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Mesh produce bags are durable and great to use around your home and garden! Learn how with these 6 Frugal Ways to Reuse Mesh Produce Bags.

6 Frugal Ways to Reuse Mesh Produce Bags

March 9, 2017 by Katie Femia 3 Comments

Mesh produce bags are durable and great to use around your home and garden! Learn how with these 6 Frugal Ways to Reuse Mesh Produce Bags. Mesh produce bags are those typically orange or red bags that your apples, lemons, and even clementines come in. They are perfect for allowing the fruit some air whileRead More

Empty 2 liter soda bottles can really come in handy around your home! Get some great ideas with these 7 Creative Uses for 2 Liter Bottles.

7 Creative Uses for 2 Liter Bottles

March 7, 2017 by Katie Femia 5 Comments

Empty 2 liter soda bottles can really come in handy around your home! Get some great ideas with these 7 Creative Uses for 2 Liter Bottles. If you have soda drinkers in your house, you probably find your recycling bin full of 2 liter bottles. Aside from sending them off to be recycled, you mightRead More

Here are 4 Simple Ways to Make Cooking at Home Easier. They include tips that will help you save precious time and money in your family's food budget.

4 Simple Ways to Make Cooking at Home Easier

March 6, 2017 by Christine T 2 Comments

Here are 4 Simple Ways to Make Cooking at Home Easier. They include tips that will help you save precious time and money in your family’s food budget. Cooking at home is probably one of the biggest ways to save money in your food budget no matter what your family size. We tend to beRead More

Do you get enough water on a daily basis? If not, try these Easy Ways to Drink More Water. They will help keep your body healthy and hydrated.

Easy Ways to Drink More Water

March 6, 2017 by Christine T 2 Comments

Do you get enough water on a daily basis? If not, try these Easy Ways to Drink More Water. They will help keep your body healthy and hydrated. I can’t believe there was a time in my life when I barely drank water at all. Considering we are made up of water, I don’t know howRead More

Even rich people need to be frugal with their money. Check out these 6 Ways Rich People Are Frugal and learn how you can become frugal too!

6 Ways Rich People Are Frugal

March 3, 2017 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

Even rich people need to be frugal with their money. Check out these 6 Ways Rich People Are Frugal and learn how you can become frugal too! Do you look at rich people and wonder how they manage to keep their wealth?  Just because someone is rich, it doesn’t mean they want to be carelessRead More

Bobby pins are handy for hair styling and so much more! Put these inexpensive pins to use around your home with 6 Creative Hacks Using Bobby Pins.

6 Creative Hacks Using Bobby Pins

March 2, 2017 by Katie Femia Leave a Comment

Bobby pins are handy for hair styling and so much more! Put these inexpensive pins to use around your home with 6 Creative Hacks Using Bobby Pins. Think bobby pins are just for keeping your hair in place? Think again! These little and inexpensive pins can be purchased for just pennies, and the truth isRead More

Frugal St Patrick’s Day Table Decor Ideas

March 1, 2017 by Tatanisha W 21 Comments

It’s March! I hope that means we’re just that closer to Spring… than Summer. Living in the Michigan area, you can imagine my thrill of winter so far with snow storm after snow storm. Honestly, I could skip Spring and head right to summer. But.. before we do that, let’s talk about how you’re goingRead More

Do you stay up late and have a hard time waking up in the morning? Here are 6 Benefits of an Early to Bed Early to Rise Schedule that you're missing out on!

6 Benefits of an Early to Bed Early to Rise Schedule

February 28, 2017 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

Do you like to stay up late and then have a hard time waking up in the morning? Here are 6 Benefits of an Early to Bed, Early to Rise Schedule that you’re missing out on! You’ve heard the term, “early to bed early to rise” and probably realize that everyone has a slightly differentRead More

You can save money on gas and transportation costs by carpooling to places like work and school. Learn How to Start a Carpool with Friends with these tips.

How to Start a Carpool with Friends

February 27, 2017 by Christine T Leave a Comment

You can save money on gas and transportation costs by carpooling to places like work and school. Learn How to Start a Carpool with Friends with these tips. Carpooling used to be something people did to not only save money, but to make things easier when it came to getting to one place as aRead More

Portioning meals is an important part of healthy eating and weight loss. Get started with these tips on How to Portion Your Meals to Help You Lose Weight.

How to Portion Your Meals to Help You Lose Weight

February 27, 2017 by Christine T Leave a Comment

Portioning your meals is an important part of healthy eating and weight loss. Get started with these tips on How to Portion Your Meals to Help You Lose Weight. As most people know, portioning your meals is a pretty simple step in any weight-loss or healthy eating regimen. If you are unsure how to goRead More

Grocery Shopping for a Large Family on a Budget is easy when you follow these frugal tips. Give them a try and see how much you can save for your family!

