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NOVEMBER 6, 2015

Wednesday: Chicken, Potatoes, and Carrots leftovers from Tuesday night. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts included eggs & toast, cereal, and bagels. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. One Pan Roasted Chicken, Potatoes, and Carrots. We had a Sunday dinner on a Tuesday night.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

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JANUARY 8, 2016

I chopped up the meat that was still on the bone and added it, along with leftover ham from Saturday night’s dinner to the soup. It was a yummy dinner and I had leftovers for the week and the freezer. Monday: Leftover Ham & Bean Soup, salad. Thursday: Leftovers from Wednesday night. This was a big hit.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Dinner 100

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DECEMBER 5, 2015

We had Thanksgiving dinner at my parents house with my extended family, so we didn’t have any turkey leftovers, so every year, I make our own turkey dinner just for the beloved leftovers. This is my absolute FAVORITE way to use leftover turkey and gravy. We also ate leftover soup, mac & cheese and enchiladas.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Thanksgiving 100

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

My husband and I had leftovers, one daughter had breakfast-for-dinner, and the other daughter had a can of soup. Wednesday: leftover night. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts included cereal, eggs & toast. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. garden salad. garden salad. garden salad.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Daughter 100

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JANUARY 15, 2016

I had leftover rotisserie chicken in the freezer and I used my homemade chicken stock. Wednesday: Leftover soup from Monday night, grilled cheese sandwiches, apple slices. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs & toast, cereal, and peanut butter & banana toast.

Budgeting 100

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JANUARY 29, 2016

We ate leftover ham & bean soup, kielbasa, and whatever we felt like eating. Tuesday: I made Burrito Bowls using leftovers from Monday night. Thursday : Pork tenderloin wraps with leftovers from Wednesday night. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs & toast and cereal.

Leftovers 100

Leftovers Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family Homemade 100

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

I still had chopped cooked turkey and homemade stock leftovers in the freezer from Thanksgiving. Thursday: Leftover night from Monday and Wednesday nights dinners. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs & toast and cereal. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds.

Leftovers 100

Leftovers Homemade Kids and Family Budgeting 100

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Sewing holes in clothes, using up leftovers before they go bad, finding free activities for my little on the weekends, checking buy nothing or marketplace before purchasing- I am always just looking for ways to spend money. What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal? The easiest part – it comes naturally to me at this point.

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Virginia Kids and Family Library Frugal 185

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Sunday: Clean out the fridge: leftover ziti and other various leftovers. Wednesday: Leftover chicken thighs from Tuesday night and leftover smashed potatoes from Monday night, along with steamed vegetables, and homemade applesauce. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. I found two packs of thighs marked down.

Meals 100

Meals Leftovers Kids and Family Homemade 100

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APRIL 8, 2016

Monday, 3/28: My mom sent us home on Sunday with Easter dinner leftovers. Thursday, 3/31: Leftover night – the options were Salsa Chicken and pork chops. Wednesday, 4/6: Leftover night – the options were spaghetti or chicken & black beans tacos. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds.

Leftovers 100

Leftovers Easter Dinner Daughter 100

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NOVEMBER 13, 2015

It was still a pricey meal, but we did come home with leftovers. Sunday: After church we went to lunch with my extended family to celebrate my mom’s birthday. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches & Snacks: For breakfast, we had cereal with bananas, eggs & toast, greens smoothies. We ordering pizza.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Lunch 100

Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Budget Planning Tools Start a budget now! Pack your lunch, and focus on inexpensive meals like sandwiches and leftovers. It’s easier and more affordable to stretch dinner the night before and pack leftovers for lunch than it is to buy extra groceries to pack lunches. This will save you a ton of money!

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Saving Money Budgeting Budget Money 52

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FEBRUARY 19, 2016

I packed food for breakfast and lunches, but we did go out to dinner on both nights…did I mention we spent the entire weekend at a pool…restaurant budget blown! I ate the leftovers for lunch with tortilla chips. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. This means we spent our entire weekend at a pool.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Kids and Family Homemade 100

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MARCH 5, 2016

Our kitchen was pretty bare so the kids bought their lunch at school. Friday: Leftovers from Thursday night. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, & Snacks: Breakfast this week included egg, sausage, & bagel sandwiches and cereal. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. Want to lower your grocery bill?

