Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 8, 2016

Monday, 3/28: My mom sent us home on Sunday with Easter dinner leftovers. Thursday, 3/31: Leftover night – the options were Salsa Chicken and pork chops. Friday, 4/1: My family scattered on Friday night. Wednesday, 4/6: Leftover night – the options were spaghetti or chicken & black beans tacos.

Leftovers 100

Leftovers Easter Dinner Daughter 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Monday: I never made the baked ziti last weekend like I thought I would, so I made it on Monday, because I knew I would need leftovers on Tuesday night. It was a busy night, so we ate leftover baked ziti. Wednesday: I used the Instant Pot to make meatloaf and mashed potatoes. Want to lower your grocery bill?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Financial Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 18, 2015

When I made my menu and shopping list last Friday, turkey was NOT on the list. I roasted it immediately and used the meat of it for this week’s meals. I also made a bone stock and froze 2 (2 cup) portions of chopped meat to use later. Sunday: We went out for a large lunch after church and just had leftovers for dinner.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Lunch 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 23, 2015

Wednesday: Leftovers from Tuesday night. Friday: Tonight, I’m making homemade pizza with apple slices on the side. Lunches included leftover soup, leftover chicken, black bean & corn tacos from last week, and pb & j sandwiches. Want to lower your grocery bill? How I Use Pinterest for Meal Planning.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 11, 2015

Tuesday: We had leftover chicken with pesto sauce from Monday night so I put on top of thin spaghetti. Thursday: Turkey Noodle Soup using the leftover turkey from a few weeks ago. Friday: Burrito Bowls with a Costco rotisserie chicken. Saturday: Leftovers. We’re swimming in leftovers.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Costco 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 15, 2016

We used the ham to make sandwiches a few days this week and I chopped up enough for two more dinners, along with Sunday’s nights soup. Sunday : I took the ham bone from Saturday and some of the leftover ham and made a big batch o ham & bean soup. I stuck the leftover soup in the freezer. Let us know in the comments.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Kids and Family 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 24, 2015

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. I am getting better at putting leftovers in the freezer if we don’t eat them before they go bad. Tuesday: I made a ham & pepper skillet frittata with leftover Easter ham and chopped peppers that I had in the freezer. I served with fruit and toast.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 10, 2015

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: Red Pepper & Feta Turkey Burgers , leftover chicken chili (that was in the freezer), homemade sugar-free applesauce. So we made ham sandwiches with leftovers from Monday and fruit. Would you like to lower your grocery bill?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Wednesday: Chicken, Potatoes, and Carrots leftovers from Tuesday night. Friday: We’re going to a Spaghetti dinner fundraiser to benefit the Jr ROTC at the high school and then going to the football game. Want to lower your grocery bill? How I Use Pinterest for Meal Planning. 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 13, 2015

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. I’m not sure what took us so long. Sunday: Freezer leftovers. I’ve become more diligent about putting uneaten leftovers in the freezer. I used cooked chicken that I had in the freezer. Would you like to lower your grocery bill?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 5, 2015

I roasted my free turkey that I received from Giant and as you’ll see below I used the meat and stock through out the week for my meal planning. This is my absolute FAVORITE way to use leftover turkey and gravy. Friday: Chicken Tenders , french fries, and vegetables. Want to lower your grocery bill?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Thanksgiving 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 20, 2017

I cooked it in my Instant Pot (look for the directions on Monday 10/23/17), and used the meat for Tuesday night’s dinner. I put the rest in the freezer for later use in soups, enchiladas, and/or quesadillas. My husband and I had leftovers, one daughter had breakfast-for-dinner, and the other daughter had a can of soup.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Daughter 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2016

I chopped up the meat that was still on the bone and added it, along with leftover ham from Saturday night’s dinner to the soup. It was a yummy dinner and I had leftovers for the week and the freezer. Monday: Leftover Ham & Bean Soup, salad. Thursday: Leftovers from Wednesday night. This was a big hit.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Dinner 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 3, 2015

