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Best Things to Buy in January 2017 : Smart Shopper Reference

Coupons Do Work

Fitness, Beauty and Wellness: Gym memberships, workout DVDs, fitness equipment and beauty products—especially leftover holiday gift sets—are all better priced in January. (or Kohl’s, Macy’s, etc.). These 6 items are cheaper in January.

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12 Fast Family Dinners

Family Balance Sheet

Chicken Noodle Casserole at Premeditated Leftovers. For more details on how to participate in upcoming round-ups and the complete schedule, refer to this post. I've rounded up a list of fast family dinners to help make your dinner planning a little less stressful. Here's to a less hectic dinner hour! Thanks for reading.

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10 Ways To Make Your Home A Zero-Waste Facility

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Most of us by now have heard the phrase “ zero-waste ,” especially when referring to manufacturing facilities or even restaurants. Don’t Waste Food Cook only the amount you will eat, refrigerate any leftovers, and compost anything else. Nothing should be thrown away, ever: there would be no such thing as waste.

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11 Simple Meal Planning Tips

Family Balance Sheet

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. When your kitchen is organized, you avoid buying duplicates and it is easier to cross reference what is on sale, the ingredients needed for recipes, and what you have on hand.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

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. If you don’t think the food in the fridge will be eaten before it goes bad, place leftovers in a freezer container, label, and store in the freezer.

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Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa

The Frugal Girl

I just wanted to get away and I moved my 401K money to the advisor they referred me to. Now I like that she has some leftover/easier nights sprinkled in as it matches our life more closely. What’s an embarrassing money mistake you’ve made? One big one is when I left my toxic job.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

Family Balance Sheet

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. If you don’t think the food in the fridge will be eaten before it goes bad, place leftovers in a freezer container, label, and store in the freezer.