Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

What We Ate this Week: Monday: Burrito Bowls with leftover chicken from last week. Thursday: leftovers from Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Cheap turkeys. Roast one up now for your family and freeze leftovers for future meals. It’s super easy, super cheap, and you can make a zillion and a half different flavors.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 22, 2016

Every week, I share how I saved and what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. I served with spaghetti, garden salad, and Cheap, but Tasty garlic bread. Thursday: Leftovers. Did you make a new budget-friendly dish this week that your family enjoyed?

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 17, 2015

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. Monday: Spaghetti with steamed broccoli on the side and my cheap (but tasty) garlic bread. It was a tasty dinner and VERY budget-friendly. I ordered pizza. My husband is on is own for dinner.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 23, 2015

This Week’s Dinners: Monday: Pasta e Fagoili soup and cheap, yet tasty homemade garlic bread. Wednesday: Leftovers from Tuesday night. Thursday: Homemade Clam Chowder and cheap, yet tasty garlic bread. Lunches included leftover soup, leftover chicken, black bean & corn tacos from last week, and pb & j sandwiches.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 20, 2014

Kansas City, Missouri/Kansas ~ Kosher on a Budget. Reno (& Northern), Nevada ~ Premeditated Leftovers. Chattanooga, Tennessee ~ Living Chic on the Cheap. Twin Cities, Minnesota ~ Creative Couponing. Kansas City, Missouri/Kansas ~ Kansas City Mamas. Southern Missouri ~ Getting Freedom. Omaha, Nebraska ~ Family Fun in Omaha.

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Saving Everyday

MAY 29, 2024

Some would even call me cheap, ha! Budget Planning Tools Envelope Cash System Monthly Budget Planner 52 Week Saving Challenge Cut Household Expenses Go through all those subscriptions on your phone and cancel any that you don’t use or don’t use often. My family loves leftovers, so they never go to waste.

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Shereen Travels Cheap

JANUARY 10, 2024

That's not helpful when you're on a budget. At the very least, and most of what we do, is to bring back leftovers and eat those instead of going out for another meal. When you've bought random snacks and have hunger in the evening, you don't have to go out Bring snacks - When I'm out doing things, I can eat all day.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 30, 2015

I usually add a side of steamed vegetables and cheap, but tasty homemade garlic bread. I served with Cheap, but Tasty Garlic bread , and steamed veg. 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.

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Shereen Travels Cheap

DECEMBER 23, 2023

Did your mom make enough food for 3 households and is now trying to make you bring leftovers home? Everyone's doing their best and it's not the flight crew or the desk attendant's fault. Please don't take it out on them. Here's how you can take them on the plane.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Currently our monthly budget for my family of 4 is $500. Sunday: leftover lasagna (from Friday night), garden salad, and cheap, but tasty garlic homemade. Did you make a new budget-friendly dish this week that your family enjoyed?

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Friends And Family Sale Homemade Leftovers Kids and Family 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 28, 2015

I BLEW MY GROCERY BUDGET! Our dinners this week: Sunday: I grilled chicken tenders and served with corn on the cob, watermelon and cheap, but tasty garlic bread. I used leftover roasted chicken that I had in the freezer. Wednesday: I made spaghetti, cheap, but tasty garlic bread , and steamed broccoli.

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Saving Everyday

DECEMBER 1, 2023

It’s an excellent use for leftover rice and a great opportunity to use up leftovers. While it’s simple and perfect as it’s shown , I often add leftover veggies and protein to buk it up. It’s simple, cheap comfort food. Rice – This is an excellent use for leftover rice, but any rice will work.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2012

With many people looking for ways to cut costs, there are a number of things that you can do to keep your house clean for cheap. Use Rags – You can either buy a cheap pack of rags and reuse them or you can cut up old towels and t-shirts rather than throwing them away. Newspaper, however, is a great, cheap alternative to paper towels.

