A ‘prepper’ has admitted her family thought she was ‘crazy’ at first for blowing £600-a-year on emergency supplies – but now they are ‘quite inspired’ – and she even stockpiles ingredients to make her own beauty products.
Charlene Woracker, from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, started prepping in May 2020 during covid to ensure her children didn’t ‘go without’, but has continued to stockpile tinned food, toiletries and bottled water ever since.
The mother-of-four also carefully stockpiles ingredients such as coconut oil and castor oil to ensure she can moisturise her skin and hair during a potential pandemic or war.
The 34-year-old content creator, known online as Mummy Budgets, stores her stash in a makeshift pantry under her stairs and recommends others follow suit.
Charlene said: ‘When I first started out I was using brands and waiting until the deals were on.
‘Then I figured out it was more cost effective just to buy the actual ingredients themselves and make the cosmetics myself.
Charlene Woracker, from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, started prepping in May 2020 during covid to ensure her children didn’t ‘go without’, but has continued to stockpile tinned food, toiletries and bottled water ever since
‘I make a lot of my products from scratch, I try to stock up on the things I need for that. I have castor oil, I use that instead of using moisturiser.
‘Coconut oil is so versatile you can use it for so much, you can use it as a make-up remover so you don’t need to buy [that].
‘You can use it as a moisturiser, you can use it as a base. If you want to make a face scrub you just add sugar and honey.
‘My friends and family are quite inspired. At first they thought I was a bit crazy but I think it’s actually made them see it’s actually good to be prepared.’
Charlene dedicates £50 a month to ensuring her stockpile doesn’t run low.
She said: ‘It was just a scary thought to go without, especially with having the children, I just wanted to make sure they didn’t go without resources.
The mother-of-four also carefully stockpiles ingredients such as coconut oil and castor oil to ensure she can moisturise her skin and hair during a potential pandemic or war
The 34-year-old content creator, known online as Mummy Budgets, stores her stash in a makeshift pantry under her stairs and recommends others follow suit
‘You just never know what circumstances could happen so it’s always good to be prepared.
‘I think it just gives me that peace of mind, especially with what’s happening in the world, so I think it doesn’t hurt just to be prepared.
‘I cleared all that [under the stairs] out and made it into a little pantry and I’ve put loads of stuff like batteries [in there], I’ve got an emergency camping stove as well.
‘Long-life products are the best thing to prep and I just make sure I have things like flashlights and I’ve made sure I’ve got some extra camping gear just in case of emergency.
