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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. but for temporary purposes, this works fine. But, as I was searching through it this past weekend, I found a small bag of bread cubes.

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Q&A | cinnamon, SIM, jeans, and grocery spending

The Frugal Girl

I would like to ask, how do you freeze cinnamon bread? If you have a smaller household, you could cut the loaf in half and freeze each half separately; that way you can just get out half a loaf when you want some cinnamon bread. Also, you can slice the bread up before freezing it; that makes it very easy to grab just a slice or two.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

I’m fifty years old, married almost 25 years, with four sons of various ages ranging from all grown up to still-working-on-it. ? Eventually, when I was married and working at a library I ordered my own copy of the Complete Tightwad Gazette–and I still have it! Here’s Karen: 1. Biggest mistake ever.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

My degree is in mechanical engineering, but I’m just starting a transition to nursing – before I got pregnant with my son, I was working as a nursing assistant while my husband finished grad school, and planning to go on to nursing school. For me, being in the kitchen and making food for people is an act of love.

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How to Slash your Grocery Spending in 31 Days

Family Balance Sheet

Day 16 How to Stop Food Waste in the Kitchen. Day 23: Shop at Bread Outlet Stores. Day 24: How to Save on Organic Food. We worked hard this month to consciously shop for our groceries, reduce our spending, but still eat well.I Day 15: Plan the Upcoming Week’s Meals. Day 19: Save Money on Meat.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

of Agriculture, a US family of 4 discards around $1500 a year on food waste. Imagine saving your family’s budget $1500 a year just by being more aware of your food waste and taking action to stop it. Everyone’s plate might look different, but you’ll at least use up the leftovers and reduce the waste.

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Keeping the Christmas Dinner Costs and Waste Down

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We’ll be purchasing everything except for the turkey in bulk (brussell sprouts, potatoes, cranberry sauce or fresh cranberries, bread for stuffing, etc) and then dividing it so that none goes to waste. This allows us to cash in on the savings without watching our money go in the garbage by food waste. Cutting Down.

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