Shereen Travels Cheap
JANUARY 10, 2024
Choose a meal to eat "at home". A quick trip to the grocery store is not only fun, but can save you money over dining out. At the very least, and most of what we do, is to bring back leftovers and eat those instead of going out for another meal. Tip: Give a little extra where you can. Tip: Clean up big messes.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 27, 2011
As I was flushing a very old, forgotten-about, slimy Greek salad down the disposal last week, it occurred to me that I have gotten a little lax about leftovers at our house. (I I didn't compost the salad, because it had feta cheese mixed in) We certainly eat leftovers, but by the end of last week, we were (1) lazy and (2) lazy.
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Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 5, 2016
” Dining out is a fun treat, but when you eat out too often it gets old and my sweet girl wanted a home cooked dinner. Friday: Leftovers from Thursday night. Lunches and snacks included sandwiches, leftover spaghetti, apples, oranges, yogurt sticks, cheese sticks, and Girl Scout cookies.
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 14, 2013
Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. For lunch, we usually pack a cooler with food each day that we are at the beach and eat out somewhere for lunch on the one day when we need a sun-break. Thanks for reading.
Couponing 101
JANUARY 15, 2015
Eat Leftovers Leftovers will become our close friends. We always *intend* to use our leftovers but they usually end up in the back of the fridge, to be discovered only when it’s too late. Repurpose Leftovers My husband is very skilled at repurposing leftovers. This way the food doesn’t “feel” like leftovers!
Coupons Do Work
APRIL 14, 2015
They were the leftovers. I do the same thing AND my kids eat healthy! Step 2: leftovers. any leftovers left and/or stockpile days. If I want to eat out or the kids help me make a fun meal – stockpile stuff. We don’t eat a lot of junk food, thankfully. FYI: Yes my family does eat healthy.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 28, 2022
When I don’t plan, I make multiple trips to the store, eat out too often, and most certainly blow our budget. Designate one night a week as “raid the fridge’ night to get rid of leftovers. Everyone’s plate might look different, but you’ll at least use up the leftovers and reduce the waste. You’ll be thankful later.
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