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Shereen Travels Cheap

DECEMBER 16, 2023

I've used them for snacks, for dirty clothes, for leftovers and for receipts and brochures. I bring a handful of zipper bags with me anywhere I go. They are multipurpose and take up almost no room in your bag. I have started replacing single-use bags with silicone Stasher bags.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 9, 2013

There tends to be a ton of leftovers, and I suspect that many of them are wasted because they can’t eat them all. We are really excited to host our first Christmas, especially on the cheap. There is so much left over even after she sends me and my brother home with enough to last us for days. Go Frugal'

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

When you have tracked, analyzed, and cut your budget to bare bones, there is only one other way to find extra money to put towards debt and that is to make more money. Dave Ramsey says, “a budget is telling your money where to go, instead of wondering where it went.” That would keep you on budget!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2011

Leftovers from last night’s dinner and some fruit work just fine. Buy cheap groceries. Now when I say cheap, I don’t mean skimping on quality. By implementing these two things into your shopping, you can drastically reduce your grocery budget for the month. Stop buying lunch every day. It can save you bundles.

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Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! Repurpose leftovers. Eating up those leftovers prevents food waste, period! If leftovers aren’t your thing, try repurposing them. I love Starbucks vanilla lattes, but they’re not cheap!

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Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! Repurpose leftovers. Eating up those leftovers prevents food waste, period! If leftovers aren’t your thing, try repurposing them. I love Starbucks vanilla lattes, but they’re not cheap!

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Saving Everyday

JANUARY 8, 2013

As I previously discussed, leftovers are always welcome in my house. The same goes for pasta dishes, stews, chili, casseroles, etc… – Of course stockpiling items when they are free/cheap will save you even more. You can see more “stretchable” budget recipes HERE. It’s true. and last for days.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 12, 2012

Not only did I reduce waste but I also stayed within my food budget. Now if you don’t have a freezer, another option is to make two servings of pasta and have the leftovers for lunch the next day. Cold pasta salad makes a lovely lunch, or you can microwave leftover pasta for a hot lunch. You just have to look.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2011

posted at FIRE Finance , saying, “We decided to optimize our grocery expenses and pull the strings on our food budget even tighter. There are lots of ways you can entertain yourself and your family on a budget.&#. Kris presents The Three Rules of Leftovers posted at Cheap Healthy Good.

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Saving Everyday

JANUARY 2, 2013

This is also very budget friendly, coming in at less than $5 for the entire pot! You could just cook 1/2 of a standard size box if you don’t want any leftover. Be sure to check the Coupon Deals Page regularly so you have the free/cheap products that I use in my recipes! Roasted Tomato Sauce With Angel Hair Pasta.

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For the Mommas

JANUARY 2, 2016

1) Leftover cookies make excellent pie crusts for cream pies. When you have a few cookies leftover, put them in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin. A penny saved is a penny earned when it comes to budgeting your money every month. Here are some ways you can save money by finding new uses for old items.

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Saving Everyday

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Most ingredients are cheap pantry staples, making this an extremely affordable dish! Have you ever eaten leftover cold pasta salad, and the pasta seemed a bit undercooked? Have you ever eaten leftover cold pasta salad, and the pasta seemed a bit undercooked? Pasta salads are great for meal prep! Affordable. Easy to change up.

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Recipes Food and Wine Cooking Re-use 52

For the Mommas

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Leftover cookies make excellent pie crusts for cream pies. When you have a few cookies leftover, put them in a plastic bag and crush them with a rolling pin. A penny saved is a penny earned when it comes to budgeting your money every month. Here are some ways you can save money by finding new uses for old items.

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Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Now that Thanksgiving is over and done with, and the leftovers have all been gobbled up, it’s time to transition into full-on shopping mode. However, at a price tag of $298 + tax, it may exceed your budget, so I managed to find some other fabulous options at a fraction of the cost.

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Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

JUNE 23, 2010

The great thing about this sale is that they actually have the styles you want (not the leftover crappy styles that you usually find) and every style I picked out they had in my size. Tags: Online Bargains Aldo ALDO SALE aldo shoes fashion blog Fashion expert FASHION ON A BUDGET style blog style expert style fashion.

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Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

Remove any trace of leftover eye makeup: This is a huge issue I see with women- left over liner that muddies up the eye and hinders today’s application. Tags: Dara Klein Beauty beauty budget dara kein fashion blog fashion blogs Fashion expert fashion week fashion week beauty trends style blogs style expert.

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Saving Everyday

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

We’ll use any leftover quick service credits at the food court on sandwich boxes to go. We travel cheap! We give ourselves a budget and never go over it. Cook’s inside the Polynesian, so this will definitely be one of our stops…and I can get a Lapu Lapu. December 15 –. Heading to Palm Bay (my hometown) to see our family!!

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