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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


Ways to Save Money on Cable

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If you’re looking for an easy way to save money each month, consider these cheaper alternatives and ways to save money on cable. Some of these options may even enable you to cut back on your cable usage or cancel it altogether. When you listen to many people who have advice on how to cut yourRead More

4 Low Cost Alternatives to Cable

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When you’re trying to cut expenses, one of the first things that most people look at is their tv service, but sometimes it can be really hard to let go of it. After all, cable is something that most of us have grown up with and having something else can actually just seem “wrong.” CableRead More

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.