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How To Re-use Common Items

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We also used the 40 year old burnt orange coffee pot to make coffee that day as well as the 20 year old ice chest and 25 year old rain ponchos from the local amusement park, old plastic forks and spoons, unused condiment packages from fast food restaurant stops and plastic tablecloths used at last years wedding shower.

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Day 16: How to Stop Food Waste in the Kitchen

Family Balance Sheet

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. Brown Bag lunch.

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4 Quick Tips to Cut Down on Food Waste

Couponing 101

There are countless causes of food waste, but the effects may be less well known. Wasted food can consume a good chunk of your budget, and it’s harmful to the environment. A few simple lifestyle changes are all you need to reduce your food waste, allowing you to save money and be kinder to Mother Earth. Eat Your Leftovers.

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I am confused by “restocking” videos

The Frugal Girl

Basically, they consist of people noisily arranging food/toiletries/drinks in aesthetically-pleasing storage containers or drawers, rather than storing them in the packaging they came in. Who uses so much stuff that they have to do restocks like this all the time? Even if you used inexpensive containers, buying so many would add up.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting a reader who is an artist, a homeschooler, a boy-mom, and a renter by choice. Tell us a little about yourself I’m Karen A. I mentioned it to my fiance and he asked me to please cut his hair for him, using the article as a guide! Hello, everyone! Here’s Karen: 1.

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Unique Ways To Use Up All That Leftover Fried Rice

Saving Everyday

If you’ve ever wondered what to do with leftover fried rice, I’ve got some fun ideas for you to turn it into a whole new and delicious meal your whole family will love!! I don’t think I’ve ever told you guys how much I love Asian food! Next to Italian, Asian food is my favorite. Leftover fried rice is ready to go!

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Five Frugal Things | What color will this chair be?

The Frugal Girl

I placed a Chewy order and used TopCashback Oddly, I’d forgotten about TopCashback for a while! Anyway…I needed some litter and food for Shelley and Chiquita, and Chewy’s prices for those beat the brick and mortar stores around here. By the way, we use Arm and Hammer Slide litter. See #4 for the chair story!

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