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Sunday: I am becoming better at putting leftovers in the freezer if we are not going to eat them in time before they go bad. Sunday: I am becoming better at putting leftovers in the freezer if we are not going to eat them in time before they go bad.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Tacos 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 15, 2016

I had leftover rotisserie chicken in the freezer and I used my homemade chicken stock. Wednesday: Leftover soup from Monday night, grilled cheese sandwiches, apple slices. Wednesday: Leftover soup from Monday night, grilled cheese sandwiches, apple slices. Want to lower your grocery bill? 8 Freezer Meal Recipes.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale Leftovers 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 20, 2015

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Friday: Chicken Burrito Bowls – with a rotisserie chicken from Costco. For lunches and snacks, we ate leftovers, pb & j sandwiches, apples, oranges, pretzels, yogurt sticks, and cheese sticks. Would you like to lower your grocery bill?

Burritos 100

Burritos Homemade Costco Leftovers 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

I browned meat, using my homemade taco seasoning and layered chips, meat, cheese, chopped onions, and tomatoes on a large rimmed baking sheet. I still had chopped cooked turkey and homemade stock leftovers in the freezer from Thanksgiving. Thursday: Leftover night from Monday and Wednesday nights dinners. I NEED YOUR HELP!

Leftovers 100

Leftovers Homemade Kids and Family Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Sunday: leftover lasagna (from Friday night), garden salad, and cheap, but tasty garlic homemade. Friday: We’re going out to dinner with some friends to a local favorite diner. Lunches and snacks included ravioli for the kids, leftovers for me, apples, oranges, pretzels, yogurt sticks, cheese sticks, and tortilla chips.

Friends And Family Sale 100

Friends And Family Sale Homemade Leftovers Kids and Family 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 8, 2015

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Sunday: Dinner was grilled pork chops, fresh strawberries, and any leftover odds & ends in the fridge. Tip #1: I slow cooked 2 bone-in chicken breasts and 2 packs of chicken thighs and used some of the meat for Monday nights dinner. I picked a good one this week.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 28, 2015

I used leftover roasted chicken that I had in the freezer. Friday: Burgers, watermelon, corn on the cob. Lunches and snacks included leftovers, pb & j, apples, oranges, cheese & crackers, grapes, tortilla chips & cheese. Would you like to lower your grocery bill? How I Use Pinterest for Meal Planning.

Burritos 100

Burritos Freezers Leftovers Breakfast 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 29, 2016

I used the recipe on the cornmeal bag and I baked in my cast iron skillet. We ate leftover ham & bean soup, kielbasa, and whatever we felt like eating. We ate leftover ham & bean soup, kielbasa, and whatever we felt like eating. Tuesday: I made Burrito Bowls using leftovers from Monday night.

Leftovers 100

Leftovers Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 6, 2016

However, there are simple things we can do every day that help Mother Earth by using less energy, sending less trash to the land fills, and conserving our natural resources. In an effort over the years to save money at the grocery store and reduce our waste, I’ve found reusable alternatives to many paper products that we were using.

Saving Money 100

Saving Money Gift Cards Money Giveaway 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 12, 2015

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Sunday: Leftovers – we cleaned out the refrigerator. Sunday: Leftovers – we cleaned out the refrigerator. Friday: It’s pizza night here, but it’s too hot turn on the oven, so I’m grilling the pizza instead. 8 Freezer Meal Recipes.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Homemade Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Use my referral code to join. Sunday: Clean out the fridge: leftover ziti and other various leftovers. Wednesday: Leftover chicken thighs from Tuesday night and leftover smashed potatoes from Monday night, along with steamed vegetables, and homemade applesauce. Want to lower your grocery bill?

