method' would come in handy.

After all..we know our ancestors did it, before there were grocery stores.
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Get water storage containers that are FOOD GRADE.

5 gal max, you might want to carry them around.

Fill with your own tap water.
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How to Store Potatoes

Compared to most other vegetables, potatoes store fantastically. With the right storage techniques, good potatoes can last several months.
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 Quoting: Seer777


I have not had luck storing potatoes, even with the above techniques. A few weeks is about average for me.

I also have not seen potatoes on sale for many months.
 Quoting: Jon Titor


Do you live somewhere warm?

I hear ya though..3 weeks to a month is what I get out of bag of potatoes and that is really pushing it.

I think however in a survival situation, the 'drying method' would come in handy.

After all..we know our ancestors did it, before there were grocery stores.
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Root Cellar

A root cellar is a structure, usually underground or partially underground, used for storage of vegetables, fruits, nuts, or other foods. Its name reflects the traditional focus on root crops stored in an underground cellar, which is still often true, although a wide variety of foods can potentially be stored, for weeks to months, depending on the crop and the conditions, and the structure may not always be underground.

Root cellaring has been vitally important in various eras and places for winter food supply. Although present-day food distribution systems and refrigeration have rendered root cellars unnecessary for many people, they remain important for many people who value self-sufficiency, whether by economic necessity or by choice and for personal satisfaction.

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Pay attention to when your stores have sales, and plan to use your prep money then. My store has midnight madness once a week. I just bought a ton of canned food for .50 a can, and pasta noodles were buy one get one free. Canned meat doesn't seem to go on sale often, but canned food and boxed food do.
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Water: Long term, buy some 30 gallon jugs. Reuse them. Occasionally you can find smaller plastic bottles on sale at a price that is cheaper than gallon jugs.

Emergency money saver: Put hardware store plastic sheet in your bathtub and fill with water. Keep pets out of bathroom.

1) Buy stuff you will actually eat even if there isn't a problem.

2) Buy stuff that you can eat when there is no power (no heat for cooking)

1) Cheap stuff that needs cooked.
Oatmeal, corn grits, cream of wheat,
Peanutbutter to mix in
Some jams are cheap and will keep moral up
Sugar is cheap.
Powdered milk will kill you don't use it
Dont use coffee creamer. Use milk or real cream or nothing.

Emergency: soaking grains overnight makes them edible but you risk getting worms or other problems. Adding a small amount of vinegar makes them 'cook' faster.

Long term: bag of coal and small coal powered camp stove.

2) Oatmeal bars and cookies don't need cooking and last a long time. Also you can make your own with practice.

3) Eggs are easy to preserve for months. YOU DON'T HAVE TO COOK OR PICKLE THEM. (google it) get 3 wide mouth containers and preserve a months worth of eggs in each container.

There is no substitute for milk. 'almond milk' etc taste like snot and sill turns cereal into mush.
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30 Cans of sardines in water, $30
30 cans of green veggies, $30
3 cases of bottled water, $12
3 boxes of family size Ritz crackers, $13
2 5 lb bags of oranges, $15
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"Those who know, don't teach. Those who teach, are fucking with you."

"When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him." Jonathan Swift

"Whenever possible be more compassionate. It is always possible to be more compassionate."

"Four hearts combined are one."

"There is a reason we use brains for thinking and concrete for sidewalks."

"God is love. All you need is love...and GALAXY BLASTING SPACE WEAPONS." (I knew there was something wrong with this one, it just took me a while to figure it out)

"Women are evil, men are dumb, somebody pissed in the beer."

"The thing about smart people is: they seem like crazy people... to dumb people."

"He who says it cannot be done should not interrupt he who is doing it."

"Humanity has driven off the cliff, now the military is holding their hands over our eyes so we don't see the ground coming."

"Some of what you read is wrong because the people who wrote it also did not have a very good education and were groping around in the dark when they wrote it. Lets thank them for trying because without people like them we would have a lot more groping to do in a much darker world"
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30 Cans of sardines in water, $30
30 cans of green veggies, $30
3 cases of bottled water, $12
3 boxes of family size Ritz crackers, $13
2 5 lb bags of oranges, $15
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Can't do the sardines, that's cat food.

You can get a 24 pack of chicken Vienna Sausages for $13 on Amazon.
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I also have been preparing for a long time. Lived on coast in hurricane country ….

Here's what I personally would get. $100 won't go far but it's a start.

1.) MEDS - make sure u have your meds. Aspirin, and also your non food - ie. SOAP
2.) Lentils and split peas - smaller beans cook faster.
3.) Rice - good storage item
4.) Pasta - thinner cooks faster. (CHEAP mac & cheese boxes)
5.) a few cans of meat to flavor beans - I would go with Spam or canned ham - u can get in dollar store for 3-4 bucks max for the ham.

