Black Friday… 4 Day Super Sale

Our Black Friday sale is coming and I wanted to give you a little heads up. With Thanksgiving on Thursday we are all busy but late that night at 12:01a MST (Friday morning) the sale will start and you don't want to miss out! All THRIVE foods will be up to 50% off, and there will be fantastic deals on Food Rotation Systems and emergency supplies as well, so you can stock your Home Store at the lowest prices all year!

Things WILL sell out so do NOT wait until the last minute!

Our most discounted products can be seen on the Black Friday webpage. Sale pricing is shown on this page but will not become active until 12:01 am MST Nov. 23rd and will end at 11:59 pm MST Nov. 26th.
The two ads below can be enlarged by opening in a new window.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With so many great products I wanted to share my favorite offers:

Pie 6 Pack - You save $ 54.70
Includes one #10 can of freeze dried Bananas, Sliced Strawberries, Raspberries, Peaches, Cherries, and Blackberries.

Providence Basic 2 Person Kit
Sale price $69.99 You save: $40.00
Expedition Basic 4 Person Kit
Sale price $134.99 You save: $50.00

10 grain Pancake Mix Save - 40%

 

Cansolidator Pantry - Save 58%
Harvest 72" - Save more than 50%
Butane Stove - Save $12.89
Cheese 6 Pack - Save 25%

 

Busy over the long weekend - don't worry I can place your order for you.  Simply e-mail me your list of ITEM numbers and product names by 5pm Thanksgiving Day and I will place your order early Friday morning.

We do have two other products that are unadvertised specials available to you through me directly.  The Harvest 72" #10 is PERFECT for Christmas!

Harvest 72" #10 :
Holds 112 #10 cans

Retail Price: $459.99
Current Sale Price: $229.99

1 Person 1 Year Supply Pkg:

Retail if Purchased Separately: $1723.99
Current Sale Price:  $1119.99
If you would like to order either of these products - simply e-mail or call me.

Contact us for more information on starting the Holiday season with a new lifestyle! You can review the brochure as well by clicking on it.

How prepared are you?

from the Shelf Reliance website

Unexpected events arise in everyone's life. From small surprises to huge problems, the best way to handle any situation is preparedness. This checklist will tell you just how prepared you really are. Answer Yes or No to the following questions:

I have established an emergency plan that my whole family knows about.

My family has an evacuation meeting place in the neighborhood.

My family has an evacuation meeting place outside the neighborhood.

I know my community's evacuation plan.

I know where to go if my city sirens go off.

Emergency numbers are posted by my phone.

I know how to turn off my electricity, gas, and water.

I have a flashlight by the breaker panel.

I have smoke detectors with charged batteries on each level of my home.

I have a 72-hour kit for each member of my family.

I have a fire extinguisher and I know how to use it.

I have adequate insurance coverage (home, life, fire, earthquake, ect).

I have adequate emergency supplies stored in the areas I spend most of my time (eg. car, work, home).

My chimney, flue pipes, vent connectors, and gas vents are clean with any damages repaired.

My water heater, large appliances, and shelves are secured.

My larger, heavy objects are found on the lower shelves.

Wall hangings and overhead lights are secured.

I know First Aid and have had CPR training.

I have an adequate First Aid Kit.

I have adequate food storage for my family for three months.

I can clearly see the expiration date on my labels.

I eat what I store and I store what I eat.

I feel comfortable with cooking food storage and have access to recipes.

I use something from my food storage at least twice a week.

I keep my food storage in an area that has a temperature below 70 degrees and has below 10% humidity.

I keep my food storage in opaque, airtight containers.

I have enough water for my family to last one week.

I have the necessary non-food items with my food storage (such as medicine and toiletries)

I have a garden where I grow fresh fruits and vegetables.

I know where the emergency exits are at work.

I know what my work's evacuation plan is.

I have an emergency cash fund.

I put more gas in my car when it at 1/2 a tank.

If you have children

My child(ren) know where the emergency exits are at school.

Both me and my child(ren) know what the school's evacuation plan is.

My child(ren) knows when and how to contact 911.

My child(ren) knows where the fire extinguisher is and how to use it.

