Cool haul! One thing I found that helps me maintain our pantry is to "copy-can!" I will pick up obvious things that I always use and just add them. By doing this, when I go and get my weeks and months' shopping, rotating when I get back, I will pick up those things that I tend to forget.

@Nellyontheland

22 күн бұрын

Heres a simple rotation plan for your pantry. Buy a set of different coloured perminant markers. Choose your first colour for, say 2025 or 2026 and put a simple cros on the barcode. Next year, choose a different colour for 2027... and so on. You will see at a glance where you are, how much of that product you actually used, and whether to keep buying it. You will also see what needs to be eaten sooner. If you can only find four colours, red, blue, green and black, you somply put a double cross for that year! when you have run out of marker pen, let me know 😂 Cheers 🇬🇧

@Cabinprepper

22 күн бұрын

Amazing 👏 currently binging your videos now

@Nellyontheland

22 күн бұрын

@@Cabinprepper 😃

@StrivingforSelfSufficiency

22 күн бұрын

@@Nellyontheland ooh I like the marker across barcode idea 😊 thanks for sharing!

Have you a list of each season's sales? I try to stock up nonperishables when they are on sale. Long ago I read a book that had a very strange but ultimately valid suggestion. That was to wipe down the shower or tub immediately after you're done, it helps reduce build up. I use a rag made from an old towel, cut in quarters and hemmed with a zigzag stitch, that had developed holes.

@StrivingforSelfSufficiency

20 күн бұрын

@@happygardener28 thanks for both suggestions! I use a squeegee to wipe down excess water but wiping with a rag after would be worth a try 👍

@frugalitystartsathome4889

18 күн бұрын

Sadly, we don’t get the sort of seasonal sales that you get in the US. At most the stores might knock 50p or something off the usual (often exhorbitant) price of a bottle of cleaner, in time for “Spring cleaning season”. Same with our food - no such thing as a case sale over here, you just have to grab what’s on offer whenever you think it’s worth having.

@happygardener28

18 күн бұрын

@@frugalitystartsathome4889 From what information I've been able to glean a lot of your prices over all are a little lower, not sure with the global upheaval if that might last though. Things seem to be getting crazier by the hour.

I did a shop at Aldi yesterday . £7.29 for 1l of olive oil. 24 rolls of premium loo roll £4.99 which is still very good. Their premium washing up liquid is rated highly in which magazine. Frozen veg and fruit also very good value and quality

@StrivingforSelfSufficiency

21 күн бұрын

@@deanoktoday9155 that’s good to know about their premium washing up liquid, thank you! Yes love the majority of Aldi’s stock, mostly all very good quality 👍 Good to see another Aldi fan 😊

Dentists - around near me, they are like hens teeth, NHS ones are non existent 😞 Well done on doing the tin's, it is a good prep, but a real pain to do 🙂 On the medical front, did you see Munky Wrench on Mikes channel ? He recommends keeping extra meds for barter items, especially pain killers, diarrhoea and anti histamines as they will be in high demand in a SHTF shortage. Those meatballs are good with rice as a cheap, easy, filling meal

@StrivingforSelfSufficiency

21 күн бұрын

It's frustrating about the lack of dentists here. I've not seen it yet (Mike publishes more videos than I can keep up with haha) but will add it to my To Watch Later list. I don't like to have too much of anything in that have short best-before dates. Got plenty of alcohol (that I rarely drink) as back-up barter items though. Good shout on the rice with meatballs! 👍

@Lee_Proffit

21 күн бұрын

@@StrivingforSelfSufficiency Kelly (Munky Wrench) pointed out that if you had a sick family member, then medical items will soon become better than gold dust. The problem with alcohol, is that is people know you have it could make you a target, but no one is going to target you for a packet of diarrhoea tablets 🙂 My first thought was also miniature spirits as trades, but have now changed to the medical route. Medicines will still work after their BBF dates, they just might not be as potent. With the rice thing, if you cache some microwave rice packs, they are precooked, so if you add the meatballs to one of them, it is just a case of warming it up, rather than actually having to cook the rice first, so saving fuel. When are you looking to get chickens ?

