Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 6, 2016

Use reusable containers with lids rather than plastic wrap and aluminum foil to store leftovers. Eat those leftovers! I have a good friend who hates leftovers and throws any away after a meal. By eating your leftovers, you are saving money and avoiding the land fills. top photo credit. That’s crazy!

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Tuesday: We had a lot of pesto ranch chicken leftover from last week , so I cooked some bacon in the oven and made chicken & bacon quesadillas. They were yummy and a great way to use up leftover chicken. The tween years are upon us, so any advice to help us navigate the waters are much appreciated. Wednesday: Spaghetti night!

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Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Image & Recipe Credit: Eating Well Magazine. Image & Recipe Credit: Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa. Recipe & Image Credit: Martha Stewart. Recipe & Photo Credit: Jamie Oliver. Recipe & Photo Credit: Giada de Laurentiis. Get the full recipe HERE. Mushroom Lasagna. Perfect make-ahead meal.

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Couponing 101

JANUARY 20, 2012

Aside from using them to store leftovers, you can also use the empty jars to store dry goods in the pantry. Photo Credit. Bonus – they look so nice! Think beyond the kitchen too! You can use them to store craft supplies, small garage items like nails and tacks, or children’s toys like legos and puzzle pieces.

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Couponing 101

JANUARY 6, 2012

We wasted more food (produce, leftovers, etc. Leftovers – Ugh. I really don’t like leftovers (please tell me I’m not the only one?). I’m going to attempt to be more creative in “re-purposing” leftovers and try to create completely new meals out of them. Photo Credit.

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Saving With Shellie

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

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Vacuums Foodsaver Leftovers Credit 45

Coupons Do Work

APRIL 14, 2015

I paid it all in cash (try not to pay in credit cards…). They were the leftovers. Step 2: leftovers. any leftovers left and/or stockpile days. Example of things I recently bought : Turkey meat, publix cheese, potatoes, strawberries, 2 BOGO breads, bananas and ranch seasoning. My total bill was $27.57.

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Couponing 101

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Lunches: Leftovers. Reminder: Sign up with No More Rack and get a FREE $10 Credit, plus earn Free Apple Gadgets when you tell your friends! Breakfasts: Oatmeal (we eat this most mornings). Homemade Chocolate Chip Muffins, Fresh Fruit. Mango Blueberry Kefir Smoothies, Toast. Peanut Butter Toast, Fresh Fruit. PB&J, Baby Carrots.

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Couponing 101

JANUARY 24, 2011

Lunches: Leftovers. Reminder: Sign up with No More Rack and get a FREE $10 Credit, plus earn Free Apple Gadgets when you tell your friends! It is so stressful not knowing what is for dinner each night! I am definitely back at it this week! Breakfasts: Oatmeal (we eat this most mornings). Cold Cereal. Peanut Butter Toast, Fresh Fruit.

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Couponing 101

JANUARY 11, 2011

Lunches: Leftover Beef Soup from last week. Grilled Chicken Wraps using leftover Grilled Italian Chicken. Leftover Chicken Noodle Soup. Reminder: Sign up with No More Rack and get a FREE $10 Credit, plus earn Free Apple Gadgets when you tell your friends! Bacon, Egg, and Cheese Biscuit Cups , Fresh Fruit.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 28, 2013

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Saving With Shellie

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Voucher good for one time use only, any leftover funds will be forfeited. If not redeemed by November 23, 2012, voucher will be good for $15 credit only and will be subject to original category restrictions. The credit never expires. Cannot be combined with other zulily or Tiny Prints vouchers or promotions. Taxes are extra.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2011

Kris presents The Three Rules of Leftovers posted at Cheap Healthy Good. Consumer Boomer presents How To Be Frugal With Your Credit Card posted at Consumer Boomer , saying, “Frugal use of a credit card can actually save you money rather than cost you money! Here’s how…&#.

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Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

For us, we still almost prefer to eat at home so, once a week, I always plan a crock pot meal, or something big that reheats well (like fajitas with rice) to have leftovers for those “don’t want to cook” nights. Photo credit: Tosha Cole Photography. ———–. www.thehssfeed.com.

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Couponing 101

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

leftover bones and skin from 1 large whole roasted chicken. Put your leftover chicken bones and skin into a large crock-pot. Photo Credit. Now you’re going to make chicken broth! Homemade Chicken Stock. 1 large onion, quartered. 3 celery stalks, chopped in 2-3 pieces. 2 carrots, chopped in 2-3 pieces. cold water.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2011

Leftovers from last night’s dinner and some fruit work just fine. To find other ways to reduce your expenses, take a close look at your checkbook and credit card statements. Stop buying lunch every day. Instead, do a bit of planning and bring a lunch to work. It can save you bundles. Stop paying for subscriptions.

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For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

And as an added bonus, leftovers make a great lunch the next day. Stop using your credit cards. Credit cards make buying too easy and you usually end up buying too much when you use them. The average person spends over $2,000 a year on eating out. Save money by preparing your own meals. Brown bag it to work.

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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.

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Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It started with $40,000 in consumer debt (vehicles, credit cards, small student loan) and then sold our home and eliminated the $140,000 of mortgage debt. Knowing our bank account was empty, I was hoping that one of our maxed out credit cards would have enough room to get him $20 bucks worth of gas to get him to work the next day.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

We also don’t want to come home to a credit card bill. Usually there is enough leftovers for the last night to be a ‘clean out the fridge’ night. Using only cash while on vacation will force you to question each purchase, especially when it comes to spending money on unnecessary souvenirs--you won''t want to waste your cash.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Not enough time in the morning to make breakfast AND pack a lunch, one word: leftovers! You will likely have to accept a store credit for the current price if you don’t have a receipt, but that’s better than nothing. Add up how much you are spending in the morning and you’ll see how much you will save for your fund.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

An easy lunch idea in one word: leftovers! You will likely have to accept store credit for the current price if you don’t have a receipt, but that’s better than nothing. There was a time (pre-pandemic) that I ate lunch out almost every day with friends. Put the money saved into your emergency fund. 6 – Eat dinner at home.

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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. 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!! The sandwiches at both Coronado and Port Orleans are to-die-for (and huge).

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

You know you shouldn’t be using credit cards all the time. You spend until the money runs out and then you put your purchases on your credit card. What you have leftover is how much you can spend. If you are bringing in less than you spend, you need to fix that fast. You aren’t taking responsibility.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support). And I am more conscious of eating leftovers and avoiding food waste. Clark, our cat, the day after we brought him home from the shelter. I make bone broth now!

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Oreo Spiderweb cake There, I’d make everything from homemade bread to Steak Diane (seriously – my mom came to visit one time and bought $100 worth of beef tenderloin so I’d have leftovers – at the time, that was like 5lb of tenderloin! We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.)

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Frugal Luxuries

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Remember to include leftovers when planning your menu. In fact, PLAN some of your leftovers for use in future meals. Create a shopping strategy : Start by keeping your debit card, credit card, and/or check book at home. Round off to the highest amount to simplify.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

Acadia and her family sold their house and moved into an apartment that they can pay for out of one paycheck with money leftover. Maureen paid off $79,540 in credit card and student loan debt. Brian and his wife paid off $109,000 in credit card debt. Shannon and her husband paid off $22,000 in 9 months.

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