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What to buy when things are really tight?

Here are my freezer and pantry standbys

10 pounds chicken leg quarters, less than $6 Walmart, we put 2 in a ziplock and in the freezer

1 pound packages ground beef $1.88 Walmart

20 pounds rice $13 + change Walmart

pasta, whatever is least per ounce

potatoes only if I can get 20 pounds under $5

fruit & vegetables, whatever is cheapest per pound

plain oatmeal

flour

nothing processed or boxed, then work with what you have, since we have a dairy cow and eggs we can make several great meals with this and not even feel like we are skimping, plan ahead for a “lean shopping” because often when it is needed you are also depressed or down from what ever caused it and the tendency is to just “eat pie and die” ,  so plan ahead