Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 4, 2016
Sunday: leftover lasagna (from Friday night), garden salad, and cheap, but tasty garlic homemade. Monday: Roasted Fish with Tomatoes & Olives , steamed broccoli, homemade applesauce. Tuesday: Salsa Chicken Casserole, homemade applesauce, salad. Currently our monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 3, 2014
A couple of notes to keep in mind: I keep a moderately stocked freezer with marked down meat , loss leaders , batch pre-cooked meat , cooked beans , homemade baked goods and sauces. I made a large batch of homemade sugar-free applesauce in March that I stored in the freezer. Lunches Included: leftovers. I even froze some.
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Couponing 101
JANUARY 6, 2012
We wasted more food (produce, leftovers, etc. Freezer Cooking Sessions – I love doing mini freezer cooking sessions on occasion that keep the freezer stocked with healthy homemade foods. Leftovers – Ugh. I really don’t like leftovers (please tell me I’m not the only one?).
Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 9, 2011
Institute a 'Raid the Fridge' Night One night a week, raid the fridge to get rid of leftovers. Set the leftovers up buffet style. Everyone's plate might look different, but you'll at least use up the leftovers and reduce the waste. Utilize the Freezer Freeze those leftovers. Cut out the crap, save some dough.
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
MARCH 22, 2016
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. Speaking of freezer, this appliance can be your biggest tool to saving money at the grocery store and not just for saving leftovers.
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