6.) Eggs - a couple of 18 paks

7.) I would not buy anything that needs to be refrigerated just in case of EMP or power outage


8.) Water - fill your own bottles - or get some cheap in groc store - compare gallons per price.


9.) Peanut Butter - a couple jars and Jelly


10.) Crackers - Good Storage - to eat the PBJ on.


11.) TOILET PAPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


12.) pack of cheap liters and matches/dollar store



13.) Can of Crisco or lard in CAN (doubles as fire starter)


15.) Candles - batteries for flashlights
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Spend it as slowly as possible in order to possibly meet as many people as you can. Knowing different people, good people, lots of them, is going to help you. You just be good too.

McChicken a day I guess is about 93 days
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Heard some news earlier that beginning mid February chaos is breaking out in the food stores

I thankfully am nowhere near a city but I am getting as prepared as possible

Problem is I am also not equipped with excess cash to spend whimsically

GLP, please provide advice for how someone can stretch a hundred bucks to make the purchases last two or three weeks and stay relatively healthy

I have no allergies, illness, disabilities, etc. very healthy man
 Quoting: Peerless Cockroach


I have been prepping for over 40 years.

My advice:

1. Buy staples such as flour, sugar, cooking oil (I would splurge and buy olive oil), rice, beans, oatmeal, lentils, a few eggs, some cheap pork to flavor your beans, etc. Potatoes on sale. Chicken leg quarters which I see at Kroger sometimes 10 lb. for $4.90. Cabbage and other very cheap veggies.

2. Make all your recipes from scratch, e.g., bake your own bread.

I once lived on $1.00/day for food. Ate mostly baked potatoes which I cooked in my campfire. That was over 50 years ago.

Now, I am more educated and a better cook. Check thrift stores for cheap cookbooks or the internet for recipes.

Wifey from the Old Country just chimed in. She says, "Buy at least one laying hen so you have eggs".

Thank you, Lord, for my wonderful wife!
 Quoting: darth



Must say Cheers and God Bless to Darth...a gentleman whom I would like to meet someday...
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Glad you liked my response.

To expand, my wife is from a country that went through years of bloody civil war. Her father, a self-made entrepreneur, had not only years of food stored, he had a hidden underground bunker to store his food and arms.

She is quite enthusiastic about my prepping. We now have a garden, poultry, orchard, goats, a horse to ride in case of EMP, and the other usual preps.

You single GLP brothers should consider marrying a woman from a country with old fashioned values.

Ref prepping, I am not an advocate of the lone wolf running away to the wilderness with a backpack. I know my neigbors in my small town and they spontaneously organize when there is a crisis or disaster.

My most important advice is to know your neighbors and cooperate with them if SHTF.
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$50 - Meat- best quality possible at lowest price

$12 - Veggies, Frozen or fresh, blanch and freeze yourself. Potato, Carrots (store away from each other) Onion, Celery.

$13 - Frozen berries, seeds, nuts

$10 - Dairy - Butter, eggs

$15 - Misc -
Hot cocoa for cravings and calories


The higher quality you get, the less food you need to consume. If you shop like this consistently, you will be able to completely stock your freezer and pantry within 3-4 months without going hungry. Once you get things built up, you're quickly working on preps!

Freezer bags and a little effort is well worth it.

Divide individual portions and freeze them.

Blanch fresh veggies and freeze them in portions.

Eggs can be cracked stirred, poured into ice cube trays and then bagged.

Spend a day in the kitchen and cook a months or at least a few weeks worth of food and freeze. Meals that freeze well would be anything you can find in a frozen tv breakfast or dinner.

Consider ditching the microwave, cook and reheat food properly to retain flavor and nutrients.
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Heard some news earlier that beginning mid February chaos is breaking out in the food stores

I thankfully am nowhere near a city but I am getting as prepared as possible

Problem is I am also not equipped with excess cash to spend whimsically

GLP, please provide advice for how someone can stretch a hundred bucks to make the purchases last two or three weeks and stay relatively healthy

I have no allergies, illness, disabilities, etc. very healthy man
 Quoting: Peerless Cockroach


I have been prepping for over 40 years.

My advice:

1. Buy staples such as flour, sugar, cooking oil (I would splurge and buy olive oil), rice, beans, oatmeal, lentils, a few eggs, some cheap pork to flavor your beans, etc. Potatoes on sale. Chicken leg quarters which I see at Kroger sometimes 10 lb. for $4.90. Cabbage and other very cheap veggies.

2. Make all your recipes from scratch, e.g., bake your own bread.

I once lived on $1.00/day for food. Ate mostly baked potatoes which I cooked in my campfire. That was over 50 years ago.

Now, I am more educated and a better cook. Check thrift stores for cheap cookbooks or the internet for recipes.

Wifey from the Old Country just chimed in. She says, "Buy at least one laying hen so you have eggs".

Thank you, Lord, for my wonderful wife!
 Quoting: darth



Must say Cheers and God Bless to Darth...a gentleman whom I would like to meet someday...
 Quoting: Phang Nga


Glad you liked my response.

