The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

I know we are all rather terrified of causing glass breakage…that’s a messy problem, and it also results in food waste because WHO is going to try to eat food that might have glass shards in it? I might hate food waste, but I hate chewing on glass even more.) But you really do not need to be terrified.

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Food Freezers Food Waste Re-use 203

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 28, 2014

Food Waste Doesn’t Have to Be Inevitable. The amount of food waste that goes on at this time of year is shocking. You can easily cut back on food waste by just buying fewer ingredients, or meal planning to use leftovers. Anything is better than the stuff that you buy at Walmart.

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Green Christmas Food Waste Leftovers 167

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 16, 2016

Day 16 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Avoid Food Waste. family of four discards around $1,500 a year on food. family of four discards around $1,500 a year on food. Imagine saving your family’s budget $1500 a year just by being more aware of your food waste and taking action to stop it.

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Food Waste Kitchen Leftovers Food 165

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

By keeping our kitchens organized, menu planning will be much easier, we’ll reduce our food waste, and we’ll be less likely to buy duplicates. If you’re participating in the Grocery Budget Challenge , February’s action step is to clean out and organize our kitchen pantry and refrigerator.

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Refrigerators Cleaning Menu Plans Menu Planning 181

For the Mommas

MARCH 24, 2020

There are simple guidelines you can follow to help you reduce your food waste, make your money go further and keep food fresher longer. Foods you can freeze : Cooked pasta. As we all are experiencing unforeseen circumstances, we want to be able to help you in other ways as most of us are at home right now. Cooked rice.

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Food and Wine Food Waste Cooking Wine 81

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 15, 2013

In Design a Dish, Millie shows you how to use formulas rather than recipes to design dishes with the ingredients that are available so that you can reduce food waste and save money! Design a Dish by Millie Copper. Once you start using formulas for your meals you will discover just how easy it is to nourish your family for less!

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Cooking Food Waste Meals Recipes 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 27, 2011

The article doesn't state were it got that statistic and I tried to find it elsewhere, but if you really think about it, it probably doesn't take long for $600 to add up nowadays when you really take a look at the food we dump. 600 is what many Americans spend on food each month. How much food do you think you waste annually?

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Economical Kitchen Grocery Groceries 173

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 14, 2018

My family was not thrilled, but we need to reduce our food waste. Did you know you can save hundreds of dollars by reducing your food waste?!?! Homemade Sugar Free Applesauce – this is a constant side dish for my family and it has NO added sugar! summer corn. Thursday: Clean Out the Fridge Night!

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Budgeting Budget Food Waste Kids and Family 100

Couponing 101

JULY 24, 2012

This is a great way to reduce food waste, add great nutrients to your garden/yard soil, and save on fertilizer! Check out how to create your own worm composting bin. Do you have a Frugal Tip you’d like to share? Please send me an email ! Daily Frugal Tip: Create A Worm Composting Bin is a post from Couponing 101.

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Composting Compost Frugal Food Waste 100

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

I started it mainly as a passion project, and to help hold myself accountable about food waste. Did you ever think when you began this blog that you would be making a living with it? JEG I really did not! from early blogging days!

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Money Debt Credit Cards Goals 206

Couponing 101

AUGUST 14, 2013

Learn about reducing lunch waste to get 150 points. Learn about reducing food waste. Here’s how: Sign up with RecycleBank Click on “Earn 150 Points” in the image above. Click on “Earn 30 Points” in the image below. Click on “Get my points” button to get 30 points. See more points-earning opportunities here !

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Points Food Waste Recycle Recycled 97

For the Mommas

AUGUST 12, 2013

Tons of stuff gets wasted at lunch, and your money is just the start. Reduce your food waste. Learn what you can do about it at Recyclebank and earn 150 points! Earn 30 points when you visit Recyclebank to check out our tips on kitchen creativity and smarter shopping. Free Stuff Freebies'

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Points Food Waste Free Stuff Lunch 55

Couponing 101

JULY 30, 2012

Check out GE’s video, quiz, and pledge about minimizing food waste. RecycleBank has a new opportunity to Earn 30 Points! Here’s how: Sign up with RecycleBank. Click on the “Enter Now” tab in the image above. Earn 30 points! Don’t forget about the new 50-point Olympics earning opportunity , too!

