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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2020 17:52:05 GMT
Six months of expenses in a liquid account. I read that as a liquor account, and was wondering if you meant a liquor cabinet! I thought I was doing pretty good, but I might have to inventory my liquor cabinet! 🤣🤣🤣 As far as savings, 6 months liquid savings, as well as cash. I'm normally not too "conspiracy theory", but I also read to keep extra cash on hand as well. If you are in Mexico you would be right! The government is starting to prohibit all types of alcohol sales.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Apr 10, 2020 18:05:24 GMT
Oh wow I went on amazon to look for evaporated milk and they have this shelf stable milk. Is this what you’re talking about? Also if it is, can you please explain? That is it! I even like Maple Hill brand. The only issue is those are the little 8 oz cartons. I was hoping to find the larger 32 oz cartons. But as a back up, a case or two of the small ones will work! Thank you!
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Apr 10, 2020 18:06:35 GMT
If you are in Mexico you would be right! The government is starting to prohibit all types of alcohol sales. Do you have a link to that information?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2020 18:07:59 GMT
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Post by jenjie on Apr 10, 2020 18:10:03 GMT
Oh wow I went on amazon to look for evaporated milk and they have this shelf stable milk. Is this what you’re talking about? Also if it is, can you please explain? That is it! I even like Maple Hill brand. The only issue is those are the little 8 oz cartons. I was hoping to find the larger 32 oz cartons. But as a back up, a case or two of the small ones will work! Thank you! Awesome! So tell me about it. You use it like regular milk? What is typical shell life unopened?
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Apr 10, 2020 18:15:45 GMT
The ban is just in the state of Tabasco, not the entire country. Some tourist areas are limiting hours of alcohol sales, but again, not a total ban.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Apr 10, 2020 18:22:20 GMT
Awesome! So tell me about it. You use it like regular milk? What is typical shell life unopened? Yes, UHT milk (ultra high temperature) is regular milk that has been processed. I would keep it in the cabinet, then put a few cartons in the refrigerator as I needed them. Used it to cook, as well as on cereal and in my coffee. DD drank it plain with no complaints. The shelf life is typically 6-9 months. It's the same process used on some of those little individual creamers you see at coffee bars.
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Post by sabrinae on Apr 10, 2020 18:34:57 GMT
Awesome! So tell me about it. You use it like regular milk? What is typical shell life unopened? Yes, UHT milk (ultra high temperature) is regular milk that has been processed. I would keep it in the cabinet, then put a few cartons in the refrigerator as I needed them. Used it to cook, as well as on cereal and in my coffee. DD drank it plain with no complaints. The shelf life is typically 6-9 months. It's the same process used on some of those little individual creamers you see at coffee bars. My Kroger sells 8 oz boxes of the horizon brand and sometimes I will see 32 oz cartons. It’s in the section with almond/rice/oat milks at my store.
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Post by FLA SummerBaby on Apr 10, 2020 18:40:43 GMT
I have always lived in Hurricane Land in FLA, so I tend to keep a somewhat stocked emergency kit. That being said-- we are always told to have enough supplies for 2-3 weeks. As this looks to last much longer, I would want to have more of the things that I already normally keep on hand. The things that I did not have for this "lock down" were appropriate protective masks (or fabric and supplies to create any), OTC meds that I don't normally have on hand (like Tylenol-- I had literally stocked up on Advil before they said that was not the best to take with this virus), a pulse oximeter (both DD and I have asthma) and I have always intended to have one but realized with this, it is good idea to have on hand to monitor if necessary (especially since they are suggesting people stay home with their mild symptoms).
I also know that I would still follow my own instinct to shop "before it gets crazy". DH thought I was nuts wanting to stock up in late Feb before everything exploded. I was very glad for the things that I did shop for ahead of the intense scrambling by so many.
The one nice part about this vs. hurricane "sheltering" is having electricity and internet!