@StrivingforSelfSufficiency

21 күн бұрын

@@Lee_Proffit All good considerations! 👍 Hopefully this summer 🤞

@Lee_Proffit

20 күн бұрын

@@StrivingforSelfSufficiency Are you going to build a pen or buy one ?

@StrivingforSelfSufficiency

20 күн бұрын

@@Lee_Proffit still at the research stage 🙂 will share more on here as things progress 👍

That washing up liquid from Aldi is rubbish in my opinion, it's too watered down. I love vaseline as well, but find O'Keefe's Working Hands cream great on the go. It's pricey, but worth it. For a cheaper alternative Aldi's Intensive Repair cream is very good too. I have time wash my hands a lot at work and those two are my go to, keeping the skin on my hands in good shape. When it comes to the sensitive skin making my own soap made a big change. It is much gentler on the skin and didn't leave the residue, unlike the commercial detergents sold as soaps. Btw, have you considered tallow as your cooking fat? I switched from liquid oils to tallow and am loving it. I get the fat free from my butcher and render it myself. I only use olive oil for pancakes now, and seed oils only for soap making.

@StrivingforSelfSufficiency

17 күн бұрын

@@theclumsyprepper ha, we keep the Aldi washing up liquid for the utility room for one-off bits (like washing the dog’s bowl). Thanks for the hand cream recommendation! Good suggestion on tallow - I see a lot of American accounts mention this for cooking and even lotions etc but not tried myself. Does a little go a long way?

@theclumsyprepper

17 күн бұрын

@@StrivingforSelfSufficiency It does. I store mine in sealed jars on my pantry shelf. It lasts ages, providing the jars were thoroughly cleaned. I also find that, now that I use it km cooking, I'm not hungry shortly after my meal - like I was when I used olive oil or seed oils. Plus it gives a nice flavour to food, especially eggs and veggies. My butcher gives me his scraps and bones for my dogs and foxes, so there's usually quite a bit of fat there - all for free. The best fat, if you decide to try it, is the one from around cow's kidneys. That's proper suet, nice and crumbly and it renders well. I have jars of it in the pantry already, plus more in the freezer that I need to process. I even clarified some for soap making, but haven't got round to it yet. I plan to make another thirty bars, or so, because I find it that the longer I leave my bars to cure, the longer they last. It takes a good year in my wet climate (west coast of Ireland) for them to cure to my liking.

Hi Eimear! Do you have a place for me or others to contact you? I have a new friend that I offered some hatching eggs to, that has instead put your name down as a candidate! The eggs can come via a close by post office, and you can be getting fresh eggs in the future. Its all free, this is to spread the love so to speak. I understand you need good eggs? Let me know if you are up for a few free hens. ❤

@Nellyontheland

20 күн бұрын

To clarify 😂 I send you ready to hatch eggs, or if you are close (or a pal) I can give the actual chicks. You'll need to feed and house them and I can tell you how to do it cheaply. I've given hatching eggs to others before now, and in return I now have three full grown turkeys and about 6 turkey chicks. All I ask of you is to win your next endeavour if you can 😊

@StrivingforSelfSufficiency

20 күн бұрын

@@Nellyontheland Aw that’s so thoughtful, thank you 💚 unfortunately I’m not close to being set up for chickens just yet, but aiming to be over the next few months. If you ever want to message me privately, my email is in the channel profile page. Thanks again!

@Nellyontheland

20 күн бұрын

@@StrivingforSelfSufficiency Ok. No problem. You have @Lee_Proffit to thank. We keep two types here. The one that might suit you would be the Indian game. They are prolific layers, and the meat on the males is astounding if they stay untill 18 weeks. Gamey in flavour, with a brown rather than white meat. X When you are closer, Ill send you some eggs to hatch.

@StrivingforSelfSufficiency

20 күн бұрын

@@Nellyontheland you’re both very thoughtful! One step at a time though - need to learn how to handle chickens first 😬 maybe as a total beginner I should start with ready-hatched ones 😊

@Nellyontheland

20 күн бұрын

@StrivingforSelfSufficiency I actually agree 👍 start small... but not egg shaped 😂