Nobody's mentioned it yet (unless I overlooked it), but if you haven't already, join a local brew club. My brew club works with a couple of the local breweries where we can do group buys and the breweries will usually pick up the shipping costs. That will help you save a bit more money. Maybe hit up a couple of your favorite breweries to see if they would be willing to order you a sack when they do their next order too.
Hit your local grocer or bakeries for the 5 gallon, and other sized, buckets. Most of those buckets have cake icing in them and are usually thrown away when emptied. Not only could you use them for grain storage, but if you have a few grommets and air locks around, they make great fermenters too. I got a bunch of 2 gallon buckets from my local Publix a few years ago. The ladies running the bakery dept there even rinsed the buckets out for me while I was finishing up my grocery shopping.
Hit your local grocer or bakeries for the 5 gallon, and other sized, buckets. Most of those buckets have cake icing in them and are usually thrown away when emptied. Not only could you use them for grain storage, but if you have a few grommets and air locks around, they make great fermenters too. I got a bunch of 2 gallon buckets from my local Publix a few years ago. The ladies running the bakery dept there even rinsed the buckets out for me while I was finishing up my grocery shopping.