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11 Holiday Cooking and Baking Hacks- Make the most of your time spent in the kitchen this holiday season. These cooking and baking hacks will surely help!

11 Holiday Cooking and Baking Hacks

October 25, 2018 by Christine T 1 Comment

These holiday cooking and baking hacks will save you time and decrease your stress during the holidays. One of my favorite things to do during the holiday season is cook, but it can be quite a daunting task as well. I love to find ways top make my cooking easier, quicker, and more efficient soRead More

These pumpkin recipes include everything from breakfast to dessert, plus instruction on how to make pumpkin puree at home.

15 Pumpkin Recipes + How to Make Pumpkin Puree

October 23, 2018 by Christine T 1 Comment

Learn how to make pumpkin puree and check out the delicious pumpkin recipes below! It’s that time of year when fans of pumpkin spice start squealing with joy. The signs are out announcing the arrival of pumpkin spice lattes, all retailers are filling up with pumpkin spice goodies, and it seems pumpkin is the king ofRead More

How to Save Big on Groceries

How to Save Big on Groceries

October 21, 2018 by Christine T Leave a Comment

Groceries are one of the places in your budget where there is the most room for big savings. Here’s how to save big on groceries. Groceries are a necessary expense. After all, we all need to eat. I remember when it was easy to get a whole cart of food for less than $100 andRead More

How to Save Money with Amazon Prime

How to Save Money with Amazon Prime

October 1, 2018 by Christine T Leave a Comment

You may be wondering if an Amazon Prime membership is worth the cost, but if you know how to use it, it can pay for itself. Here’s how to save money with amazon prime. If you frequent Amazon.com, you may have noticed a service called “Amazon Prime.”  For $12.99 a month, you can become aRead More

What to buy at the dollar store and what to skip

What to Buy at the Dollar Stores and What to Skip

August 17, 2018 by Christine T 19 Comments

These tips on what to buy at dollar stores and what to skip will help you find the best bargains. Dollar Stores are a bargain lover’s paradise. You can find just about every department in a big box store on a smaller scale and comb for good bargain after good bargain. I love to hitRead More

10 Things You Should Never Pay Full Price For-A list of items that you should never pay full price for. Tips for saving money on every day expenses.

10 Things You Should Never Pay Full Price For

August 2, 2018 by Christine T 3 Comments

 You can save a lot of money by skipping a few full price items. Here are 10 things you should never pay full price for. Some things in life should be free or at least really low cost. When you start living frugally, you will find yourself almost addicted to saving wherever you can. ItRead More

Buy This, Not That: Tips for Grocery Shopping on a Budget

July 20, 2018 by Christine T 11 Comments

You can save big on groceries by replacing a few items with cheaper alternatives. Check out these tips for grocery shopping on a budget. You may or may not have heard of the book series, “Eat This, Not That”, but this is a spin-off idea for it. I wanted to compile a list of itemsRead More

How To Start Living Frugally Right Now

How To Start Being Frugal Right Now

July 6, 2018 by Christine T 2 Comments

Use these tips for how to start being frugal right now to break bad habits and start saving money. Living frugally is a process, but that doesn’t mean you can’t take steps to start being frugal right now. Making some of the changes can be difficult, especially when it comes to reining in your spending habits,Read More

10 Free Sundress Patterns for Women

10 Free Sundress Patterns for Women

June 28, 2018 by Christine T 8 Comments

Want to add some fun sundresses to your summer wardrobe? Sew a few of these free sundress patterns for women to expand your wardrobe on a budget. I am just so happy that it is finally time to pack away all of the cold weather stuff and jump into skirts and sundresses! There is somethingRead More

How to save money by avoiding spending traps like drive thru coffee

How to Save Money by Avoiding Common Spending Traps

June 8, 2018 by Christine T Leave a Comment

You will be amazed by how to money you save by following this guide on how to save money by avoiding common spending traps.   Every day in our lives, we throw money away. This probably happens to even the most frugal among us. In a quest to save more, I came up with theseRead More

How to stop living paycheck to paycheck

How to Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck

May 4, 2018 by Christine T 4 Comments

There are some simple things that you can do to stop living paycheck to paycheck. One way we get in a financial rut is by living paycheck to paycheck. Some of this is because the economy is not what it once was and so it can be pretty challenging to try to not live paycheckRead More

Learn how to freeze green beans and enjoy them in 15 delicious green bean recipes, including sides, main dishes, and snacks with green beans.

