The way anybody on a strict budget can get started is to simply buy several cans of what you normally buy whenever it is on sale. Most canned goods have a listed 3 year shelf life but if stored in the proverbial cool dry place you could get a decade or more out of them. Just rotate the older stuff out into your daily meals and before ya know it that extra $10 you spend per week "stocking up" has turned into a several month/years food supply. The dented can/closeout cart is your friend, although I would limit dented to your next few weeks meals instead of long term storage. Warehouse club stores like SAMS CLUB can help too if you buy in bulk. Canning jars and a small "victory garden" could extend your preps with fresh vegetables for pennies just like it did for your relatives that lived through the WWII era. The Dollar Store usually has a variety of spices, adding some to your cache will make a lot of the plainer meals more palatable.
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