This week’s topic/question comes from 2 different people …
My
major problem with pantry building is motivation. I will be motivated for a
month then forget to do anything for a couple of months. (Like I didn't shop
for the entire month of February, so nothing got added, only subtracted. Sigh)
How do
you keep motivated to keep your pantry filled, inventoried and rotated? (I work
full time, so that is part of my problem. But I USED to do "it all"
and now find very little motivation to do ANY of it. That doesn't negate the
need to have enough food to feed those I love however.)
Sometimes we have to do things we don’t feel like doing. The
key is to set up a doable plan that is realistic for the season of life we’re
in, and that will help us tackle those things we know we should do, but don't feel like or have time to do. Two tools that I use are my $5
weekly pantry challenge and another one is my weekly goals. These are small things, but they help keep
me motivated to keep on keeping on.
After you set your goals/make your plans, find a way to be accountable to someone to if you think you might have trouble sticking with them. My accountability comes from sharing both of these goals here on my blog.
Another motivation for me is the high prices in the grocery
stores. It brings me great pleasure when
I can wait for sales instead of having to pay regular price for items we use.
Not having to worry about how we’re going to eat when we
have to use grocery money to pay unexpected expenses, is also motivation for me.
The first two are small things that are doable and don’t
have to require a lot of time.
The second
two are constant reminders that fuel my motivation.
What about you, how would you answer these questions? What motivates you to keep working at having
a well-stocked pantry and how do you do it?
Until next time,
patsi
Sharing 42 years' experience of frugal living and pantry building (if you include my frugal childhood, well that would add a few more years to my experience!)
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