A Penny Saved..... can be spent on OTHER supplies!

There are TONS of really great deals to be had in the Back To School shopping arena!

"Wait" you say, "What does THAT have to do with preparing?"

LOTS!

By buying paper supplies now while the cost is reduced, you will be able to save money down the line for other, more expensive prepping items.

"What do paper supplies have to do with prepping?" "What are some different ways I can use what I buy?"

Here's a list of things I do with my Back To School supplies.

• Composition Books (Target .40) – Journals, Gardening Journals, price book, Medical journal for each person
• Notebooks / Binders (Target $1)– Recipes, Pet Files, Coupon directory, Food Storage Inventory, Emergency plan binder, 
• Labeler - These are great for just about everything!
• Rubber Bands – Large size to label Canned Food
• Page Protectors – Reusable Inventory Sheets, Weekly Menus, Grocery lists,
• Dry Erase Markers - To use on page protectors for inventory, white board calendars and menu boards
• Labels – Avery type – canned foods, labeling binders
• Mini Notebooks (Dollar Store) - Mine was divided into 5 sections
• Sharpie Markers – Labeling and dating canned and frozen food
• School Year Calendars (Walmart $1 to $2) – use to pre-shop, what’s on sale, what are you doing today for prepping, scheduling when large bills are due; property taxes, car registrations
• Calculators – Calculating bill pay offs, food storage amounts, daily necessary calories, cost of item, figuring out when a sale is a sale, staying in a monthly budget
• Scissors – Large and small, coupons, one in kitchen to open packages, in office file, in First Aid kits to cut gauze
• Pencil Cases (soft & hard)
• Soft (Target .99) – keeping money at home, organizing each persons' info in a family emergency binder (shots, passports, birth certificates,
• Hard (Target .59)– Small car size first aid kits, activity kits for kids with crayons, paper pads, flash cards
• Lunch Bags & Thermos - Can be made into individual 72 hour bags
• Germ X (Walmart) - we bought a large bottle and several small ones. As the small ones are used, we just refill them from the large bottle. Germ warfare.... kids can pack into their desks, we have them in our cars, my purse, etc.
• Pencils (CVS . 50) Pencils, pens, markers and crayons will always be needed to write, draw, color. Don't forget to store a non-electric pencil sharpener as well.
• Pens (CVS .50)
• Markers
• Crayons (Target .50)
• Stapler - There are probably other ways to hold paper together, but this is the old standby for me. I use it to hook the bills I pay each month together with checks, keeping insurance claims together, to keep tax returns together, on anything containing multiple pages. Have a supply of staples that fit you stapler on hand too.
• Notebook & Graph Paper - Use to plan gardens, wood projects, sewing projects, games for kids
• Tape
• Glue
• Glue Sticks
• Rulers (Target $1) Use to measure paracord for bracelets, to draw up plans to scale

I'm sure many of you have other ideas and I'd love for you to share them. Happy Back To School shopping and remember, while you are out there "outfitting" your youngsters for school, grab a few more items for yourself and your home.