purchaes the following

1000 rounds of ammo (on sale at walmart)
12 cans of soup (chunky <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />)
6 uncle benns ready to eat rice
1 gallon of bleach
1 case of water

ordered online
surefie L2 lumamax flashlight (Ilove flashlights)
1 case of batteries

every week i set a budget for purchases not alot $20 or so
i try to save the same amount each week to put twards a large purchase such as the surefire or some other piece of gear. this way its not to much of an expense and slow but sure i build up our stores of supplies.