Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 3, 2014
I’ve included pictures below of most of my grocery shopping trips for the month. There’s about $67 worth of groceries that I forgot to photograph. Lunches Included: leftovers. tacos from leftover pork tenderloin – I make tacos quite a bit with leftover pork or chicken. So refreshing.
Saving Cents With Sense
JANUARY 31, 2013
Anyone who has gone grocery shopping for their household knows that feeding the family can get expensive. Casseroles are another great way to use leftovers from another meal. On those occasions when you cook a whole chicken, turkey, or ham, use the leftover carcass or bone to make the stock for a soup.
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Penny Pinchin' Mom
MARCH 11, 2024
Put Away the Leftovers Another way to increase your savings quickly is to try as much as you can to save money from your designated weekly budget. Instead, put that leftover cash into your savings accounts. From $300 a week to the weeks where you have some of that leftover, find one week where you spend absolutely nothing.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 28, 2022
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. If you don’t think the food in the fridge will be eaten before it goes bad, place leftovers in a freezer container, label, and store in the freezer.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
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. If you don’t think the food in the fridge will be eaten before it goes bad, place leftovers in a freezer container, label, and store in the freezer.
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