Family Balance Sheet

MAY 3, 2016

The Sunday dinner leftovers from 3 weeks ago that would have made a delicious lunch–slimy. Or the expensive organic yogurt that got lost in the back corner behind the Sunday dinner leftovers–better not do the smell test! Dry with clean cloth. Food is forgotten about and becomes a science experiment. Good food, too.

Grocery Spending 100

Grocery Spending Freezers Refrigerators Groceries 100

Coupons Do Work

APRIL 14, 2015

For the clothes and shoes for my kids, I look for sales. I stocked up on several sizes for the next 2-3 years… for my daughter, last Sept, Crazy 8 had a coupon and a sale on summer clothes. actually rule of thumb : shop for kids clothes during ‘off season’ that is when you find the best sales.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Food Kids and Family 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Plastic containers from sliced lunch meat are great for leftover vegetable or casserole servings. Buttons from clothing we have given away, thrown away or made into rags can be used to replace missing buttons or as craft items. Clothing and Linens. They fit nicely into ice chests and won’t break. Small Utility Items.

Re-use 235

Re-use Used Reuse Amusement Park 235

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Monday: Shephard’s Pie with leftover mashed potatoes from last week. To prepare for the cooler weather, I’m spending some time this weekend pulling out and washing our extra bedding and our fall clothing that’s been in storage. Sunday: burgers, tater tots, fresh fruit, garden salad.

Frugal 100

Frugal Freezers Friends And Family Sale Financial Goals 100

Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

Put Away the Leftovers Another way to increase your savings quickly is to try as much as you can to save money from your designated weekly budget. Instead, put that leftover cash into your savings accounts. From $300 a week to the weeks where you have some of that leftover, find one week where you spend absolutely nothing.

Saving Money 52

Saving Money Money Saving Credit Cards 52

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 23, 2011

Try replacing some paper products on your list with cloth and re-usable products that you probably have around the house and you will not only reduce your grocery spending, but you will also reduce your waste. Switch from paper tissues to flannel cloth hankies - Flannel is so much softer on my kids' little noses.

Economical 185

Economical Kitchen Paper Groceries 185

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 27, 2013

The $55 was from clothing and miscellaneous clutter from around my house. I’m a little nervous about reaching it, but remember October was a needs only month , so I plan on including any money that was leftover from our budget that we didn’t’ spend. We had a sale in the summer where we got rid of a lot of junk.

Finds 100

Finds Bank of America October Miscellaneous 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Donate items : Since my son is an only child, his clothing doesn’t get a lot of heavy use. They appreciate the clothes — and the fact that they don’t have to buy them. We usually send him home with the leftovers. So, when he’s done, we give it to a neighborhood family that struggles financially.

Giving 235

Giving Money Donation Bills 235

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 16, 2013

Cloth napkins. For example, most leftover food scraps can even be composted ( other than meat, of course ) so they can be brought home if a school or workplace doesn’t do composting. Resealable sandwich or lunch containers, made from stainless steel. Reusable water bottles like ones from SIGG and Klean-Kanteen.

Lunch 201

Lunch Lunches Reuse Compost 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2015

I don’t freeze food in the used bags, but do use them for leftovers in the frig. Old clothing parts. Before throwing away old clothing, I snip the buttons off and remove working zippers (unless I’m donating the item). Clothes pins. We do this for all bags except those used for meat or those that get stained.

Reuse 100

Reuse Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 16, 2013

Use paper drop cloth to wrap. If you are like me, you have old material or clothing that is no longer loved or needed. Do you have some leftover wall paper you won’t be using? While I am not that thrifty, and I love prettily wrapped gifts, I don’t like to spend a bunch on wrappings. Use old, unwanted material.

Thrifty 174

Thrifty Christmas Gifts Thrift Stores 174

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 1, 2011

Wash laundry in cold water and hang clothes to dry. Cook from scratch every meal and freeze leftovers. Buy as many organic and local foods as we can. Switched from chemical personal care products to homemade chemical free ones. Use reusable fabric bags for shopping. Grow our own garden of veggies. Compost our leaves and grass.

