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Learn How to Set Fitness Goals You Can Actually Reach by making sure they are reasonable and fit into your lifestyle. These tips will get you started.

How to Set Fitness Goals You Can Actually Reach

December 29, 2016 by Alea Milham 2 Comments

Following a fitness plan can be hard to do. What works for one person may not work for you. Goals are not met or you give up entirely due to boredom or poor results. Here are 5 helpful tips on How to Set Fitness Goals You Can Actually Reach. Setting fitness goals is often tough toRead More

Here are 6 Get Fit Tips for the New Year that wont cost you a lot of time or money. Give them a try in order reach new health and fitness goals.

6 Get Fit Tips for the New Year

December 21, 2016 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

Here are 6 Get Fit Tips for the New Year that wont cost you a lot of time or money. Give them a try in order reach new health and fitness goals. As you begin another year with the decision to get healthy, you may not know where to begin.  Here are 6 Get FitRead More

Learn How to Develop a Weight Loss Plan to improve your health and lose weight in the new year. These helpful tips are a great way to get started!

How To Develop A Weight Loss Plan

December 19, 2016 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

Learn How to Develop a Weight Loss Plan to improve your health and lose weight in the new year. These helpful tips are a great way to get started! With the new year approaching, now is the time that everyone starts to think about how to develop a weight loss plan as part of theirRead More

52 small changes to save more money this year

52 Small Changes to Save More Money

December 18, 2016 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

If you are looking to better your finances in the New Year, you need to take steps to save money, but those steps don’t need to be huge. You can make small changes to save money and you can make these changes incrementally throughout the year. Making small changes makes it more likely that youRead More

Add personality to the outside of your home with these 10 Unique DIY House Number Tutorials. They include easy and frugal ideas you can make yourself!

10 Unique DIY House Number Tutorials

December 13, 2016 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

I love the idea of these DIY House Number Tutorials.  They are just too fun and cute to help show people the way to your home.  Gone are the boring peel and stick numbers on your porch.  Instead, you can add some of these super fun DIY options to your yard or entryway instead! DressRead More

Doing laundry can feel like a never ending battle. Use these Laundry Room Tips to Help Keep Your Sanity and get the job done without feeling overwhelmed.

Laundry Room Tips to Help Keep Your Sanity

December 12, 2016 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

Getting laundry done can feel like a never-ending battle. Use these Laundry Room Tips to Help Keep Your Sanity and get the job done without feeling overwhelmed. Laundry is enough to make anyone go insane. By the time you have the laundry done, the family has a new pile ready for you. That’s why we areRead More

How to Manage Your Home How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind

How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind

December 11, 2016 by Alea Milham 2 Comments

I received a copy of How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind to review and cleaning supplies from Proctor and Gamble to implement the cleaning tips in the book. I have not been compensated and the opinions are entirely my own. I was fortunate to read the first draft of How to Manage YourRead More

Make this easy Brown Sugar Salted Caramel Sauce with just a handful of basic ingredients. It's a delicious topping on ice cream and your favorite desserts!

Brown Sugar Salted Caramel Sauce

December 7, 2016 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Make this easy Brown Sugar Salted Caramel Sauce with just a handful of basic ingredients. It’s a delicious topping on ice cream and your favorite desserts! Whether you are looking for a delicious homemade recipe to gift for the holidays or just want to make a special treat for yourself to enjoy over ice cream, waffles,Read More

Check out these 15 DIY Fire Pits You Can Build for a great addition to your backyard! These inexpensive tutorials can be completed in just a few hours!

15 DIY Fire Pits You Can Build

December 6, 2016 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Bonfires and lazy evenings outdoors are much more fun with these DIY Fire Pits!  A few simple supplies and a couple of hours are all you need to create a fire pit in your backyard that will add to countless hours of fun with you friends and family. The focus of this list is mostlyRead More

Check out these 10 Gift Ideas For Home Chefs! This list is full of fun and useful items to appeal to the chef in training or the home cook

10 Christmas Gift Ideas For Home Chefs

December 2, 2016 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

As much as I love cooking, I know many others do as well.  This list of 10 Christmas Gift Ideas For The Home Chef is a perfect place to find fun and unique ideas to suit everyone on your gift list this year that loves spending time in the kitchen.  This list appeared first atRead More

This Snowman Christmas Ornament craft is a fun and simple way for kids to decorate the tree. It is also a sweet, homemade gift for friends and relatives.

