Hello hello! Nice to stumble across a new channel about prepping! The 5 dollar challenge is a GREAT idea! Lots of people think it isn't possible - but this is proof positive! I often shop Dollar General - during the week, they usually issue a 5 dollar on 25 dollar purchase coupon specifically for the upcoming Saturday. Just buy something simple then save that receipt! I accumulated a fair amount of "free 5 dollars worth" of canned items each week by doing this. :) If you research the prices of the items you want to stock up on ahead of time, you can plan and budget that 25 dollars out pretty closely then use the coupon on Saturday.