1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,880 --> 00:00:16,479 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: tip is to take stock before you read stock before 4 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 1: you go shopping. Be sure you know what you already 5 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: have so you don't wind up with stuff that you 6 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: don't truly need. So perhaps you have already heard the 7 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: advice to check your fridge and check your pantry before 8 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: you go grocery shopping, and to check your closet before 9 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 1: you buy something new for an event. But just because 10 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,520 Speaker 1: you have heard that advice, does that mean you always 11 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 1: follow it. I know that I might have good intentions, 12 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: but then someone goes to the store without looking, and 13 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: next thing we know, we have six boxes of cheerios 14 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:04,919 Speaker 1: and none of my almond milk. I recently bought several 15 00:01:04,920 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: potential new shirts for a TV appearance because I assumed 16 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: that none of my existing stuff was going to work. 17 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,360 Speaker 1: But then I realized I had a blue shirt that 18 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: would work just fine. Not only can checking ahead of 19 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: time save you money, it can also spark ideas. Maybe, 20 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:28,959 Speaker 1: thanks to a pantry scan, you find that tamarin paste 21 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 1: you bought months ago and decide that this is the 22 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: week for stir fry. You may discover a skirt that 23 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: you've somewhat forgot you owned, but that looks mysteriously like 24 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 1: what people are wearing fashionably right now. Stuff does come 25 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: around again, and honestly, using what you have is just greener. 26 00:01:53,320 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: One of my kids went off to an academic camp 27 00:01:55,760 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: for a few weeks this summer and they gave us 28 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: a list of school supplies to My first thought was 29 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: to go to Target to get these things, but then 30 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: I realized that I was having this conversation with my 31 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:12,680 Speaker 1: kid while he was sitting at a desk with an 32 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: unused three ring binder sitting right on top of it. 33 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: We hunted around and were able to pull together almost 34 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:24,239 Speaker 1: everything he needed by checking what was unused from the 35 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:28,360 Speaker 1: school supplies we bought last year. It was good to 36 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:33,679 Speaker 1: take stock before we restocked. By taking stock, you might 37 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: even get a head start on your holiday shopping. If 38 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: you have a gift closet or bin, or if you 39 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: have hiding places for storing gifts that you have gotten 40 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: through the year, see what you already have before you 41 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: make a shopping list. I'll note that taking stock can 42 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 1: also mean taking stock of what other people own. If 43 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 1: you are throwing a party in your dining room table 44 00:03:01,360 --> 00:03:03,799 Speaker 1: is the same size as your parents' dining room table. 45 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,519 Speaker 1: Maybe they have a nice tablecloth that you can use. 46 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: No need to go shopping. You can avoid acquiring things 47 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 1: you don't need if you discipline yourself to see what 48 00:03:17,600 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: you have or perhaps what you can borrow before buying 49 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: anything new. No need to spend money or bring in clutter. 50 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: You just have to be a little more organized in 51 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 1: the meantime. This is Laura. 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