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Post by FLA SummerBaby on Apr 10, 2020 18:46:36 GMT
jenjie -- I always keep some of this on hand -- you just use it in place of regular milk. I use similar style almond milk myself but DD prefers "real milk". link
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Post by jenjie on Apr 10, 2020 19:00:24 GMT
The ban is just in the state of Tabasco, not the entire country. Some tourist areas are limiting hours of alcohol sales, but again, not a total ban. I’ve never been to Tabasco. Is it hot there? 😁
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Post by jenjie on Apr 10, 2020 19:01:03 GMT
Awesome! So tell me about it. You use it like regular milk? What is typical shell life unopened? Yes, UHT milk (ultra high temperature) is regular milk that has been processed. I would keep it in the cabinet, then put a few cartons in the refrigerator as I needed them. Used it to cook, as well as on cereal and in my coffee. DD drank it plain with no complaints. The shelf life is typically 6-9 months. It's the same process used on some of those little individual creamers you see at coffee bars. Thanks! I think I’ll get some too.
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Post by jenjie on Apr 10, 2020 19:03:19 GMT
jenjie -- I always keep some of this on hand -- you just use it in place of regular milk. I use similar style almond milk myself but DD prefers "real milk". link Thanks I’ve seen that (before) and didn’t understand. Dd likes almond milk and we can’t even get that. I picked up a hybrid almond/coconut milk but she’s not keen on trying it.
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Post by PEAcan pie on Apr 10, 2020 19:05:17 GMT
Awe man no tequila! I did stock up somewhat with wine/beer. We do not drink a lot but...honestly being home bound with three kiddos, I need to unwind a bit. Helps with the anxiety to have a few glasses. I should check my stock, just in case.
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Post by femalebusiness on Apr 10, 2020 19:25:06 GMT
I also always have at least twenty or more bars of bath soap on hand. I buy bar soap way ahead of time. As soon as I get home I take all of the bars out of their wrappers and put the bars in a basket. I let them dry out for months before I use them. Once they are dry and hard the soap lasts twice as long as a bar that hasn't dried out.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Apr 10, 2020 19:29:37 GMT
I’ve never been to Tabasco. Is it hot there? 😁 beachgurl - Thanks for the link. Not available in my area right now, but I'll keep it in mind. Once this is all over, I think it will be easier to find and stock up on.
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Post by FLA SummerBaby on Apr 10, 2020 20:20:11 GMT
I also always have at least twenty or more bars of bath soap on hand. I buy bar soap way ahead of time. As soon as I get home I take all of the bars out of their wrappers and put the bars in a basket. I let them dry out for months before I use them. Once they are dry and hard the soap lasts twice as long as a bar that hasn't dried out. femalebusiness -- me too!! The soap I like was supposed to be discontinued a couple years ago, so I kind of went overboard and bought up extra packages for quite a while (that has resulted in a nice stash of bar soap!)
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Post by stittsygirl on Apr 10, 2020 20:44:40 GMT
I know it’s not a need, but it’s something I’ve been eyeing for a while. I finally bit the bullet and purchased a home freeze dryer. My mom and cousin both have one and use them all the time. I primarily want to freeze dry eggs, fruits, vegetables, ham, chicken, and ground turkey - things we eat all the time and I’d like to have more on backup than my freezer or fridge can hold. There are a lot of fun treats that can be freeze dried, and I personally like the texture of freeze dried fruit so I want to make my own to snack on because it’s so expensive to buy. Powdered eggs are expensive too and I’d like to do my own. It’s a pricey machine but I’d been putting money aside for a new sofa and this will be much more practical in our current economy. It won’t ship for another 7-8 weeks, so I joined some freeze drying Facebook groups to get some ideas and support .
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Post by teddyw on Apr 10, 2020 21:06:01 GMT
Our town was hit with a tornado less than a mile from our house. We are 21 hours now without electricity. I think I will buy a generator after this. Thankfully someone I know came and got me set up so we are fine for now with the borrowed one, but very stressful for sure. After power outages during 2 snowstorms we finally bought one. This year no snow here. I used to keep more stuff on hand when my kids were younger so I wouldn’t have to shop as much. We downsized a few years ago and I quit doing it. Going to revamp that after this is over.
