Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 27, 2011

Eating leftovers is one of my tenets of saving money in the kitchen but I am even guilty of wasting food at times. I started wondering how much money I am actually wasting when I throw food away. According to the EPA, Americans dump 34 million tons of food a year and it accounts for 14% of total municipal waste. Brown Bag lunch.

Economical 173

Economical Kitchen Groceries Grocery 173

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 23, 2011

Instead of using aluminum foil or plastic wrap to cover casseroles and leftovers, store the food in re-usable containers. Skip the sandwich bags and use re-usable containers in your lunch tote. She is always sending food home in pickle jars when we visit. A few Link Up guidelines: Please link a your cost-cutting kitchen tip.

Economical 185

Economical Kitchen Paper Groceries 185

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 2, 2011

Plan for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Also, my husband tries his best to come home several times a week for lunch, so I need to make sure there will be food for him. Welcome to the first Kitchen Economics Link Up ~ Cost Cutting Tips to Help You Save Money in the Kitchen. Plan for all seven days. Do you plan your meals?

Menu Planning 138

Menu Planning Menu Plans Economical Kitchen 138

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Use the below as a guideline only. Start understanding vocabulary and concepts of economics – such as ‘resource’, ‘earn’, ‘income’, price, ‘currency’ and etc. Food Related. Let them count their lunch money. Talk about keeping their lunch money in a safe place.

Money 187

Money Parenting Kids and Family Gasoline 187