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Five Frugal Things | food waste prevention

The Frugal Girl

I did not plan this to be themed, but today’s Five Frugal Things is gonna be all food-related! It’s basically a tour through my adventures in trying to avoid food waste. If it was summertime, I’d make a smoothie to use these up, but man, I don’t really love drinking a cold smoothie in January/February!

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Grocery Budget Challenge | January Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

O n the 30th of each month, between January and November in 2014 , we will meet here to discuss our challenges and successes for the month. How did we do in January? January’s homework was to figure out your monthly grocery budget and start meal planning. My success : My January grocery budget was $450.

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World Wisdom: Clear Drop Recycling Innovations

Motherhood Moments

Everyone has probably heard about the staggering numbers of unrecycled plastics and food waste, contributing to 11% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Availability Both Clear Drop models will be available for pre-order in January, priced at $295.00 With our ZERO TRASH! and shipping by July 1, 2023.

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P.E.P. for Week of January 10-14/11-Seeking Balance Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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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Weekly Meal Plans

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My husband and I joined Weight Watchers on January 4th, 2011 and knew that we would need to start cooking more at home if we were going to stick to the plan. We each received a set number of food points to use each week.

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Christmas Savings Club | August Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2013, I''m holding a virtual meeting for the Christmas Savings Club. You''ll avoid all sorts of duplicate purchases and reduce food waste too. Happy 4 months til Christmas! Today is the eighth meeting, but you can join us at any time. September Assignments: 1.

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