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Post by teddyw on Apr 10, 2020 21:09:35 GMT
I know it’s not a need, but it’s something I’ve been eyeing for a while. I finally bit the bullet and purchased a home freeze dryer. My mom and cousin both have one and use them all the time. I primarily want to freeze dry eggs, fruits, vegetables, ham, chicken, and ground turkey - things we eat all the time and I’d like to have more on backup than my freezer or fridge can hold. There are a lot of fun treats that can be freeze dried, and I personally like the texture of freeze dried fruit so I want to make my own to snack on because it’s so expensive to buy. Powdered eggs are expensive too and I’d like to do my own. It’s a pricey machine but I’d been putting money aside for a new sofa and this will be much more practical in our current economy. It won’t ship for another 7-8 weeks, so I joined some freeze drying Facebook groups to get some ideas and support . For some reason freeze dried fruit makes me cough. Every single bite. I can’t figure out why.
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Post by CeeScraps on Apr 10, 2020 22:10:35 GMT
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Anyone else please chime in!!
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Post by stampinchick on Apr 10, 2020 22:50:57 GMT
I usually keep extra staples on hand, but what I didn't have this time was hand sanitizer and I only had a small pack of disposable gloves. I never would have thought to buy a box of 100 gloves because I would have thought they would last me a lifetime. Now I know just how quickly one person can go thru gloves. After this is over, I am going to buy disposable masks to keep on hand, too.
Something I hadn't thought about but will keep on hand now is Tylenol and cough medicine. I never use Tylenol because it doesn't touch my back pain like Advil does. As soon as I read a report that Tylenol was a better option than Advil, I bought a box. Glad I did because after that it was wiped out just like the TP in the stores. I also bought a couple of bottles of generic cough medicine. If I would get the virus, I want to have things on hand to treat the symptoms so that I don't have to ask somebody to try to find some for me since I wouldn't be able to go to a store myself while sick. It's good to have that on hand during any cold and flu season.
Pasta and spaghetti sauce. I was shocked to see the shelves wiped out of these early on. Guess everyone figured it was an easy meal and was shelf stable.
This is my big suggestion for everyone:
Extra contacts AND a spare pair of glasses - even if you normally wear glasses, have a spare pair - Make sure the spare glasses are your current prescription and everyone in your family should have a spare pair.
I work for an eye doctor and when the governor shut down all non-essential business, we were no longer allowed to do routine eye exams but we could stay open for urgent and emergency issues. Evidently, a lot of doctors decided it wasn't worth staying open for the few times they'd have a patient need something other than an exam. We have had a number of people call us who weren't our patients but they said their glasses broke or they were out of contacts and their eye doctor was closed. One of our regular patients called and said her 9 year old daughter broke her glasses and she couldn't see to do her school work. We try to help them and we've been able to either repair their glasses, find frames we had in stock that we could put their lenses in or in some cases we had to order new frames for them. We can't help people with contacts if they weren't already our patient. The companies we order from are open but some of them have reduced staff and hours so it may take longer to receive glasses and contacts.
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Post by quiltz on Apr 11, 2020 0:52:16 GMT
I keep a couple of gift cards to the LCBO, Loblaws & Shoppers Drug Mart with about $100. / card.
Easy to give to a person who will shop for me and won't have to exchange cash to pay for things.
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Post by Scrapper100 on Apr 11, 2020 3:21:35 GMT
I want to reorganize our garage for better storage of staples. I plan to buy gloves and masks when they are available again and want to get a pulse oximeter (sure I spelled that wrong).
I’m really glad we normally buy in bulk and have extras. This is only solidifying my habits to have extra supplies in hand. I’m also glad I had just stocked up. Great timing on the Costco rebate check. I wish our freezer had been organized better and I could have stocked up in meat since it’s hard to get now.
