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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


How to Get Free Furniture (or Very Low Cost)

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You have recently moved or simply updated your home and you are dying for new furniture, but your budget is almost nonexistent. How To Score Free Or Nearly Free Furniture is now the topic of conversation over the dinner table. Is it possible? Can you find clean and quality furniture for barely anything out ofRead More

Dollar Store Decals: Frugal Furniture Makeover

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If you have browsed the craft supply section at your local dollar store lately, you may have noticed the wide assortment of peel and stick decals. These decals come in all sorts of designs from simple floral designs to famous quotes and sayings. There are so many wonderful ways to use these peel and stickRead 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.