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Premeditated Leftovers™

Prep-Ahead Meals, Cooking Tips, and Frugal Living


6 Tips on Starting a Side Hustle

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These 6 tips on starting a side hustle will help you get your part-time venture off to a running start! Maybe you want to go on a trip. Christmas is coming and you need a short-term way to save some cash for it. An unexpected expense came up or you want to start an emergencyRead More

Creative Ways to Make Money Online

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Kristi is sharing creative ways to make money online.   In most parts of the country the job market is a little scarce. In fact for some it has been downright impossible to find a job. There are also mothers who stay home with children but wouldn’t mind earning a little extra money from home.Read 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.