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 ! Pick one or two that work best for you and start there. Throwing food away is throwing money away !

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

Couponing 101

JANUARY 21, 2019

We’ve all been there: staring at the baby food aisle trying to figure out which of these jars and pouches our baby will eat. So in order for me to avoid wasting money on jarred food and to know what exactly is going into said food, I decided to make my own! Apricot & Banana. Spinach with white yams. Baby Beef Stew.

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Homemade Money Recipes Baby 83

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

Everyone chips in though, but my mom and two aunts cook the bulk of the food. Saturday: I am roasting a turkey for my family, mostly for the leftovers, but also so the 4 of us can sit down as a family for a big meal. Life is so hectic for us during the school week, and dinner is sadly, on the go. It’s awesome!

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Frugal Fridays Leftovers Financial Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Saturday : I made a double batch of Ham & Bean Soup using Ham Hocks. Sunday: Leftover ham & bean soup, homemade applesauce. Use a rimmed baking sheet, add potatoes and green beans that you coated with olive oil and seasoning salt. Thursday: Taco leftovers. This Week’s Dinners. They make the BEST soup.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 3, 2016

Food is forgotten about and becomes a science experiment. Good food, too. The Sunday dinner leftovers from 3 weeks ago that would have made a delicious lunch–slimy. Or the expensive organic yogurt that got lost in the back corner behind the Sunday dinner leftovers–better not do the smell test!

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Grocery Spending Freezers Refrigerators Groceries 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2022

These are strategies I use weekly to help keep my grocery bill in line with our budget. 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. Use cashback apps.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

Saving Everyday

DECEMBER 6, 2023

That amount will be slightly different depending on the products you use. This recipe only uses 8 ounces of dry pasta, but we bulk it up with veggies, tuna, and a killer sauce. Ingredients You’ll Need Using staples most of us already have, tuna pasta salad is one of my favorite pantry recipes. Cottage cheese.

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Recipes Food and Wine Cooking Re-use 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Have you heard the old saying: “Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”? We were poor, Mom and Dad lived every day showing us what it meant to ‘make it do’ and we often ‘did without’ Here are my thoughts on frugal ways to make things do. Buy good clothing, used. Use up your food.

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Making Do Making Green And Frugal Friends And Family Sale 219

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

What We Ate this Week: Monday: Burrito Bowls with leftover chicken from last week. Thursday: leftovers from Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Friday: Homemade Ham & Bean Soup , homemade sugar-free applesauce This soup takes some time from start to finish, but I work from home on Fridays, so I had the time. It’s awesome!

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Frugal Cheap Fridays Win 100

Couponing 101

JANUARY 21, 2019

We’ve all been there: staring at the baby food aisle trying to figure out which of these jars and pouches our baby will eat. So in order for me to avoid wasting money on jarred food and to know what exactly is going into said food, I decided to make my own! Apricot & Banana. Spinach with white yams. Baby Beef Stew.

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Homemade Money Recipes Baby 56

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 4, 2016

Along with your orderly kitchen, you should also have an inventory of the food that you have on hand. Today, we’re going to plan meals using those inventories of foods you found in your pantry, fridge, and freezer. By doing the work today, Day 8’s assignment will be a little easier.

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Groceries Grocery Budgeting Budget 100

Saving With Shellie

JANUARY 10, 2018

This item is a good idea for leftovers 0r for getting rid of old containers and replacing with new ones for the new year! This Pyrex 14-Piece Storage Plus Set can be directly transferred from a freezer to a microwave oven, and they’re also easy to stack, making for convenient storage when not in use.

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Microwave Ovens Leftovers Storage Transportation 40

Saving Everyday

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

What kind of rice should I use? If you’re worried about pesticides, buy a good quality organic brand , which is what I do. Sea salt : Salt brings out flavor and just makes food better. If we’re having tacos, I add southwest seasonings and swap lime and cilantro for butter and lemon. Do I have to rinse my rice?

Recipes 52

Recipes Ovens Cooking Re-use 52

Couponing 101

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Thanksgiving is often full of foods that your child might not have on a regular basis, which may make them intimidating. Technically, this recipe is designed to use your Thanksgiving leftovers, but we think it could also be a brilliant addition to your Thanksgiving menu. Deep-Fried Thanksgiving Bites via Down Redbud Drive.

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Thanksgiving Recipes Kids Kids and Family 68

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 23, 2013

On Sundays, we’ll meet here to catch our breath, and let everyone know how we’re finding our $1000. Years ago when I worked in retail buying I went out to lunch just about everyday–not the best habit to fall into. Pack leftovers! Remember foods like meat, dairy, and salads will need to be refrigerated.

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Lunch Lunches Finds October 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

If you need to find some wiggle room in your budget, or combat the rising grocery prices, or maybe make room for your family’s growing appetites, take a look at the following list and see what changes you can make to reduce what you’re spending on groceries…and still eat really well! You’ll be thankful later. Thaw as needed.

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Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 113

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Whether you’re an avid Aldi shopper or new to the store, I’ve pulled together 7 Aldi Dinner Ideas for $70 to make your next meal plan easier. I bought all the main ingredients for these 7 dinners at Aldi and the cost was around $70–AND there were leftovers for additional meals. Nice work, Aldi! Instructions: .

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Dinner Baking Cooking Microwaveable 100

Saving Everyday

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

I knew I needed sausage, and I knew I wanted to use Italian sausage, but that’s all I had. It’s what works for me and makes me feel good, and isn’t that what the goal should be ? Use a cookie scoop to form little balls. I know that doesn’t go with the Italian theme, but it just works. It matters.

