This Plan Will Get You Through the Shortages of Winter 2021

I’m a paycheck-to-paycheck mom of three, these are the things I do when money gets tight and supplies get low.

It looks like we’re in for another winter of food and supply shortages, and I am busy taking stock of everything I have and everything I need. As a married mother of three, feeling the pinch of stretching a dollar is not unfamiliar to me. But this year, much like last year, there will be shortages of essential items that no dollar amount in my pocket will be able to conjure up. If you haven’t seen bare shelves yet, count yourself lucky; my grocery store is out of toothpaste, and it looks like canned goods and certain meats are next to disappear.

If you want to learn how to frugal your way out of this anxious mess, then bookmark this blog post. I’m sharing my basic battle plan for how to think about and plan for shortages so that I can buffer my family from feeling the worst of it.

I hope this helps your family too.

Meal plan like a pro.

My weekly menu is pretty simple these days. We have pasta night, casserole night, soup and sandwich night, and homemade pizza night. This strategy makes shopping simple, and I can predict what we’ll have for leftovers.

One thing I like to do is make an extra-large batch of something I know my kids love, and I serve half and freeze the other half for this…