Money 124

Money Green Compost Composting 124

Couponing 101

JANUARY 15, 2015

What we’re NOT paying for: • Groceries • Household Items • Clothing • Meals Out • Entertainment How we’ll manage: Eat from the Pantry/Freezer We have a very well-stocked freezer and pantry, of which we’ll be taking advantage. Eat Leftovers Leftovers will become our close friends. This way the food doesn’t “feel” like leftovers!

Leftovers 40

Leftovers Freezers Gift Cards January 40

Coupons Do Work

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

another interesting ‘quick hack’ , if you have hand sanitizer , put a small amount in your hand, and wipe your hand on the screen on the phone (and when I mean small I mean SMALL amount), I then take the phone and wipe it on my shirt, or use a glass cleaning / soft cloth to wipe it off, it disinfects the screen).

Used 100

Used Phones Cleaning Microwaveable 100

Couponing 101

JANUARY 21, 2019

Plus, I felt much better about saving some money (to then spend on their clothes…). This is a great choice when you have an over-abundance of leftover pumpkins in the Fall. So in order for me to avoid wasting money on jarred food and to know what exactly is going into said food, I decided to make my own! Pumpkin and Thyme.

Homemade 83

Homemade Money Recipes Baby 83

Coupons Do Work

JUNE 12, 2016

See sales from leftover winter clothes and spring clothes. This sale takes approx. 70% off a variety of items. A lot of shops will have free shipping on purchases of $100 or more and later changing to free shipping on $25 or more.

June 100

June Buy Buying Lingerie 100

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. Purchase an inexpensive shower curtain or table cloth measure and cut to the size of the original shade. Put them in the freezer for future use.

Saving Money 40

Saving Money Money Finds Reuse 40

For the Mommas

JUNE 1, 2016

Glad Cling Wrap is perfect for all of those Summer cookouts and leftovers! off any ONE COTTONELLE Flushable Cloth. Acme: FREE Glad Cling Wrap. Head over to Acme to get Glad Cling Wrap for FREE when you use the $0.75/1 1 Glad Cling Wrap coupon (4/24 SS) and this $1.00 Ibotta offer! You can never have too much! Use (1) $0.75/1

Mr. Clean 40

Mr. Clean Pine-Sol Formula 409 Clorox 40

Couponing 101

DECEMBER 20, 2019

You might use material from worn-out clothes or towels. If you wind up with too many leftovers, don’t worry! While they may eventually wear out, reusing them can at least reduce the impact. Otherwise, you might also consider wrapping your gifts in swaths of scrap fabric. Reuse Whatever You Can.

Christmas 59

Christmas Reuse At&T Paper 59

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. Purchase an inexpensive shower curtain or table cloth measure and cut to the size of the original shade. Put them in the freezer for future use.

Saving Money 40

Saving Money Money Finds Used 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2012

Then use a damp cloth afterward to clean off any leftover baking soda. For example, for cleaning counters, you can sprinkle some baking soda on them, spray some white vinegar on that, and use a sponge to wipe it off.

Cleaning 199

Cleaning Green Homemade Paper Towels 199

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2014

Fashion changes and new or nearly new clothing gets sold at sales or donated to charity. Glass leftover containers 3 for $.75. I don’t like to use plastic bags or throwaway containers for my leftovers – glass seems much cleaner. I swore I’d never buy used junk again… but now I’ve changed my mind.

Buy 178

Buy Buying Garage Sale Garage 178

Couponing 101

JANUARY 21, 2019

Plus, I felt much better about saving some money (to then spend on their clothes…). This is a great choice when you have an over-abundance of leftover pumpkins in the Fall. So in order for me to avoid wasting money on jarred food and to know what exactly is going into said food, I decided to make my own! Pumpkin and Thyme.

Homemade 56

Homemade Money Recipes Baby 56

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2011

I have been able to save on things like food, gas, and clothing. Leftovers from last night’s dinner and some fruit work just fine. Related posts: 8 Ways to Save Money on Clothes. Believe it or not, there are lots of ways to save money, no matter how much of it you have- or don’t have. Stop buying lunch every day.