Grocery Shopping for a Large Family on a Budget

February 24, 2017 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Grocery Shopping for a Large Family on a Budget is easy when you follow these frugal tips. Give them a try and see how much money you can save your family while still eating good food! Grocery shopping on a budget is a must for anyone, especially if you have a large family.  No oneRead More

Don't throw out your empty shoe boxes, there are a lot of easy ways to reuse them! These 7 Frugal Uses for Empty Shoe Boxes will give you some great ideas.

7 Frugal Uses for Empty Shoe Boxes

February 23, 2017 by Katie Femia 5 Comments

Don’t throw out your empty shoe boxes, there are a lot of easy ways to reuse them! These 7 Frugal Uses for Empty Shoe Boxes will give you some great ideas. There is nothing like bringing home a fresh new pair of shoes, is there? And while you might be quick to add those shoesRead More

Some of the best beauty products can be found around your home! These 10 Beauty Hacks Using Common Household Items include frugal hair and skincare tips.

10 Beauty Hacks Using Common Household Items

February 21, 2017 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Some of the best beauty products can be found around your home! These 10 Beauty Hacks Using Common Household Items include frugal hair and skincare tips. We’ve all heard of the traditional ways to make ourselves feel beautiful. However, there are things you have around your home that can help aid in your beauty routine.Read More

Check out these Easy Ways to Save Your Change That Add up Fast! You will find great reasons to save your loose change and how to cash in what you save.

Easy Ways to Save Your Change That Add up Fast!

February 20, 2017 by Christine T 1 Comment

Check out these Easy Ways to Save Your Change That Add up Fast! You will find great reasons to save your loose change and how to cash in what you save. I have been saving my change for a long time. I do this because I really have seen it add up to a lotRead More

One simple way to eat better is by swapping out certain foods for healthier options. These tips will show you Easy Ways to Make Healthy Food Substitutions.

Easy Ways to Make Healthy Food Substitutions

February 20, 2017 by Christine T Leave a Comment

One simple way to eat better is by swapping out certain foods for healthier options. These tips will show you Easy Ways to Make Healthy Food Substitutions. When getting rid of food in our home that is a temptation to us, there may be some anxiety because you might not know what you will replaceRead More

Buying wholesome food for an entire family can seem pricey and hard to do. With these Tips for Feeding Your Family Real Food on a Budget, it can be done!

Tips for Cleaning Your Fireplace

February 17, 2017 by Christine T 1 Comment

Don’t forget to check your fireplace before you start your first fire this winter. Here are tips for cleaning your fireplace. If you have a fireplace, you know the comfort it can bring on a cold winter night. There is nothing quite like listening to the crackling of a fire and seeing the warm glowRead More

Buying wholesome food for an entire family can seem pricey and hard to do. With these Tips for Feeding Your Family Real Food on a Budget, it can be done!

Tips for Feeding Your Family Real Food on a Budget

February 16, 2017 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Buying healthy, wholesome food for an entire family can seem pricey and hard to do. With these Tips for Feeding Your Family Real Food on a Budget, it can be done! Eating real food is one of the best things you can do for your family.  However, it can be a bit on the priceyRead More

Be sure to enjoy your sweet, juicy strawberries before they go bad. These 10 Ways to Use Strawberries Before They Turn include delicious and fun ideas!

10 Ways to Use Strawberries Before They Turn

February 14, 2017 by Katie Femia 6 Comments

Be sure to enjoy your sweet, juicy strawberries before they go bad. These 10 Ways to Use Strawberries Before They Turn include delicious and fun ideas! Strawberries are rich in vitamins and minerals, and can not only be great for your insides but outside as well. If you are finding yourself drowning in strawberries thisRead More

Easy Ways to Keep Healthy Snacks on Hand

Easy Ways to Keep Healthy Snacks on Hand

February 13, 2017 by Christine T Leave a Comment

Avoid junk food by using these Easy Ways to Keep Healthy Snacks on Hand. These tips will make healthy snacks more accessible, easy to store, and simple to grab when you need you need them. If you are working on trying to eat healthier, you may wonder what you will snack on since many ofRead More

Customer rewards programs can save you money when you shop. Here are some reasons Why You Should Join Rewards Programs Now and programs to consider joining.

Why You Should Join Rewards Programs Now

February 13, 2017 by Christine T Leave a Comment

Customer rewards programs can save you money in a number of ways. Here are some reasons Why You Should Join Rewards Programs Now and programs to consider joining. Rewards programs are nothing new. There have been punch cards for frequent customers forever. Now companies have moved to plastic rewards cards and some even have digitalRead 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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