It takes money to save money

This is a tough truth....the easiest way to save money is to buy in bulk to take advantage of volume discounts or weekly sales, and then store it in your basement/attic/large pantry.

So what I'm saying is that you have to have enough dollars to buy extra to benefit from promotional prices, and then you have to have a large enough living space (more dollars) to store it for later use.

I acknowledge that it's easier to save money when you already have it.

One way around that is to buy together with a friend or family member, to spread the savings around.