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Snacks Making Re-use Ovens 97

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Without a routine, we often reach for prepackaged foods at the store, or grab takeout. A meal plan helps us better focus our shopping efforts to avoid impulse spending, and we are able to make sure that we have time to prepare our healthier meals. Even though I work from home, I still benefit from a regular work schedule.

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Health Son Work Meals 222

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Monday: Leftover night! It’s a large recipe and covered us for 2 dinners and a couple of lunches for myself. I batch cooked 4 bone-in chicken breasts in the slow cooker and used some of the chicken and the stock that the chicken made during the cooking. My family was not thrilled, but we need to reduce our food waste.

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Budgeting Budget Food Waste Kids and Family 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Since they are working hard, they think they deserve to get good things. Instead of using expensive beauty products, why not opt for homemade products? Since these ingredients have been used for hundreds of years, you can depend on their effectiveness. Food is essential. Frugal Food Tips. On traveling.

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Frugal Frugal Life Frugal Lives Frugal Living 185

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Couponing 101

JANUARY 17, 2012

For the past year or so, I’ve been doing a lot of research and have been picking my friends’ brains about health, wellness, and real food. One of the biggest myths about couponing is that there are no coupons for healthy foods. How to Save on Whole Foods. Thankfully, I’m always up for a challenge.

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Whole Foods Saving Money Money Food 94

Saving Everyday

JUNE 11, 2015

If you followed this site for very long, than you know that it kills my soul to waste food. I’ll eat leftovers for days before I’ll throw them away and re-use everything I can. While I can’t guarantee this will work with every kind of chip, it’s worth a shot! Pin This To Pinterest.

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Trader Joes Leftovers Microwaveable Cooking 40

Saving Everyday

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

I knew I needed sausage, and I knew I wanted to use Italian sausage, but that’s all I had. It’s what works for me and makes me feel good, and isn’t that what the goal should be ? Use a cookie scoop to form little balls. I know that doesn’t go with the Italian theme, but it just works. It matters.

Snacks 52

Snacks Making Re-use Ovens 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The first is to recycle leftover food, grass cuttings, and fallen leaves that might ordinarily end up in a landfill. The second is supplementary to the first–you use the compost as fertilizer. There are many ways to store the compost until it’s ready to use. It’ll be easy to turn and use.

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Compost Composting Homeowner Insurance Bricks 127

Couponing 101

JANUARY 11, 2011

I also hope this will show that you can coupon and not eat boxed foods every day. Just remember that we’re a work in progress , I’m not claiming that we have it all figured out yet! Lunches: Leftover Beef Soup from last week. Lunches: Leftover Beef Soup from last week. Leftover Chicken Noodle Soup.

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Menu Planning Menu Plans Co-Op Leftovers 51

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

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’m fifty years old, married almost 25 years, with four sons of various ages ranging from all grown up to still-working-on-it. ? Hello, everyone! Here’s Karen: 1.

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Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 181

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 5, 2015

I do most of my shopping at Giant Foods and they just started offering the grocery delivery or pick up. The fee for pick up is only $2.95, and I drive by this store several times a day on my way to work or the YMCA so it was still very convenient. They used 22 plastic bags to bag 31 items. We’re fairly new to camping.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Tacos Friends And Family Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2015

When you can reuse or re-purpose an item, you are not only saving it from the landfills, but you are also saving the expense and energy which would have been expended when you recycle. I cut a heavy blue plastic trash bag into triangles, stapled them over a rope and hung the rope across the driveway to block those drivers from using it.

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Reuse Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

Saving Everyday

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

If you followed this site for very long, than you know that it kills my soul to waste food. I’ll eat leftovers for days before I’ll throw them away and re-use everything I can. While I can’t guarantee this will work with every kind of chip, it’s worth a shot! Pin This To Pinterest.

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Trader Joes DIY Microwaveable Leftovers 51

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. Brown Bag lunch.

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Food Waste Kitchen Leftovers Food 165

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2011

My husband and I did when we got married and it works well for us. Get Rich Slowly reminds us to not get rich any slower than we have to. Eric at Narrow Bridge tells us 5 ways we can use the 2011 payroll tax break. Bucksome Boomer shares with us how to revolutionize our finances using our savings.

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January Personal Finance Green And Frugal Finance 113

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Today we’re meeting a Midwestern reader who only occasionally masquerades as Mrs. Potato Head. ? Tell us a little about yourself I’m a married mother of two teenage boys (18 and 16) who grew up in the country near a small town in Iowa. I work out 4-5 days a week. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl?

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Iowa Friends And Family Sale Boys Son 168

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2011

I have been able to save on things like food, gas, and clothing. If you’re lacking on equipment front, check out Amazon for some great deals on appliances. Instead, do a bit of planning and bring a lunch to work. Leftovers from last night’s dinner and some fruit work just fine. It can save you bundles.

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Bills Money Insurance Saving Money 124

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Today, we’re meeting a reader who has managed to live for 2.5 Tell us a little about yourself When asked the question “Where are you from? Brian and me at the Sears Tower Having our first child just one month after our first wedding anniversary was NOT in the plan, but so far it’s worked out well!

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 191

Saving Cents With Sense

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

comes up and you are left to try and scramble some food together to form a meal, or end up having to order out a meal that may not be the healthiest option for your family. Search for recipes that can be used in the crock pot, family friendly, or that are budget friendly. The question of “What’s for dinner?” Check Out What You Have.

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Menu Planning Menu Plans Meals Dinner 92