 

How did you do? If you answered NO to any of the questions, work on turning them into a YES. E-mail us if there is something we can help you with, that is what we are here for.

Emergency Preparedness Fair | SF Bay Area

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Pantry Challenge {the month}

I posted yesterday about our goals for the Pantry Challenge we are doing.  Today we are going to look at our goals and see how we did.

1) Use the items that have not been rotated in the pantry for sometime.

We were successful in using many items from the pantry – opened things we tend to “save” like juice, it is just there – for “special” occasions!  Well we decided this month would be a special occasion.
We used some of those specialty items that I purchased for a great recipe I saw and then never got around to making – we made them this month (well a couple of them).  They were not really that good – the people who work at Trader Joe’s and create the sample recipes made them taste much better!
We started turning to canned fruits and vegetables more as the month went on (although see #3).
A few more items remain in the pantry that we want to use – we plan on using them and being more attentive to what it is we are buying.

2) Discover what exactly is in our freezer and use it.

We have cleaned out both freezers – but they are NOT even close to being empty – not that I want them to be empty. I just want to use the older items that we put off using.

Here is a picture of the freezer I took last week:

and the door

We have used a little more since these pictures but there is still TONS in there.  I have discovered I need to store more bread – or as you will read in #4 make it. Otherwise we have a pretty good supply of a variety of products in the freezer.

3) Reduce grocery budget – really I wanted to not go shopping at ALL, but wanted a little wiggle room.

We spent MAYBE $100 all month at the store. This included three trips. All three were a result of really good sale items that I wanted to get and put away for “after” the challenge.  You know the $5 off $20 coupons or the $10 off $50… yeah I am a sucker! We did buy milk, fruits and veggies around the 20th.  We were doing find drinking the THRIVE Instant Milk (it is actually REALLY good) but I had been wanting to make a permanent switch to 1/2 instant and 1/2 fresh milk for awhile anyway so the gallon of milk we got I split up and froze one gallon and then we had the other 1/2 (turned whole gallon) in the fridge. No one knew the difference so looks like that is a switch we will continue with.

I definitely learned I need more raw vegetables around. We did use the THRIVE vegetables with our meals and as side dishes but they are just not a good substitute for a salad!

We also went into Costco to get puppy food this past weekend as we were near there. We had enough to get through the month but it has made me realize we need to have a bigger supply of food for her around too.

4) Teach the kids more out eating from the pantry and making things here at home (crackers, bread, etc.)

This was the MOST fun of all. My youngest only 4 1/2 has taken a huge liking to making bread – which is dangerous! I LOVE homemade bread and just want to eat it all up. So we have to limit how often we bake.  We did use the bread for everything from snacks to breakfast and lunch sandwiches. During the winter I find it easier to bake bread – I don’t’ want the oven on in the summer time.
They both have learned more about where things are in the pantry as we went though things together. We will be spending more time incorporating them into our cooking/baking – they did a great job.

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So… the challenge is “over”. Well not really. We plan to continue the challenge but more loosely. We want to use what is in our pantry. We have a year supply of many items but now that we eat a good deal of THRIVE foods we don’t need as many traditionally canned vegetables, boxes of mashed potatoes, rice mixes etc. So we plan to use those items up and replace them with THRIVE products.

Did we enjoy the challenge. I did, a lot. Really the ONLY time we went to any store was when we REALLY needed to. Not only did we save money by not buying things but also saved money on gas. I have had the same tank of gas for over a week – which is unheard of with my SUV! I went and did errands today for the first time all year.   I enjoyed taking the month of and living with what we have – which we have figured out is a lot!

Are you ready to take the challenge?  Challenge yourself for these 29 days of February and come back and let us know how you do.

If you are interested in learning more about Shelf Reliance and THRIVE foods feel free to contact us – all of our information is above in the header.

Getting prepared: Documents

There is more to preparedness than food, water and items to prepare those.  It is important to have your financial affairs in order as well as the dreaded paperwork that floats around. I found this image awhile ago and just found it while cleaning up my desktop.

With tax time coming – now is a great time to organize your files while gathering the information you need to do your taxes.