Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Still, I'd try to stock up a bit on foods you do like. When peanut butter goes on sale, I stock up. Rarely do we have less than three or four jars. Same goes for crackers. I happen to love peanut butter and crackers, and there's no cooking required.

I've always got lots of pasta and marinara, but of course the pasta would need to be cooked. I'm vegetarian, but my husband isn't, and he's always got at least a half dozen cans of tuna and other fish products on hand. High protein.

I watch sales and stock up, so we could manage for quite awhile. We wouldn't have exciting meals, but we wouldn't starve.

The most important thing, IMO, is water. We use a dispenser that takes the five gallon jugs. I have seven, and have considered getting more. I refill often. The dispenser is, I suppose, an indulgence, but I have few vices so I think I deserve it. The crisp cold filtered water is delicious and I drink a lot more of it than I did when we just used tap water.

On the topic of water, I'd recommend keeping a jug of basic bleach, and read up on how much to put in your water in case there's a problem with the water supply.