You will be thankful for every effort you make....

Every effort you make will bless your family in the future. Whether it be canning, freezing, stocking up with sales and coupons, purchasing bulk items and pouring them in to storage food grade buckets, etc....you will be glad you did it. When you go through tough times, whether it be cut hours at work, a job loss, a medical emergency where the bills pile up, etc...you will know that you have worked hard and that your family will be alright. Do what you can. If you have the funds to buy a bag of rice or a thing of oatmeal or some extra canned goods this week...do it! Learn to can and make enough jam for your family for a year. Go pick blueberries and apples and other things and can them up! Buy some extra potatoes when they are on sale and store them in a cool dry place. They will last a few months like this. Make every effort you can to put food and other supplies away for your family for the future. You'll be very thankful and glad you did.