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5 Frugal Ways to Winterize Your Home

November 6, 2013 by Kristi 1 Comment

The colder months are quickly creeping up on us! If you haven’t already started to think about winterizing your home, now is the time. Taking some time to winterize your home will not only keep you warmer during the winter but will also keep your utility bills in check. Sometimes people will avoid winterizing theirRead More

6 Steps to getting Back on Track with Fitness-Tips for getting back on track with your diet and exercise routine after you have taken a break.

6 Steps to Getting Back on Track with Fitness and Exercise

November 5, 2013 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

  Getting back on track. It’s a phrase we hear often. Everyone knows what it’s like to “fall off the wagon”, and be too exhausted and defeated to get back up. My thing is, most people will say that they’re going to get back on track “next week”, or “tomorrow”, or the best/worst one everRead More

DIY Yardstick Mitten Holder

$2 Dollar DIY: Easy Upcycled Yardstick Mitten Holder

November 2, 2013 by Katie Femia Leave a Comment

The arrival of the cooler temps and changing leaves means that old man winter is on his way. This means it is time to dig out all of your cold weather accessories, including mittens, hats, scarves, and more. If your house is like mine, this means your hallway is about to turn into mitten mayhem,Read More

Naturally Frugal Tip: Use Avocado Oil to Make Homemade Beauty Treatments

November 1, 2013 by Alea Milham 1 Comment

Maggie or Family Frugal Fun, is sharing 3 ways to use avocado oil to make homemade beauty treatments. Homemade Avocado Oil Beauty Treatments I enjoy making salon-quality beauty products at home. One of the ingredients commonly found in many skincare regiments is avocado oil.  Avocado oil is great for the skin and hair in lots ofRead More

10 Easy Ways to Recycle Eggshells

October 31, 2013 by Alea Milham 2 Comments

 Emily is sharing tips for reusing eggshells. To most people eggshells are useless things that are thrown away, but to the recycler or homesteader eggshells are natures best kept secret and useful for tons of things. For any tips related to human or animal consumption you do need to make sure the egg shells areRead More

Making Healthy Food Choices During the Holiday Season

October 29, 2013 by Alea Milham Leave a Comment

1. Eat before you go. This may sound like a sure way to gain some weight, but filling up on healthy foods like fruits, veggies, nuts, and yogurt before you arrive to the dinner table is the best way to make sure you don’t over eat. At dinner, take a tablespoon-ish size helping of yourRead More

Eco-Friendly Tips for Going Green in Your Living Room

October 28, 2013 by Christine T Leave a Comment

The place where you and your family spend the most time other than your kitchen is most likely your living room or family room. This means it is very important to make this your “green center” to make sure you and your family have the best opportunity to enjoy the benefits of going green. HereRead More

DIY Hand Sanitizer Recipe

How to Make Hand Sanitizer

October 25, 2013 by Alea Milham 18 Comments

Use this tutorial on how to make hand sanitizer. It is cold and flu season. We have already had two different viruses work their way through our family. We are sick of being sick and have turned into hand washing zealots. Scrubbing your hands with soap for 20 seconds is always the most effective wayRead More

Frugal Pet Care

October 23, 2013 by Kristi 4 Comments

We love our pets and we only want the best for them. For most of us, our pets are a part of our family and we would do anything in the world for them. However, owning a pet can be expensive and sometimes owning a pet can get too expensive. What are you supposed toRead More

20 Frugal Uses for Honey - Ideas and tips for ways to use honey around the home, in your beauty routine, and more homemade health remedies.

20 Frugal Uses for Honey

October 22, 2013 by Katie Femia 2 Comments

Who doesn’t like a little honey every now and then? It is so sweet and simple, and perfect when added to toast, tea, or your peanut butter sandwich. But did you know that honey has many other valuable uses as well? It sure does! In fact honey can be used in all sorts of waysRead More

Eco-Friendly Tips for Going Green in Your Child’s Room & Nursery

October 21, 2013 by Christine T Leave a Comment

Perhaps one place we don’t always think about to go green is our children’s bedrooms and nursery. The kitchen, bathroom and maybe our own rooms are easy, but what about where our little ones play and lay their head? Going green in your child’s bedroom is not as complicated as you think and may evenRead More

Curbside Crafts: Repurposed Headboard Yard Sign

October 19, 2013 by Katie Femia Leave a Comment

What do you do when you are driving down the road and see an old headboard on the curb? You stop and pick it up of course! If you are a regular thrifter or curb collector, you may have noticed how often old wooden headboards are in the offerings. Up until now you may haveRead More

How To Green Your Beauty Routine

October 17, 2013 by Christine T Leave a Comment

You are probably on the eco-friendly path and make sure to recycle, reuse, and repurpose whenever you can. Your beauty routine can be made more green as well and in this post I will tell you some amazing tips to make that happen! Makeup: When you can afford to, buy natural or green makeup products.Read More

Eco-Friendly Tips for Going Green in Your Bedroom-Tips for making your bedroom environment more eco-friendly.

Eco-Friendly Tips for Going Green in your Bedroom

October 15, 2013 by Christine T Leave a Comment

  Going green is easy in the kitchen and the bathroom, but did you ever think of going green in your bedroom? You may not spend a whole lot of time in your bedroom, but it needs some Eco-love, too! Let’s look at some ways to green your bedroom and sleep in peace, knowing youRead More

20 Frugal Ways to Use Salt- Salt has many frugal uses around the home. Learn how it can be used for cleaning, gardening, beauty, and natural remedies.

20 Frugal Ways to Use Salt

October 14, 2013 by Katie Femia Leave a Comment

Did you know that salt is good for so much more than just sprinkling on your food? Those tiny white grains of salt are small indeed, but each one can be quite powerful and help you around the house in a great deal of ways. In fact, the kitchen is just one of the placesRead More

Naturally Frugal Tip: Make Your Own Herbal Skin Treatments

October 11, 2013 by Christine T Leave a Comment

Herbs have long been used to clam many body ailments and especially in skin care. Natural has it’s own way of healing us if we just allow it to. The following recipes will require many herbs that are available at a local whole foods store or herb shop. Look online for a local tea storeRead More

5 Easy and Frugal Homemade Cleaning Products

October 10, 2013 by Christine T 3 Comments

  Cleaning products add up. Before I went frugal, I use to spend 20 plus dollars a month on cleaning supplies for my home. I thought there was no way making them myself was going to save me a significant amount of money to make it worth my time. I also worried that they wouldRead More

Eco-Friendly Tips for Going Green in the Kitchen- Change how you cook, clean, and live by using these eco-friendly tips in your kitchen.

Eco-Friendly Tips for Going Green in the Kitchen

October 7, 2013 by Christine T 1 Comment

  The kitchen is one of the easiest places to go green and you may be doing a lot of the things on the following list, already. Living eco-friendly in the kitchen will not only save you money, but it is also excellent for your health. Going green in the kitchen is much more than buyingRead More

Dollar Store DIY: Frugal Fall Tablescape

October 5, 2013 by Katie Femia 2 Comments

If you have taken a peek at decorating magazines lately, you may have noticed how popular tablescapes and vignettes have become. If you are not familiar with either of these design ideas, don’t let the fancy names scare you. You will find that they are actually quite fun and simple. A tablescape or vignette asRead More

Rustic DIY: Tree Stump Pumpkin

October 3, 2013 by Katie Femia Leave a Comment

Home décor is always more fun when it is found in the most unexpected places. Taking an ordinary object and turning it into something extraordinary is not as hard as you may think, and not nearly as expensive as you might imagine. For example, take a peek at the rustic and original DIY project below.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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