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Points Food Waste Recycle Recycled 99

Motherhood Moments

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Everyone has probably heard about the staggering numbers of unrecycled plastics and food waste, contributing to 11% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. “Plastics are poison for the planet, difficult to separate, transport, and hold in one place. Households -- all of us together -- constitute the majority of this garbage pollution.

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Recycled Recycling Recycle Compost 130

Discount Coder UK

JANUARY 10, 2013

Then I hear a news item about food waste in Britain… Apparently we waste an average of £480 worth of food per household every year. There’s me wondering what to write about today, sitting in my studio with our cats Dave, Steve and Molly by my side and Radio 4 for company. Which is obscene. read more.

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Saving Money Food Waste Food Money 56

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 6, 2024

My current main food goals: eat nutritious food eat at home the vast majority of the time avoid food waste If I spend $110/week for Zoe and me, that’s about $8/day/person, and considering that includes cleaning products/toiletries plus food, I feel pretty good about that.

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Grocery Spending Grocery Groceries Sewing 192

The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Searching for information on food waste led me here. (That’s part of the “life” issues.) How long reading the FG? I’m not sure exactly, but it’s been a few years. How did you get interested in saving money? That’s easy, my mom and growing up in the PNW.

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Texas Oregon Frugal Recycle 130

For the Mommas

JULY 14, 2014

It’s three grind stages quickly grind virtually any food waste. The InSinkErator Evolution Excel 1-HP Garbage Disposer disposer features a SoundSeal Technology for ultra-quiet performance versus a standard disposer. It also has a 7-year in-home limited warranty. This means you save an awesome 63%! Amazon Deals Hot Deals'

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Food Waste Amazon Warranties Work 45

Couponing 101

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Click on “Get Started” to learn about the impact of food waste and take the quiz. RecycleBank has a new opportunity to Earn 25 Points! Here’s how: Sign up with RecycleBank Click on “Earn 25 Points” in the image above. Get 25 points. See more points-earning opportunities here !

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Points Food Waste Recycle Recycled 66

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 31, 2016

Day 16 How to Stop Food Waste in the Kitchen. Day 13: How to Batch Cook Ground Meat & Sausage. Day 14: Week 2’s Menu & Pictures of Shopping Trips. Day 15: Plan the Upcoming Week’s Meals. Day 17: Store Brand vs. National Brand. Day 18: 9 Easy Places to Find Grocery Coupons. Day 19: Save Money on Meat.

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Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Budgeting 100

Saving Cents With Sense

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Learn a few ways to cut down on food waste. Search Greener Gadgets’ e-cycler locator to give your outdated devices a second life, and pick up 5 Recyclebank points. Contamination can ruin clean recyclables. Learn why and earn 25 Recyclebank points. Earn 15 Recyclebank points along the way! All rights reserved.

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Gift Cards Discount Points Food Waste 40

Couponing 101

AUGUST 18, 2019

Reducing food waste can save you even more money. If the family does this every week for a year, that’s a total of $174.72 in savings. Additionally, since dried beans are easy to store, you won’t have to worry about them spoiling before you get around to cooking them. Easy Hacks to Skip the Meat Without Feeling Deprived.

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Meals Food Waste Saving Money 55

Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 13, 2013

Tons of stuff gets wasted at lunch, and your money is just the start. Then head over and learn about food waste to get another 30 points. There are 180 new Recycle bank points available! Learn what you can do about it at Recyclebank and earn 150 points! What is Recyclebank ?

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Points Food Waste Recycle Recycled 51

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 30, 2014

By keeping our kitchens organized, menu planning will be much easier, we’ll reduce our food waste, and we’ll be less likely to buy duplicates. I’ll be organizing my kitchen too and (of course) blogging about it at some point. How did you do in January?