Snowman Christmas Ornament Craft

December 1, 2016 by Alea Milham 2 Comments

This Snowman Christmas Ornament craft is a fun and simple way for kids to decorate the tree. It is also a sweet, homemade gift for friends and relatives. One of my favorite activities during the Christmas season is to make this Snowman Christmas Ornament craft. I really love turning a blank canvas into something unique forRead More

Help your child get back up and move past disappointment with these 3 Easy and Positive Parenting Strategies for Taming Tantrums.

3 Easy and Positive Parenting Strategies for Taming Tantrums

December 1, 2016 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Help your child get back up and move past disappointment with these 3 Easy and Positive Parenting Strategies for Taming Tantrums. Before becoming a mom I had big dreams. Dreams of happy trips to the grocery store, talking to my child as we perused the aisles, happily and calmly making decisions together about what toRead More

Add life to your garden with these Garden Art Ideas Using Recycled Materials. You will find tutorials for planters, bird feeders, fairy gardens, and more!

Garden Art Ideas Using Recycled Materials

November 29, 2016 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

I am always looking for some fun garden art projects and these using recycled materials are some of my favorites. When seasons begin to change and the garden doesn’t look as pretty with blooms everywhere, bringing out these garden art ideas is a great way to keep the beauty in your garden year round. TheseRead More

The Complete Guide for a low budget Christmas Celebration

Frugal Tips for Celebrating Christmas on a Budget

November 27, 2016 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Christmas is coming up way too fast again this year. If you are trying to save money this holiday season, you are probably looking for a variety of ways to cut your Christmas budget. Consider this your Frugal Christmas Celebration Guide! And make cure you check out this post on Tips to Making a HolidayRead More

Here are a few helpful tips on How to Store Flower Bulbs Before Planting. These tips will help prevent rot and mold that could damage the bulbs.

How To Store Flower Bulbs Before Planting

November 22, 2016 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

Here are a few helpful tips on How to Store Flower Bulbs Before Planting. These tips will help prevent rot and mold that will damage the bulbs. For any gardener, flower bulbs are a must to create a beautiful display.  The ease of planting once and then watching those bulbs bloom each year is a wonderRead More

These 10 Gifts For Essential Oil User are just what you need to finish up your holiday shopping this year! Great useful ideas for all our oily needs!

10 Gifts For Essential Oil Users

November 21, 2016 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Essential Oil users will love this great list of gift ideas.  From storage to easy use, this list is full of the best ideas for that person on your gift list that loves using essential oils on a regular basis.  This list first appeared on our friend Jamie’s site, A Frugal Home. 10 Gifts ForRead More

Don't miss these Top 10 Holiday Hostess Gifts Ideas that are sure to please any host of a dinner party you attend this year!

10 Holiday Hostess Gifts Ideas

November 21, 2016 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

If you are heading out to various dinner parties this year, you’ll want these 10 Holiday Hostess Gifts Ideas to have a fun choice to take to your new party host.  We love these ideas, and know your hosts will too!  This list first appeared on our friend Jamie’s blog A Frugal Home. 10 Holiday HostessRead More

These 10 Gifts For Wine Lovers are perfect for gifting. From fun glasses to storage racks and everything in between, this list is a great place to begin!

10 Gifts For Wine Lovers

November 21, 2016 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

I know this fun list of gifts for wine lovers is just what you need for your girlfriends this holiday season.  An epic holiday girls night out is, even more, fun when you have some of these great gifts on hand!  Check out this list that first appeared on our friend Jamie’s blog at ARead More

Does Christmas shopping cause you a lot of anxiety? If so, here are 5 Ways to Reduce the Stress of Christmas Shopping that can make the process easier.

5 Ways to Reduce the Stress of Christmas Shopping

November 21, 2016 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Does Christmas shopping cause you a lot of anxiety? If so, here are 5 Ways to Reduce the Stress of Christmas Shopping that can make the process easier. Christmas shopping is an essential part of the holiday season for most people. There are gifts to buy, food to purchase for dinners, and decorations to getRead More

Star Wars Gifts are ideal for any person and any occasion! Check out our top 10 Star Wars Gifts Ideas for this holiday season!

10 Star Wars Gifts Ideas

November 17, 2016 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

I am always looking for fun ideas to gift, and this list of the 10 top Star Wars Gift Ideas is a great place to begin.  It as originally shared by our friend Jaime from A Frugal Home. 10 Star Wars Gifts Ideas This year you can pick some or all of these great starRead More

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Welcome. I'm Alea!

On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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