Zero Food Waste! Reboot Your Frugal Habits!
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2022
- Frugal Living! Save Money! Zero food waste recipes that will help you fight inflation! Rising Costs! Learn the changes we need to make to adjust to price increases! Early retirement debt and mortgage free couple shows you how you can have an abundant and full life with less money! Living a debt free life is possible by simple budgeting and not over spending! Debt free living is within reach!
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Who needs money when you are blessed with such a wonderful family to enjoy life with. That is something money can't buy.
AMEN! Sheila I couldn't agree more!
I started walking to a grocery store that is one mile away. It saves on gas, let’s me get in some exercise, and prevents me from buying “extras”. Happy Weekend, Emmy/Paul and family!
Happy Weekend Jennifer!
Smart!
What a gorgeous family. Can't wait to try the baked bean burgers. I'm a vegetarian so i will leave out the bacon. Such easy and delicious looking burgers, no need for 20 ingredients like in some cookery books. Your channel should be on prescription, fills me with joy when ever I watch.😘😘😘😘😘
Me too so no bacon for me.
What a kind comment! Thank you so much Louise!
You could add a little toasted sesame oil to get a little bacon flavor. Bacon flavor is what makes baked beans so flavorful.
My reboot is going to be to do more for myself before I hire somebody to do things for me. I'm a retired lady in my 70s and have gotten lazy about yard and household tasks and have a handy man and cleaning lady come in occasionally. I feel like I'm depending on them too much which can be costly AND frustrating. I see what happens to others as we age and give up our independence too soon because we won't try to do and think for ourselves! It might take me a little longer for me to do things than it used to and I have to break tasks down into smaller units. I can't mop and clean all my house in one day...but I can make one room shine before I wear out! ☺ 👍
Great attitude Janet! Just be safe and don't overdue it!
Emmy and Paul, you have a gorgeous family! All the young adults are so polite, sensible, articulate and beautiful/handsome. Above all they practice frugality. It must be fun to have them around. I love the “living with parents until being kicked out” comment. My 3 young adult children are still living with us, we will not kick them out and they can stay as long as they want. I enjoy your reinvent meal ideas from leftovers. Thanks and more to come please! Since we have the blazing sun here in California, I’m drying my heavy laundry in the yard now.
Thank you for the kind words Helen! More zero waste meals to come for sure!
After a busy few months just staying home is great, and as a plus I am saving on gas. Although I'd like to go away I don't have the money for a vacation so trying to do things at home that are peaceful and relaxing, like watching UA-cam videos. 😃, reading, taking a bubble bath, watching a show or movie with a snack, sitting on my deck, catching up on some home tasks. Fun segment with your family, they all seem lovely.
THey really are a beautiful and smart group! Poor Charles! You will NEVER forget his name again! This month, if the sun is shining I am hanging my clothes on the line. In early spring I was very motivated then got lazy.I am also going to try to not buy ANY lettuce, between the CSA that starts at the end of the month and our garden-.lastly I am going to try not to buy any new books not even used ones. THose are my 3 for the next month. Thank you for your lovely ideas and inspiration- Paul's burger looked delicious- good job, Emmy!!
Thanks so very much! Get the books from the library! Free and fun!
I save the cores of broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and freeze them. Great in soups
Perfect!
Sorry, but this is the first time I disagree with your advise to get rid of clothing you didn't want in the past year. Keep some of those clothes as your spare clothes for when money gets real right and you cannot afford to replace your clothes because of inflation. Use those undesired clothes as your work clothes around the house or garden.
You sure could do that!
Oh Emmy, you have such a beautiful family and I love their tips! Especially the car idea. Thank you again for bringing sunshine to our days xxx
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching!
What a beautiful and wise family!! Thanks for letting us hear from them. Loved the library tip especially!
My re-boot in the summer months is to take stock on how much we relied on canned food from our garden over the past year and to adjust my canning goals/ items accordingly. Thanks again for your wonderful channel --- God bless!
Thank you Pam! God bless you as well!
With our move EVERYTHING is a reboot: new budget, new home, new life basically
Thanks for watching Jennifer!
What a great video. I loved seeing your family's responses. I am moving to a new home. So we are revising our grocery budget; focusing on eating up odds and ends in the fridge and freezer and only buying produce when needed. I am also not buying any boxes, just using and reusing what we have in hand. Thankfully, the new home is a few miles away, so I can unpack a few totes, and bring them home to reuse over and over again. I can't wait to try that bean burger recipe!
Hope you enjoy it...we did lol!
I love how you included your family in the video!!
That was so funny, “live with your parents until they kick you out” 😂😂😂.
That's my nephew LOL!
What a wonderful family! And I must try your baked bean burgers this summer!
My reboot is to eat at home more. We have gotten into a bad habit of grabbing dinner while we are out running errands on Saturdays and I know it's costing us. My idea is to plan a couple of Saturday evenings a month to have friends over for a potluck meal - or even just making dessert or snacks and play some games so we have better things to look forward to instead of frittering our money away on eating out.
