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WIS, WWA | all Safeway

The Frugal Girl

I never had room for a toaster oven at my other house, but I do really like having one here, especially for reheating things or making two-person servings of food. Monday I had a snacky dinner earlier, and then when Zoe came home from her evening shift at work, she had a frozen pizza. Anyway, we ate Chick-fil-A while we watched.

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7 Aldi Dinner Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

Whether you’re an avid Aldi shopper or new to the store, I’ve pulled together 7 Aldi Dinner Ideas for $70 to make your next meal plan easier. 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. Aldi Dinner Idea #1.

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Do you live in an ingredient household?

The Frugal Girl

It’s a home that stocks mostly, well, ingredients, instead of ready-to-eat foods. I have not watched the TikTok discourse on this, but I’m guessing that there is a sense in which we all sort of feel like we should be an ingredient household. Also: are we counting things like bananas as ingredients or as ready-to-eat foods?

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WIS, WWA | a new year of grocery shopping!

The Frugal Girl

What We Ate Saturday Zoe and I met up at Panera after her work shift, got some dinner together, and then went home and watched a movie together. ? Thursday Zoe picked up some fast food for herself after work, and I ate some random stuff from the fridge (leftover pasta and some butternut squash soup , plus a grilled cheese sandwich).

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Keeping the Christmas Dinner Costs and Waste Down

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For Easter, we were able to cut the cost of our dinner by doing some things that we will repeat for Christmas: Bulk Shop. My coworker is also hosting her Christmas dinner, so we are teaming up to go shopping at Costco together. This allows us to cash in on the savings without watching our money go in the garbage by food waste.

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Air Fryer Slap Ya Mama Wings

Stockpiling Moms

Make sure you watch them the first time you cook. It is so easy to prepare and can easily be turned into dinner served with tortillas. This is where you can pin all your favorite articles from our Food, Travel & Lifestyle Blog. Place them in the airfryer for 10 minutes and then flip and cook for an additional 8 minutes.

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Benefits of Having Your Parents Watch Your Kids

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

On special occassions, now that I’m retired, I go to their house to watch them. There are many documented benefits to utilizing grandparents to watch grandkids. Both may wonder about reciprocity – should the grandparents be paid to watch the kids? Would you pay your parents to watch your kids?

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