In the October 2020 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bishop W. Christopher Waddell stated
“…aspects of a spiritual foundation for temporal preparedness include acting ‘in wisdom and order,’ which implies a gradual buildup of food storage and savings over time, as well as embracing ‘small and simple’ means, which is a demonstration of faith that the Lord will magnify our small but consistent efforts.
“With a spiritual foundation in place, we can then successfully apply two important elements of temporal preparedness—managing finances and home storage.”
$5 plans are a way to apply “small and simple” means to achieving something great in home storage. A $5 plan for getting a 3-month supply can be found on www.simplyprepared.com. It is a plan for purchasing a 3-month supply for 1 person for $5 a week. It provides 2400 calories per day based on USDA My Plate recommendations.
Plan recommendations are based on regular prices of the least expensive brands available at HEB in Spring, Texas during August 2019. Prices will be higher now. At that time, the average weekly cost was $4.89. Set aside the unspent portions to use during the few weeks that recommended items will cost more than $5 (primarily powdered milk).
This plan will take 82 weeks, or 19 months, (maybe longer due to price increases) to complete and will provide:
7.5 pounds oatmeal
6 pounds rice
11.5 pounds pasta
15 pounds flour
6 pounds popcorn
153 15-ounce cans of vegetables
27 29-ounce cans of fruit
48 15-ounce cans of fruit
4 pounds of Velveeta or similar cheese
12 12-ounce cans of evaporated milk
12.8 pounds powdered milk
58 ounces peanut butter
12 5-ounce cans of tuna
15 5-ounce cans of chicken
15 5-ounce cans of ham
39 15-ounce cans of cooked dry beans
3 pounds shortening
48 ounces vegetable oil
8 pounds granulated sugar
2 pounds brown sugar
1 pound powdered sugar
24 ounces pancake syrup
32 ounces jam or jelly
1 pound honey
26 ounces salt
12 ounces baking powder
16 ounces baking soda
24 ounces ketchup
14 ounces mustard
1 jar bouillon
Herbs
Spices
