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Five Frugal Things | food waste prevention

The Frugal Girl

I did not plan this to be themed, but today’s Five Frugal Things is gonna be all food-related! It’s basically a tour through my adventures in trying to avoid food waste. So now I can throw together some simple lunch bowls with the lentils, sweet potatoes, and sauce.

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Grocery Budget Challenge | January Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

O n the 30th of each month, between January and November in 2014 , we will meet here to discuss our challenges and successes for the month. How did we do in January? January’s homework was to figure out your monthly grocery budget and start meal planning. My success : My January grocery budget was $450.

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World Wisdom: Clear Drop Recycling Innovations

Motherhood Moments

Affordably priced and geared to the home user, each patent-pending Clear Drop unit addresses one specific type of recycling, making it as simple and effective as possible to stop polluting with destructive soft plastics and garbage organic waste. There are 6.3 With our ZERO TRASH! and shipping by July 1, 2023.

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P.E.P. for Week of January 10-14/11-Seeking Balance Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Trent from The Simple Dollar discuss cost vs. quality and when frugality should come into play. Money Crashers shares with us 7 Ways to Reduce Food Waste- Freezing Food and Making Leftover Recipes. Bucksome Boomer shares with us how to revolutionize our finances using our savings. Going Frugal. Going Green.

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Weekly Meal Plans

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My husband and I joined Weight Watchers on January 4th, 2011 and knew that we would need to start cooking more at home if we were going to stick to the plan. We each received a set number of food points to use each week. Here is how I usually disperse my 29 points a day. Breakfasts and Lunches.

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