The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Limiting waste is what really drives most of the habits I have that would qualify as “frugal” – reducing/eliminating food waste, returning unneeded items, pursuing refunds, checking on warranties, repairing things, etc. For me, being in the kitchen and making food for people is an act of love.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 18, 2011

101 Centavos blogs about practical freedom, an unequal mix of personal finance, gardening, investing, career advice, cooking and yard sales. Top of the list though, has just got to be throwing food away. We could afford to double our food budget, and toss all kinds of food in the trash. But usually it’s the milk.

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Pets Leftovers Personal Finance Milk 149

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 12, 2018

What We Ate this Week: I make an effort each week to serve my family delicious food but still stick to the budget. This month at Family Budgeters Unite! , Sunday: burgers, tater tots, fresh fruit, garden salad. Monday: Shephard’s Pie with leftover mashed potatoes from last week. garden salad.

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Frugal Freezers Friends And Family Sale Financial Goals 100

Saving In Akron

AUGUST 20, 2011

I love to cook for my family and am always trying to find new ways to save money in our budget. If you have a food processor, you can whip them up in a few minutes. Restaurant Leftovers (Olive Garden breadsticks, Boston Market corn bread, etc). I get out the old food processor and start chopping it up.

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Bread Boston Market Freezers Money 180

Couponing 101

JANUARY 17, 2012

For the past year or so, I’ve been doing a lot of research and have been picking my friends’ brains about health, wellness, and real food. One of the biggest myths about couponing is that there are no coupons for healthy foods. How to Save on Whole Foods. Garden – I am a terrible gardener.

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Whole Foods Saving Money Money Food 94

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 22, 2016

While I have success finding coupons in the Sunday paper and online printing sources, like Coupons.com for hygiene, paper, and cleaning products, food is another story. I don’t find too many coupons for foods that we eat and I only save about $3-5 in paper coupons on each weekly shopping trip, which is hardly extreme.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

I bought all the main ingredients for these 7 dinners at Aldi and the cost was around $70–AND there were leftovers for additional meals. Personally, I prefer freshly prepared rice, so I end up with about a cup leftover each time. Chop up and make a large garden salad–see Side Bar below. Nice work, Aldi! I paid $7.76

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 12, 2011

2.) Use up all your food and reduce waste. It seems the more affluent a society becomes the happier we are to throw away food. are throwing away one fifth of the food we buy each year. Considering many people I know spend on average $150+ a week on food that would mean they are throwing away $1560 worth of food.

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Saving Money Money Reuse Home and Garden 220

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Make it a game and be creative when looking for money within your budget and finding new ways to earn extra money. Groceries is the easiest budget category to overspend. It was an escape from the office, but it was eating up my budget…see what I did there! An easy lunch idea in one word: leftovers!

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

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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Frugal Movies Finance Bills 150

Frugal Luxuries

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

This post has been reprinted from the Frugal Luxuries Food blog circa 2009. Eat by design: Establish a food budget and then design a weekly, bi weekly or monthly menu. Remember to include leftovers when planning your menu. In fact, PLAN some of your leftovers for use in future meals.

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Growing Canning Home and Garden Friends And Family Sale 40

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 4, 2013

If the thought of beating summer boredom also makes you think of draining your budget, you are going to want to keep reading. Spend some time tending to a family garden. Get creative with the leftovers in your fridge and have a cook off. You can spray it, write your name in it, even dye it with food coloring.

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Activism Family Kids and Family Library 111

Saving Everyday

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Click to enlarge – My daughter and I in front of Candy Cane Garden in The Magic Kingdom! We’ll be checking in late, so the most we’ll do is explore the resort and grab dinner from the food court, which is my second favorite food court on Disney property (Port Orleans Riverside is the first). Here’s the plan: December 6 –.

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December Disney Daughter Home and Garden 80

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 21, 2016

If the thought of beating summer boredom also makes you think of draining your budget, you are going to want to keep reading. Spend some time tending to a family garden. Get creative with the leftovers in your fridge and have a cook off. You can spray it, write your name in it, even dye it with food coloring.

Activism 40

Activism Family Library Kids and Family 40