15 Green Bean Recipes + How to Freeze Green Beans

May 2, 2018 by Christine T Leave a Comment

Learn how to freeze and can green beans, plus 15 delicious green bean recipes to enjoy all year. When I grew my very first garden, I made sure to plant some green beans. I actually planted a bunch of other things that didn’t work out for one reason or another, but the green beans wereRead More

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5 Natural Hair Treatments You Can Make At Home

March 28, 2018 by Christine T 2 Comments

Natural hair treatments are great for your hair, but they can be pricey. Here are 5 natural hair treatments you can make at home. Other than facial products, people spend a lot of money on hair care. The hope is that the product lives up to its claims and gives you silky, soft and shinyRead More

Spring crafts for kids, including flower, butterfly, and gardening crafts

15 Spring Crafts for Kids

March 27, 2018 by Christine T Leave a Comment

These 15 Spring crafts for kids are a great way to celebrate the beginning of spring. Right now it looks wet, slushy, and dreary outside, but I am hoping soon the weather turns into one of my favorite seasons: Spring! I saw a quote today that really made me get excited for the season. ItRead More

10 Secrets of Frugal Grocery Shoppers

March 23, 2018 by Christine T 5 Comments

You can save more at the grocery store with these 10 secrets of frugal grocery shoppers. Grocery shopping is one area most of us wish we could save money on. There is the obvious coupon clipping to save money but what if you don’t have time to do this? Is it still possible to saveRead More

mother and son grocery shopping

How to Avoid Supermarket Spending Traps

March 15, 2018 by Christine T 2 Comments

You can save money at the grocery store by no falling into these common spending traps. Here’s how to avoid supermarket spending traps. It might surprise you, but retailers put a lot of time and effort into making their store a place that will entice you to spend more just based on how it isRead More

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Bad Spending Habits You Should Break

March 5, 2018 by Christine T 2 Comments

If you want to save money, you need to make sure bad spending habits aren’t holding you back. Here are 7 bad spending habits you should break and ways to break them.   We all have some spending habits that leave us spending more than we thought or spending money we don’t need to. TheRead More

15 DIY Easter Decorations - Homemade Easter decor ideas and inspiration for decorating your home for Easter on a Budget.

15 DIY Easter Decorations

March 2, 2018 by Christine T 2 Comments

These DIY Easter decorations are great ways to decorate for Easter on a budget. I love Easter and springtime crafts. After spending the winter cooped up and surrounded by the cold air, it is nice to work on craft projects that have bright colors and remind me that warmer weather is on its way. DecoratingRead More

How to Save Money when Filing Your Taxes - These tips will help you save money on tax preparations services this tax season.

How to Save Money When Filing Your Taxes

February 26, 2018 by Christine T Leave a Comment

These tips on how to save money when filing your taxes will help you save money on tax preparations services this tax season. Unless you are a tax professional or very well-seasoned when it comes to preparing your taxes, you probably get some help doing it. With new laws and tax breaks every year, it’sRead More

How To Clean Up Your Finances for Spring - Tips for organizing your finances, evaluating your budget, and making changes if necessary.

How to Clean up Your Finances for Spring

February 21, 2018 by Christine T Leave a Comment

Spring is a great time to clean up your finances as well as your home. Here’s how to clean up your finances for Spring. When it comes to Spring cleaning, most people think of the physical places in their life that need a good cleaning out: the closet, the yard, the garage and your kitchen.Read 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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