I like the idea of a garden but squirrels seems to get stuff before we can. I’m hoping to at least do a herb garden. I currently have basil in an aero garden and it’s been great on pasta and pizza the last few weeks.
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Post by milocat on Apr 11, 2020 5:05:00 GMT
I also always have at least twenty or more bars of bath soap on hand. I buy bar soap way ahead of time. As soon as I get home I take all of the bars out of their wrappers and put the bars in a basket. I let them dry out for months before I use them. Once they are dry and hard the soap lasts twice as long as a bar that hasn't dried out. femalebusiness -- me too!! The soap I like was supposed to be discontinued a couple years ago, so I kind of went overboard and bought up extra packages for quite a while (that has resulted in a nice stash of bar soap!) femalebusiness I didn't know that about letting bar soap dry out, thanks. My dad has used Zest bar soap forever and within the last year you can't find it anywhere in stores mom said. So I went on an online search and found it on Amazon bought 3 packs that each had 16 or 20 bars. I said if we run out of soap will dad fight us if we come for his precious Zest? 😂 Just kidding I'm well stocked in soap and dish soap which could substitute.
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Post by alsomsknit on Apr 11, 2020 6:19:50 GMT
The freezer has come in handy. We really should acquire a generator at some point.
As for the rest, I won’t change how much I have extra on anything. It’s not because I am not concerned at this point about finding some things. It’s simply that I worked too damn hard to get over my fear of not being able to buy essentials and hoarding those items. I am much healthier mentally than I was with my fear induced stockpile.
I also want a smaller home. The one I live in now is not large. However, I want something that makes more sense.
What we need is a well paying job for my husband later this year. Then, I can concentrate on a full-time school schedule. Finish the degree and not be stuck in this dead end job that is a waste of my intelligence and time.
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Post by hop2 on Apr 11, 2020 13:29:16 GMT
Partly due to living in hurricane country, as well as habit from living overseas in remote locations, I found we were very well prepared (other than N95 masks). The one thing I would like to have on hand, but cannot find here in the US, is the shelf stable boxed milk. It's one of the things I miss from expat days. So handy to have it available, and some of it doesn't taste bad at all. Anyone know of a source in the US? Parmelot ( the only brand sold near me ) sold out the end of February and it’s been as hard to come by as toilet paper since then. When my kids were little we always had a pack of the juice box sized ones. But it was one of the first shelves empty around here even before the toilet paper
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Post by hop2 on Apr 11, 2020 13:30:58 GMT
I read that as a liquor account, and was wondering if you meant a liquor cabinet! I thought I was doing pretty good, but I might have to inventory my liquor cabinet! 🤣🤣🤣 As far as savings, 6 months liquid savings, as well as cash. I'm normally not too "conspiracy theory", but I also read to keep extra cash on hand as well. If you are in Mexico you would be right! The government is starting to prohibit all types of alcohol sales. Well, then a hoard of those small airplane sized bottles would be quite the currency then wouldn’t it? 😂
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Post by allison1954 on Apr 11, 2020 13:37:23 GMT
Partly due to living in hurricane country, as well as habit from living overseas in remote locations, I found we were very well prepared (other than N95 masks). The one thing I would like to have on hand, but cannot find here in the US, is the shelf stable boxed milk. It's one of the things I miss from expat days. So handy to have it available, and some of it doesn't taste bad at all. Anyone know of a source in the US? Our grocery stores carry it. It wasn’t where I expected it( can’t remember now) of course we live inHurricane country
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Post by Dallie on Apr 11, 2020 14:28:18 GMT
Our town was hit with a tornado less than a mile from our house. We are 21 hours now without electricity. I think I will buy a generator after this. Thankfully someone I know came and got me set up so we are fine for now with the borrowed one, but very stressful for sure. Keep in mind that portable generators emit CO and therefore have to be run outdoors. I say that because every hurricane, someone dies from running it inside. ( So most people only use them to keep their garage fridge running.) .
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