Retirement stockpile

I somehow had an inkling that life would not be my own once DH retired and being a keen quilter I bought over a LNG period every shade of Gutermann threads available in the local shops. I also bought materials with the intention of keeping myself sane during the eternal sports and 24 hour news. I did not realise how DH would take over the shopping and firmly believes in accompanying me on shopping trips. He thinks I am unbelievably profligate and asks why on every purchase. I had a bit of a meltdown last week when I realised I was sneaking in a new bathmat and towels, DH being the one to saturate them every day and drying on the line days are few and far between in the north east this year. I would stock up on things that some men think are useless or unimportant. I do remember him once saying who needs bedspreads. (We don't have duvets as he prefers sheets and blankets) every one has their quirks.

The only reason I stock up is because I hate shopping.

I was just thinking cupboard under the stairs

I remember posting about this sometime ago when I received a letter from the bank saying the interest on a small savings account would be something like 5 old pence a year.
I thought of withdrawing the money and investing in cleaning ,washing products etc.Then I looked for space in my cluttered home and went off the idea.

kitty, I know what you mean about spreading the cost. When fairly newly married first time around, if I needed household cleaning stuff, washing powder etc all on the same shop I really noticed the increase in the bill.

BTW, I love the idea of "funabces" , I think I might adopt that word!

Cherrytree, don't be a crazy stockpiler, just look for bargains that give you a couple of products, Bogoffs etc.Shampoo and conditioner last a long time, but even one bottle takes ages to use all of it.We are retired, and look for a good deal, as we have more time and don't need to run madly around supermarkets, but you can take it too far.

I actually think that money is not such a big issue as you think it might be when you retire. Somehow you cut your cloth and manage. But of course stock pike all you like .

But, when it runs out will it not be a shock to the funabces? And, I find if I have even a small stockpile of bogofs or whatever, we go off the product well before we run out of whatever!

When my mum was really hardup she used to buy different things in different weeks to spread the cost.

Some friends of ours (who are definitely not short of money!) are fanatical stockpilers.

They live in a small bungalow, most of the loft is taken up with toilet rolls (Nicky Elite, very good actually, better then Andrex/Cushelle etc) which I suppose probably adds to the insulation. Their garden seems to have more sheds than might seem necessary, but have shelves of large bottles of fabric softenener, umpteen tubs of their preferred brand of drinking chocolate , an old non-working freezer is stuffed with boxes of washing powder, all bought when on special offer.

I suppose if you have the space and can afford the initial outlay it's a good idea.