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APRIL 15, 2016

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. I used leftover ham from Sunday and made what turned out to my kids’ new favorite dinner. Want to lower your grocery bill? I let it simmer all afternoon.

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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. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs & toast, cereal, and peanut butter & banana toast.

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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.

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DECEMBER 5, 2015

We had Thanksgiving dinner at my parents house with my extended family, so we didn’t have any turkey leftovers, so every year, I make our own turkey dinner just for the beloved leftovers. This is my absolute FAVORITE way to use leftover turkey and gravy. We also ate leftover soup, mac & cheese and enchiladas.

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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. Wednesday, 4/6: Leftover night – the options were spaghetti or chicken & black beans tacos. The shop donated a portion of our dinner bill to this charity.

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

My husband and I had leftovers, one daughter had breakfast-for-dinner, and the other daughter had a can of soup. Wednesday: leftover night. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts included cereal, eggs & toast. Want to lower your grocery bill? My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

I still had chopped cooked turkey and homemade stock leftovers in the freezer from Thanksgiving. Thursday: Leftover night from Monday and Wednesday nights dinners. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs & toast and cereal. Want to lower your grocery bill? My most favorite dinner!

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JANUARY 29, 2016

We ate leftover ham & bean soup, kielbasa, and whatever we felt like eating. Tuesday: I made Burrito Bowls using leftovers from Monday night. Thursday : Pork tenderloin wraps with leftovers from Wednesday night. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs & toast and cereal.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Sunday: leftover lasagna (from Friday night), garden salad, and cheap, but tasty garlic homemade. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs & toast and cereal. Want to lower your grocery bill? My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. This was my favorite dinner of the week.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

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? My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

I packed food for breakfast and lunches, but we did go out to dinner on both nights…did I mention we spent the entire weekend at a pool…restaurant budget blown! I ate the leftovers for lunch with tortilla chips. Want to lower your grocery bill? My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds.

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MARCH 5, 2016

Our kitchen was pretty bare so the kids bought their lunch at school. Friday: Leftovers from Thursday night. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, & Snacks: Breakfast this week included egg, sausage, & bagel sandwiches and cereal. Want to lower your grocery bill? My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

In the winter months, you can offer to weatherproof windows, which also saves them money on their electricity bill. Budget Planning Tools Start a budget now! Pack your lunch, and focus on inexpensive meals like sandwiches and leftovers. Everyone in my family loves leftovers, so this one is easy for us!

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MARCH 18, 2016

Tuesday: I used the leftover chicken from Monday night and made Chicken & Black Bean Enchiladas. Thursday: Leftover night. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast, we ate cereal, egg & bagel sandwiches. Want to lower your grocery bill? My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2015

It was still a pricey meal, but we did come home with leftovers. Sunday: After church we went to lunch with my extended family to celebrate my mom’s birthday. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches & Snacks: For breakfast, we had cereal with bananas, eggs & toast, greens smoothies. Want to lower your grocery bill?

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

for dessert, and the rest were packed in my kids’ lunches. We ate leftovers. Wednesday: leftover night from Tuesday’s dinner. We’ll pack a lunch, but we’re going to find a place for dinner. Lunches included sandwiches, pasta salad, soups, apples, pretzels, and yogurt sticks.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

This week’s breakfasts, lunches, and snacks: Breakfasts included cereal, eggs & toast. Lunches included leftovers, sandwiches, chicken nuggets, soups, apples, pretzels, and yogurt sticks. Want to lower your grocery bill? My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. I’m always looking for new recipes.

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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. This week’s breakfasts, lunches, and snacks: Breakfasts included hard-boiled eggs, yogurt, and fruit. Want to lower your grocery bill? homemade applesauce.

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JANUARY 22, 2016

Thursday: Leftovers. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs, cheese, and English muffin sandwiches, cereal, and peanut butter & banana toast. Want to lower your grocery bill? My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. I used grape tomatoes that were in the freezer from my garden.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Thursday: Leftover Smorgasbord night. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts included hard-boiled eggs (made in the Instant Pot), peanut butter & banana toast, and Cheerios & bananas. Lunches and snacks included chicken noodle soup, sandwiches, apples, pretzels, and yogurt sticks.

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OCTOBER 30, 2015

Thursday: The last Thursday of October is always trick or treat night in our neighborhood, so I served up some tasty pasta and sloppy joe leftovers. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfast this week was eggs & toast and Blueberry & Pecan Baked Oatmeal. Want to lower your grocery bill?

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JANUARY 8, 2014

My challenge is I need to reduce our bill, but not make everyone in my family miserable because there is no room for the occasional extras that make us happy, like a special treat or wild caught salmon or Kalamata olives. Over the holidays, I wasn’t as diligent with my meal planning and our grocery bill went over what I budget for food.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

If you are struggling with the rising grocery prices or maybe you need to make room for your family’s growing appetites, take a look at the following list and see what changes you can make to cut your grocery bill…and still eat really well! These are strategies I use weekly to help keep my grocery bill in line with our budget.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

These are strategies I use weekly to keep my grocery bill in line with our budget. Also, I plan for everything–breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners. Designate one night a week as “raid the fridge’ night to get rid of leftovers. Coupons are an easy way to reduce your grocery bill. You’ll be thankful later.

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