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Seasonal Produce Chart A Guide to What Produce is in Season

Seasonal Produce Chart: A Guide to What Produce is in Season

January 8, 2022 by Kristi 1 Comment

This seasonal produce chart will help you save money by buying fruit and vegetables when they are most affordable. One of the easiest ways to save on groceries is purchasing produce that is in season. When you go to the grocery store, you will typically find some produce that is in season and some thatRead More

101 ways to save a dollar a day

101 Ways to Save a Dollar a Day

January 4, 2022 by Katie Femia 15 Comments

Here are 101 ways to save a dollar a day. Check out the list and see if you can use some of these ideas each day to start saving money. Do you think it is impossible to save money? Perhaps no matter how hard you try, you feel like you can just never get ahead.Read More

How to Save Money by Weighing Your Produce

How to Save Money By Weighing Your Produce

January 2, 2022 by Katie Femia 1 Comment

As food prices go up, you can make the most of your grocery budget by weighing your produce. Just because a bag of fruit says it is one pound, does not mean it is. Here is how to save money by weighing your produce. It seems as though most people avoid scales whenever possible, right?Read More

10 Easy Ways to Save Money on Groceries Without Using Coupons

10 Easy Ways to Save Money on Groceries Without Using Coupons

January 1, 2022 by Christine T 8 Comments

Don’t have time for clipping coupons? Here are 10 easy ways to save money on groceries without using coupons. We all want to save money at the market, but many of us don’t have time to be extreme couponers and need simple ways to save. In this post, you will find 10 ways to saveRead More

What to Buy in August - A list of items that will be on sale or marked down for clearance in August so you can save money on the items you need.

What to Buy in August

July 29, 2020 by Katie Femia 3 Comments

Save money on needed household items by using this list of what to buy in August. These are items that you can find on sale, clearance, or markdown. With August approaching, the temps, as well as the deals, are sure to be hot. If you want to start planning your August strategy now, take aRead More

How to find free Kindle books on Amazon - help finding free Kindle eBooks by genre

How to Find Free Kindle Books on Amazon

June 14, 2020 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Use the tips below to find free Kindle books on Amazon. You do not need to have a Kindle to read these books for free. You just need to download the free Kindle App to your smartphone or tablet to be able to enjoy free Kindle books. Would you like to be able to findRead More

The Do's and Dont's of Buying in Bulk. Tips for buying bulk food. How to Shop smart and maximize savings.

The Dos and Don’ts of Buying in Bulk

August 31, 2019 by Alea Milham 7 Comments

These tips for buying in bulk will help you make the most of your grocery budget. One thing you will see when searching for ways to save money is the tip, “Buy things in bulk.” If you are like me and don’t have a lot of money or space, this may seem like an impossibleRead More

10 Ways to Save Money on Organic Food- Do you want to include more organic food in your diet? Here are 10 ways you can save money on organic food and eat healthy on a budget.

How to Eat Organic on a Budget

August 24, 2019 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

Eating organic on a budget may seem daunting, but it is easier than you’d think. These tips will help you save money on organic food! If feeding your family healthy food is a priority for you, then you have probably already started thinking about organics. Organic foods are grown with fewer pesticides, fewer chemicals, andRead More

Secrets to Saving Money on Groceries You Have to Try- You know that coupons can save you money on groceries, but here are some useful tips you may not know!

Secrets to Saving Money on Groceries You Have to Try

August 20, 2019 by Christine T 1 Comment

If you feel like you’re overspending at the grocery store, be sure to check out these secrets to saving money on groceries that you may not already be aware of! If you have been living frugally, you probably know the very obvious tricks to save money on groceries such as using coupons, not shopping hungry,Read More

How to Start Couponing

How to Start Couponing

May 12, 2019 by Ann 1 Comment

If you want to start using coupons, these tips on how to start couponing will help you start saving faster!   With the economy on a rough side, lots of people are turning to couponing. Couponing is a fantastic way to save your family money. You can use the money that you save from couponingRead More

How to Save Money on Coffee

How to Save Money on Coffee

April 19, 2019 by Alea Milham 4 Comments

Your coffee habit doesn’t have to be expensive! Here are some tips on how to save money on coffee. I love my morning cup of coffee. I don’t love how expensive it can be to pick up a cup at a drive-through, so I make it at home. While making coffee at home is aRead More

7 Tips for Saving Money on Seafood - Where, when, and how to find the best sales and deals on fish and seafood.

7 Tips for Saving Money on Seafood

March 1, 2019 by Katie Femia Leave a Comment

Do you love fish and seafood, but hate the price? Try these tips for saving money on Seafood to help you include fish in your grocery shopping trip without breaking the budget. Seafood is not only tasty, but it is so good for you. It is naturally low in fat and full of nutrients thatRead More

Saving money on holiday gifts

Tips for Saving Money on Holiday Gifts

November 16, 2018 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

These tips for saving money on holiday gifts will help you stick to your budget this year. Last year American families spent an average of $700.00 on Christmas gifts. If you were one of those families, I’m going to try to help you lower your expenses this year with these tips for saving money onRead More

How to find the best deals on Black Friday

How to Find the Best Deals on Black Friday

November 16, 2018 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

If you want to maximize your Black Friday savings, you need to go in with a plan. Here’s how to find the best deals on Black Friday. Ahh..the shopping season is just around the corner and that means after you are stuffed on stuffing and turkey, it’s time to hit up the store aisles forRead 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

25 Healthy Foods for Under a Dollar-On a budget? Feed your family from this list of healthy foods that are under a dollar each serving!

25 Healthy Foods for Under a Dollar a Serving

September 13, 2018 by Kristi 4 Comments

Here is a list of healthy foods for under a dollar to help you feed your family nutritious meals without spending a lot of money: There is a common misconception that in order to feed your family healthy food, you need to spend a lot of money. You might be surprised to hear that feedingRead 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

How to Maximize Savings by Stacking Coupons

August 10, 2018 by Alea Milham 2 Comments

Coupon stacking can bring huge savings on essential items if you know how to do it! Here’s how to maximize your grocery savings by stacking coupons. When you are learning to extreme coupon there are many terms you will learn that will be beneficial to your ultimate savings and How To Maximize Savings By StackingRead 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

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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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