To expand, my wife is from a country that went through years of bloody civil war. Her father, a self-made entrepreneur, had not only years of food stored, he had a hidden underground bunker to store his food and arms.

She is quite enthusiastic about my prepping. We now have a garden, poultry, orchard, goats, a horse to ride in case of EMP, and the other usual preps.

You single GLP brothers should consider marrying a woman from a country with old fashioned values.

Ref prepping, I am not an advocate of the lone wolf running away to the wilderness with a backpack. I know my neigbors in my small town and they spontaneously organize when there is a crisis or disaster.

My most important advice is to know your neighbors and cooperate with them if SHTF.
 Quoting: darth


There are women here who have old fashioned values and would love to meet good prepping men who appreciate traditional values.
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dry beans 20# bags
rice 20 # bags
corn in 50# bags
Sawyer water filters


get two of everything and that should be around a hundred bucks, more or less. Storing the food might be a challenge. If you have a dry room which can keep out critters then you don't need to put the stuff in five gallon buckets with Gamo lids. If you store the bags in a crawl space underneath your house, then the buckets and Gamo lids are a must and your price will go up accordingly.


Toilet paper is a must in todays society, yet one hundred years ago our forefathers didn't have that luxury. Might want to go down to your local old folks home and ask a lucid old timer about how he lived in his youth. Ask him about what he used to wipe. Might be eye opening for your prepping knowledge. Old folks are a wealth of pre-electrical knowledge and they can be inspiring. Just start a conversation and you will never know where it might end up.
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Heard some news earlier that beginning mid February chaos is breaking out in the food stores

I thankfully am nowhere near a city but I am getting as prepared as possible

Problem is I am also not equipped with excess cash to spend whimsically

GLP, please provide advice for how someone can stretch a hundred bucks to make the purchases last two or three weeks and stay relatively healthy

I have no allergies, illness, disabilities, etc. very healthy man
 Quoting: Peerless Cockroach


I have been prepping for over 40 years.

My advice:

1. Buy staples such as flour, sugar, cooking oil (I would splurge and buy olive oil), rice, beans, oatmeal, lentils, a few eggs, some cheap pork to flavor your beans, etc. Potatoes on sale. Chicken leg quarters which I see at Kroger sometimes 10 lb. for $4.90. Cabbage and other very cheap veggies.

2. Make all your recipes from scratch, e.g., bake your own bread.

I once lived on $1.00/day for food. Ate mostly baked potatoes which I cooked in my campfire. That was over 50 years ago.

Now, I am more educated and a better cook. Check thrift stores for cheap cookbooks or the internet for recipes.

Wifey from the Old Country just chimed in. She says, "Buy at least one laying hen so you have eggs".

Thank you, Lord, for my wonderful wife!
 Quoting: darth


I did something very similar in my youth. I was really broke and living off of baked potatoes with butter, cheese and broccoli on top. For breakfast I'd have a hard boiled egg and a piece of fruit.

I'd mix it up sometimes with a meal of pasta and marinara sauce with a side of squash, or have mac and cheese with tuna and peas mixed into it. I had a crock pot and would makes soups with a soup bone, veggies, pearled barley or egg noodles, beans and seasonings.

Liver, sardines, and eggs are cheap sources of protein that are also among the healthiest foods. Root veggies like carrots and potatoes are cheap and can be stored for a respectable length of time. A bag of apples will last a while, and raisins will last even longer, and it's all cheap.
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A platypus gravity fed water purifier is great and lightweight. And will last a long time if u don’t run any mucky water through it . I also recommend a titanium ti boiler for cooking your food. These are back packer items . Pretty much you just need a back pack a shelter sleeping bag a way to cook food and purify water.
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why do you idiots buy liberal fake news??

are you that low IQ??
Evil controls the ignorant... Climate change is a hoax so is the vax you have been fear-porned into compliance!

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dry beans 20# bags
rice 20 # bags
corn in 50# bags
Sawyer water filters


get two of everything and that should be around a hundred bucks, more or less. Storing the food might be a challenge. If you have a dry room which can keep out critters then you don't need to put the stuff in five gallon buckets with Gamo lids. If you store the bags in a crawl space underneath your house, then the buckets and Gamo lids are a must and your price will go up accordingly.


Toilet paper is a must in todays society, yet one hundred years ago our forefathers didn't have that luxury. Might want to go down to your local old folks home and ask a lucid old timer about how he lived in his youth. Ask him about what he used to wipe. Might be eye opening for your prepping knowledge. Old folks are a wealth of pre-electrical knowledge and they can be inspiring. Just start a conversation and you will never know where it might end up.
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In theory, your list sounds reasonable. In practice, it's easy to starve to death with that same list. Food boredom is a very real thing.
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why do you idiots buy liberal fake news??

are you that low IQ??
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