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Budget Budgeting January Groceries 127

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

Our consumer-driven society is one that results in a great deal of waste. From food waste to packaging to disposable items, there are a lot of resources being used by humans. This consumption of resources — and the waste it produces — is not sustainable. Nor is it healthy.

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Re-use Home and Garden Bulk Electronics 278

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 24, 2011

We each received a set number of food points to use each week. We tried making meal plans for two week periods before going shopping, but that led to some food waste since we are sometimes hit with specific cravings and ignore the plan willy-nilly.

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Meals Frozen Yogurt Desserts Raisin Bran 182

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 24, 2014

Growing up, I remember my mom always sending me out to the composting bin with a bucket full of (what I thought was) gross bits and pieces of food waste. I never understood why anybody would want to keep all of that stuff, or why my mom sent me to the very back corner of our large yard with it so frequently.

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Composting Compost Home and Garden Plants 222

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 25, 2012

In the UK, it has been calculated that 330 kg of food is thrown out by every household each year. This rotting food accounts for 20 million tones of carbon dioxide gas each year. To reduce food waste, there are several simple strategies that you can employ: Learn creative ways to use left-overs to make delicious and nutritious meals.

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Growing Plants Grow Your Own Gardening 234

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 28, 2013

You''ll avoid all sorts of duplicate purchases and reduce food waste too. My goal during the pantry challenge was to shop our freezer and pantry to put together my weekly menus instead of only using the Sunday sales flyers. It pays to take an inventory of what is already in your kitchen before you make a grocery list.

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August Club Christmas Goals 100

Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 14, 2012

Learn How to Prevent Food Waste at Home – 30 points. Think Before You Trash – 25 points. Learn About Re-Refined Motor Oil – 25 points. Greener Weekdays – 25 points. Greener Weekends – 25 points. Learn About Recycling in the Bathroom – 30 points. SC Johnson Green Choices Challenge – 40 points.

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Watches Magazines Recycle Recycled 45

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2022

of Agriculture, a US family of 4 discards around $1500 a year on food waste. Imagine saving your family’s budget $1500 a year just by being more aware of your food waste and taking action to stop it. Everyone’s plate might look different, but you’ll at least use up the leftovers and reduce the waste.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Most importantly, reduce food waste. Throwing food away is a waste of money so buy fresh produce locally that will last longer, learn how to preserve food longer, and eat everything before it spoils. The average American household consumes more and more meat every year and prices are skyrocketing.

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Phones Bills Money Saving Money 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

When you are cooking a meal or serving up some food, try to put only the amount you will eat on your plate – you can refrigerate any left overs and use them for another meal! The website Love Food Hate Waste has some great ideas on how you can cut back on your food waste and save money in the process!

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Saving Money Money Green Grow Your Own 184

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2011

Money Crashers shares with us 7 Ways to Reduce Food Waste- Freezing Food and Making Leftover Recipes. Sustainable Personal Finance shares with us the first step in having a frugal wedding- attire. So if you are getting married this summer, be sure to check this post out. Going Green. We have done this for ages now.

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January Personal Finance Green And Frugal Finance 113

Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 12, 2019

I’m incredibly passionate about food waste , and frittatas are one of my favorite ways to use up produce and leftovers! Frittatas are a perfect way to use up leftovers, and my vegetable frittata with broccoli and sausage is delicious, hearty, and filling!

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Leftovers Ovens Cooking Breakfast 40

Saving Everyday

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Less waste. To reduce food waste, we prepared these mostly with ingredients that needed to be used. Chicken Protein Bowls What’s To Love About Chicken Protein Bowls Protein. A meal bowl can easily be loaded up with protein, keeping you fuller for longer.

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Leftovers Meals Re-use Recipes 52

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Consistently using things you already have not only saves money but also prevents food waste. Throwing food away is throwing money away ! Eating up those leftovers prevents food waste, period! You can use pre-printed grocery lists to keep inventory and add extra items on the side. Have a plan. Repurpose leftovers.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52