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FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Sunday: leftover lasagna (from Friday night), garden salad, and cheap, but tasty garlic homemade. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs & toast and cereal. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

Friends And Family Sale 100

Friends And Family Sale Homemade Leftovers Kids and Family 100

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

for dessert, and the rest were packed in my kids’ lunches. We ate leftovers. Wednesday: leftover night from Tuesday’s dinner. We’ll pack a lunch, but we’re going to find a place for dinner. Lunches included sandwiches, pasta salad, soups, apples, pretzels, and yogurt sticks.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget 2017 Home and Garden 100

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MARCH 18, 2016

Tuesday: I used the leftover chicken from Monday night and made Chicken & Black Bean Enchiladas. Thursday: Leftover night. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast, we ate cereal, egg & bagel sandwiches. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. Want to lower your grocery bill?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Daughter Leftovers 100

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Dinner #1 (as they call it) is usually a sandwich or leftovers previous nights. Friday: leftover sloppy joes, french fries, steamed vegetables. This week’s breakfasts, lunches, and snacks: Breakfasts included hard-boiled eggs, yogurt, and fruit. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. homemade applesauce.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Freezers Kids and Family 100

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

This week’s breakfasts, lunches, and snacks: Breakfasts included cereal, eggs & toast. Lunches included leftovers, sandwiches, chicken nuggets, soups, apples, pretzels, and yogurt sticks. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. Saturday: Baked Ziti, garden salad, garlic bread. Want to lower your grocery bill?

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JANUARY 22, 2016

Thursday: Leftovers. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: For breakfast we ate eggs, cheese, and English muffin sandwiches, cereal, and peanut butter & banana toast. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds. I used grape tomatoes that were in the freezer from my garden. Want to lower your grocery bill?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Homemade Freezers 100

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Thursday: Leftover Smorgasbord night. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts included hard-boiled eggs (made in the Instant Pot), peanut butter & banana toast, and Cheerios & bananas. Lunches and snacks included chicken noodle soup, sandwiches, apples, pretzels, and yogurt sticks.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget 2017 Financial Goals 100

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OCTOBER 30, 2015

Thursday: The last Thursday of October is always trick or treat night in our neighborhood, so I served up some tasty pasta and sloppy joe leftovers. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfast this week was eggs & toast and Blueberry & Pecan Baked Oatmeal. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Daughter Dinner 100

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Also, I plan for everything–breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners. Designate one night a week as “raid the fridge’ night to get rid of leftovers. Everyone’s plate might look different, but you’ll at least use up the leftovers and reduce the waste. You’ll be thankful later. You’ll be thankful later. Utilize the Freezer.

Saving Money 130

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

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JANUARY 8, 2014

If pork tenderloins are on sale, my menu will include Roasted Garlic & Herb Pork Tenderloin and I’ll use the leftovers on another night for tacos. Plan for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks. I created a master list (see photo below) of my family’s favorite, easy and healthy meals to use as a reference tool.

Meals 186

Meals Simple Menu Planning Menu Plans 186

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Also, I plan for everything–breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners. Designate one night a week as “raid the fridge’ night to get rid of leftovers. Everyone’s plate might look different, but you’ll at least use up the leftovers and reduce the waste. Institute a ‘Raid the Fridge’ Night. You’ll be thankful later.

Saving Money 113

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2015

I don’t freeze food in the used bags, but do use them for leftovers in the frig. My Mother-in-law always washed hers out and dried them and then used them again. We do this for all bags except those used for meat or those that get stained. Two liter soda bottles. My spouse has many plantings around our several acres.

Reuse 100

Reuse Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Baby furniture, BBQ pits, tools, guns… EVERYTHING. So we would cook at home and take leftovers for lunch the next day. To not count on debt being a tool we can use. We also listed to The Dave Ramsey Show every day for daily motivation while we worked the baby steps. We sold EVERYTHING! We used up what we had.

Debt 100

Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100