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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 28, 2014

It’s cold out, so we idle our cars for longer periods of time to get them warmed up and then idle while we wait for somebody else to make us food so we don’t have to get out of the car. Food Waste Doesn’t Have to Be Inevitable. The amount of food waste that goes on at this time of year is shocking.

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Green Christmas Food Waste Leftovers 167

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 15, 2013

How To Cook For Yourself by Rachael Roehmholdt. How To Cook For Yourself: A Complete Beginner''s Guide is your guide to meal planning, grocery store strategizing, and learning the ins and outs of cooking basics and techniques. Learn how to cook for yourself in a way that is simple and can easily integrate with your life, right now!

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Cooking Food Waste Meals Recipes 100

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

I started it mainly as a passion project, and to help hold myself accountable about food waste. I was good at knowing how to live on only a little. 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! Readers, what advice would you add to mine?

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Money Debt Credit Cards Goals 205

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

Couponing 101

JULY 24, 2012

Check out how to create your own worm composting bin. This is a great way to reduce food waste, add great nutrients to your garden/yard soil, and save on fertilizer! 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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Compost Composting Frugal Food Waste 100

The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 18, 2023

How long reading the FG? Searching for information on food waste led me here. How did you get interested in saving money? So many, how to choose? So, the money was wasted, maybe. (That’s part of the “life” issues.) I’m not sure exactly, but it’s been a few years.

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Texas Oregon Recycle Recycled 130

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. Majority however creates tremendous amount of organic waste and does not know how to handle it conveniently. With our ZERO TRASH! This is where we come in.

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Recycle Recycled Recycling Compost 130

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. Better than anything store bought, and, if you watch what you throw in that bin, is an organic alternative to any fertilizer or plant food you can buy at the store. Go Green'

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Compost Composting Home and Garden Plants 222

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. Preserve Some of Your Food. Nor is it healthy.

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Re-use Home and Garden Bulk Electronics 278

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 28, 2012

The American culture is wrought with excessive spending so it is no surprise that the typical household overspends on necessities such as food, gas, utilities, and phone usage. How to Save Money on Food. You cannot avoid spending money on food. Most importantly, reduce food waste. Just get rid of your car.

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Phones Bills Money Saving Money 202

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Like housing, utilities, and insurance, food is a major expense you can’t go without. Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! How to save on groceries at home. Throwing food away is throwing money away ! Have a plan. Here’s why.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Like housing, utilities, and insurance, food is a major expense you can’t go without. Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! How to save on groceries at home. Throwing food away is throwing money away ! Have a plan. Here’s why.

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Saving Everyday

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

How to cook for one person on a budget? Learning how to cook for one person can take time and effort. I’m guilty of cooking too much food, so when my husband is overseas, I completely change how I plan and prepare my meals. The Benefits Of Knowing How To Cook For One Person It can be fun. Here are some tips!

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Budgeting Budget Cooking Leftovers 52

Saving Everyday

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Less waste. To reduce food waste, we prepared these mostly with ingredients that needed to be used. My oven-baked rice is part of my weekly food prep. Roasted peppers are also part of my weekly food prep. How to Make Chicken Protein Bowls Start with the sauce. Ingredients You’ll Need Chicken.

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Leftovers Meals Re-use Recipes 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2011

Bucksome Boomer shares with us how to revolutionize our finances using our savings. Financial Highway tells us how we can save on produce at the store. Money Crashers shares with us 7 Ways to Reduce Food Waste- Freezing Food and Making Leftover Recipes. He just turned 50 this week. Happy bday!!! Going Frugal.

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January Personal Finance Green And Frugal Finance 113

Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 14, 2012

Learn How to Protect You Engine and the Environment – 10 points. Learn How to Prevent Food Waste at Home – 30 points. Find Certified eCycling Locations Near You – 5 points. The Lifestyle of a Cereal Box – 25 points. Think Before You Trash – 25 points. Greener Weekdays – 25 points.

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Watches Magazines Recycle Recycled 45

Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Now that you’ve got some ideas for how to make extra money let’s dive into some ways you can make extra money on a tight budget ! Dining out, fast food drive-throughs, and Starbucks all have to stop. Not only will you save money on groceries, but it also helps prevent food waste. Make it yourself.

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Saving Money Budgeting Budget Money 52

Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

Go build a treehouse in the backyard or teach your kids how to bake. There are a million hacks on how to clean various surfaces in your home using them; all you have to do is research. That’s over 800 million people going without food. Minimizing food waste also helps you save money. I do an audit every week.

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Saving Money Money Mom Used 52

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Limiting waste is what really drives most of the habits I have that would qualify as “frugal” – reducing/eliminating food waste, returning unneeded items, pursuing refunds, checking on warranties, repairing things, etc. For me, being in the kitchen and making food for people is an act of love.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 192

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

I was not raised by frugal people, but my fiance (now husband) was very frugal, and I wanted to learn how to adopt some of the same mindset so we could be on the same page. I also will pay more for some specialty food items, as I have several food allergies to deal with, and we eat a no-sugar diet. Also, growing our own food.

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Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 183

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 9, 2013

We’ll be purchasing everything except for the turkey in bulk (brussell sprouts, potatoes, cranberry sauce or fresh cranberries, bread for stuffing, etc) and then dividing it so that none goes to waste. This allows us to cash in on the savings without watching our money go in the garbage by food waste. Cutting Down.

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Dinner Christmas Food and Wine Bulk 192