Bills 124

Bills Money Insurance Saving Money 124

Coupons Do Work

MARCH 17, 2015

The days I do cook, Sunday for example, I hope to have enough for leftovers for another day. Kids clothes: I shop clearance. It is a win-win situation.They eat healthy and my grocery bill gets cheaper. If not, I get creative and use what I have in my pantry until it is the next shopping trip. A year ago, I saw boys shorts for $1.99

Money Saving 100

Money Saving Money 2015 Saving 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Take leftovers for your lunch at work or throw a salad together in the morning. This makes clothes shopping so much easier, faster and cheaper as you know what to look for and what to avoid. Get the whole family involved in meal preparation. This makes getting dressed in the morning much quicker and simpler, saving you precious time.

Fitness 198

Fitness Meals Work Food and Drink 198

Nicoles Nickels

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Refrigerate or freeze any leftovers immediately. Properly reheat before you eat: Any pre-cooked dishes as well as leftovers need to be reheated to 165 degrees in order to kill any looming bacteria. Large portions should be separated into smaller containers and covered loosely to speed cooling.

Thanksgiving 109

Thanksgiving Giveaway Food Microwave Ovens 109

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. But just in case you strike out in-store, you can find all of the styles online. And right now, you get FREE shipping on orders over $75. .

Shoes 67

Shoes Shopping Leftovers Budgeting 67

Nicoles Nickels

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

Using towels and rags that can be sanitized in the clothes washer’s hot water cycle is a good alternative to sponges. When storing leftovers. Refrigerate leftovers before serving dessert. Tip: Before you sit down to enjoy dessert, put all leftovers in the refrigerator or freezer. Once cooled, cover the leftovers.

Food 51

Food Holiday Leftovers Refrigerators 51

Work With What You've Got

AUGUST 18, 2009

Tina and I are thinking of setting up a Dallas clothing, accessories and shoe swap for the ladies. After that, the leftover items will be sort of free for the taking (but be fair! We are aiming for FREE because we think charging goes against the principal of a swap. You bring gently used items and you trade with other girls.

Dallas 40

Dallas Swap Fair-Trade Clothing and Accessories 40

Saving With Shellie

JANUARY 26, 2016

Thank goodness I didn’t get them because now I can grab them for much less and still have Christmas money leftover for more! I always end up buying shoes that are too dressy for my clothes. I asked for these for Christmas a few weeks ago when they were full price. Choose from gray or black, both are $49 each.

Sale 40

Sale Saving Niece Leftovers 40

Shereen Travels Cheap

DECEMBER 16, 2023

I've used them for snacks, for dirty clothes, for leftovers and for receipts and brochures. Mesh pop-up hamper (laundry detergent) Whether or not I'm on a long trip, I don't like living out of my suitcase and I don't like mixing my clean and dirty clothes. I bring a handful of zipper bags with me anywhere I go.

Travel 226

Travel Hotel Sunglasses Phones 226

Saving Cents With Sense

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Maybe pull out a brightly colored plastic table cloth for the dining room table that can withstand spills. Perhaps use leftover party supplies from a birthday or get some fun prizes when you’re buying other items. Use the same set-up each time so that the kids can feel organized and know that it’s family time.

Frugal 53

Frugal Family Kids and Family Inexpensive 53

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

An easy lunch idea in one word: leftovers! I’m always amazed by the amount store tags I see on clothing and household item at thrift stores. Yard sales are great for smaller items, like clothing, household and lawn items, and kids/baby stuff. Put the money saved into your emergency fund. 6 – Eat dinner at home.

Emergency Fund 130

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Not enough time in the morning to make breakfast AND pack a lunch, one word: leftovers! I’m always amazed by the amount store tags I see on clothing and household item at thrift stores. 19 – Shop thrifty for you clothing needs. For ideas, read: 5 Make Ahead Breakfast Ideas. 5 – Brown bag your lunch.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

Makeup, nail polish, and clothes. I haven’t worn makeup in about twenty years or so, I can’t remember the last time I painted my nails, and I detest shopping for clothes. But I had to SHOP for clothes. Cloth diapering. And I am more conscious of eating leftovers and avoiding food waste.

Rent 182

Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 182

Coupons Do Work

AUGUST 29, 2016

School is in session ; and that means time to get your school supplies, supply for the classes and as a teacher, as much as you all do for teaching our precious kids, we want to help out as much as we can — including many stores that offer discount travel, school supplies, clothes, or food, these stores get extra credit with teachers.

Discount 124

Discount Giving Storing Education 124