Meals 100

Meals Leftovers Kids and Family Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 18, 2016

Tuesday: I used the leftover chicken from Monday night and made Chicken & Black Bean Enchiladas. Thursday: Leftover night. Friday: My 10 year old daughter qualified for YMCA PA State swim meet which will be held at Penn State’s pool. Want to lower your grocery bill? How I Use Pinterest for Meal Planning.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Daughter Leftovers 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 17, 2015

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. I used this Ham & Bean Recipe as a guide, but instead of roasting ham hocks, I sauteed onion and celery in a big soup pot until softened. Thursday: My family has a choice tonight: leftover tacos or ham & bean soup. Would you like to lower your grocery bill?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

We pretty much used up our entire restaurant budget this week, but we were able to follow some of. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We went to a Hibachi restaurant and used a coupon. It was still a pricey meal, but we did come home with leftovers. You can use store bought fajita packs or make homemade fajita seasoning.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Lunch 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Use my referral code to join. I adapted slightly, because I didn’t have cilantro and chilies and I used my homemade taco seasoning for flavoring. I ate the leftovers for lunch with tortilla chips. Friday: I found a bag of potstickers from BJ’s in the back of my freezer, so I’m going to use them in a soup.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Kids and Family Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 5, 2016

Friday: Leftovers from Thursday night. Lunches and snacks included sandwiches, leftover spaghetti, apples, oranges, yogurt sticks, cheese sticks, and Girl Scout cookies. Want to lower your grocery bill? How I Use Pinterest for Meal Planning. We’re always looking for new weekly meal plan ideas.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Home and Garden Daughter 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Chicken Orzo Soup: I used some cooked chicken and homemade chicken stock from last week’s freezer cooking session. Friday: I’m grilling burgers (again) that I found marked down really cheap, garden salad, applesauce. Lunches included leftovers, sandwiches, chicken nuggets, soups, apples, pretzels, and yogurt sticks.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Dinner #1 (as they call it) is usually a sandwich or leftovers previous nights. Friday: leftover sloppy joes, french fries, steamed vegetables. Want to lower your grocery bill? These posts will help: How to Save Money on Groceries WITHOUT Using Coupons. How I Use Pinterest for Meal Planning.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Freezers Kids and Family 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 29, 2015

It’s been a busy couple of weeks and I wasn’t able to pull this together the last two Fridays, but I’m getting back on track. Thursday: Another busy night, so I made Burrito Bowls with leftover cooked chicken and taco meat that I had in the freezer. Friday: We’re going out for pizza. We had a tasty week!

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Hotel Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

This week, everyone enjoyed Tuesday night’s dinner (see below), and I used it every morning to make the easiest-to-peel hard boiled eggs for breakfast. We ate leftovers. Wednesday: leftover night from Tuesday’s dinner. Friday : Our grill stopped working after Thursday night’s dinner and it’s unfixable.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget 2017 Home and Garden 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 22, 2016

I serve the applesauce as a side for many meals and use it in baking. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: I made homemade meatballs for the first time using a random recipe I found on Pinterest. The recipe called for 2 pounds of beef, but I used 1 pound ground beef and a pound of Italian sausages that I found marked down.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Homemade Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week. I still shopped this week, but I did use up some things that have been in the freezer for some time. Monday: Shephard’s Pie with leftover mashed potatoes from last week. Tuesday: Sausage, Broccoli, and Rice Skillet Dinner, using sausage from the freezer.

Frugal 100

Frugal Freezers Friends And Family Sale Financial Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Mine is an 8 quart and takes up a lot of space on my kitchen counter and I don’t have a lot of cabinet space to store it when it’s not in use. Thursday: Leftover Smorgasbord night. Friday: I’m grilling burgers, and serving with fries, fruit, and corn on the cob. Let us know in the comments.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget 2017 Financial Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Use my referral code to learn more about ibotta. Friday: I made my monthly trip to Costco. Lunches and snacks included sandwiches, leftover lasagna, oranges, grapes, popcorn, yogurt sticks, and cheese sticks. Lunches and snacks included sandwiches, leftover lasagna, oranges, grapes, popcorn, yogurt sticks, and cheese sticks.

Groceries 100

Groceries Grocery Saving Money Money 100