Great ideas! Sounds fun!
Dear Emmy this is portugeese Maria from Ontario Canada I also save food and freeze lots of veggies from my garden im also an earlier retier lady like you and Paul we don't eat out I love to cook and you are an inspiration for lots of us who love to cook and save..❤
Hello Maria! Thanks so much for watching and sharing!
I usually save the buns, then for an easy dinner, I put either pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce, onions ,chopped pepperoni and what ever else such as cheese, peppers etc. Bake in oven for about 25 min. Pizza burgers! Grandchildren love making theirs "there way"
Sounds great!
We went shopping yesterday for relatives that we are visiting in August . Because they live in a poor country where there is a lot of need I was able to buy every single item on sale way below the price. After Valentine's I got all rag dolls for $1 they will make a few kids happy. Blessings for your family
Oh how wonderful! Love that! Safe travels and enjoy!
Laura is right! Do what you feel comfortable doing on your car instead of paying a mechanic. I don't change my own oil because I wouldn't know how to dispose of the oil, but just last summer the mechanic who does change my oil gives the car a good once over and said I need new air filters. I have a friend who is very handy and asked him if he could do it with my assistance and he said sure. (I convinced him with the promise of a spaghetti dinner complete with salad and bread. :) ) Anyway, we spent an hour working on it and I saved plenty of money I'm sure. Also, my interior rear view mirror decided to fall off the windshield a couple of years ago and I just couldn't imagine paying to someone to put it back on. I went online and bought a kit to do myself and I did. Again, I'm sure I saved quite a bit of money. Brakes I might not do, but little things I certainly will.
Your family is lovely and I'm sure you loved spending that time with them.
I'm going to work on shopping the pantry again this month. I really don't need to buy a lot of stuff to make decent meals. So I'm going to work on that this month.
Good for you Barbara! You did save a lot!
I just joined a local "no buy" group and will be decluttering and gifting out some items I no longer need or want. Also I am challenging myself to use up perishable goods. Today I used up perishables/ and using best/before date/leftovers items up because there is loss leaders that I can replace them with this weekend (eggs & mushrooms). This is what I made today. A spinach, mushroom, tomato, cheese quiche (6 slices), 6 Ground beef pies, onion, potato, 1/3 can of mushroom soup, and mushrooms (6), and 6 butter tarts). I used 1 &1/2 boxes of pastry dough was close to best before date that I got on clearance for a steal. The cost of the ingredients was @$5 CAD ($3.91 USD for 12 small meal serving and 6 buttertarts. I put some into freezer for lunches. Tomorrow I will be making banana muffins and apple/pineapple squares to use up the rest or perishables. We will have a small grocery haul this week. Have a great weekend!
Oh how wonderful and creative! Good for you Sandra!
The car & home maintenance is huge! My husband has saved us tens of thousands by doing repairs and renos himself. He was just at our daughter's yesterday to replace a broken belt & a few other things. None of the young people she knows can do anything like it. My husband taught our kids the basics so she can change her oil and tires etc. None of her housemates can even do that. It's crazy.
That's really great Lisa!
What a delight to meet your family. Did your brother and his wife homeschool their children? My husband and I homeschooled our 4 children. We, too, have taught each of our children to budget every dollar, thrift shop, learn how to do repairs... They seemed kindred spirits. ☺️
I think kids learn more useful and practical knowledge from homeschooling. Kudos to you and your husband!
Yes Heather! They were all homeschooled.
As always motivating and full of good ideas. What a beautiful family you have, so lovely that you all got together, that must take some organising! Best wishes from The UK.
Yes, it was at my house! I hosted!
Oh I love this episode! Such a nice mix of cooking, frugal tips, and meeting your wonderful family. I’m going to watch it again :-)
My reboot is a big one. I am retiring at the end of June. I can’t wait until I have more time and energy to devote to growing my own food, cooking from scratch more, and just generally feeling better about life. My job has become so stressful
YAY! Congrats! How wonderful!!
My reboot, is to ride my bike everywhere , rather than drive my car. Or, use public transit. And, we are planting a container garden.
Great money saving ideas!
Our local Salvation Army won't accept any more donations. They are crying out for help so we will make a donation of time. And it's the height of gardening season. But several adult grandchildren are spending the summer between college semesters to continue learning how to work the land. They will help out at Salvation Army, too. This is a good reset for our family. Keep the no waste recipes coming! This is so important in today's times and really anytime.
We like to dehydrate leftover baked beans and use them to crumble and sprinkle over mac & cheese, any casserole, and scrambled eggs. I never thought of making them into bean burgers. Great idea! We will try this.
I love Charle's tip. I'm the plumber in my house and used UA-cam to help me install a new insta-hot system. Yay! It makes the bidet extra special, too.😊
Sandra so happy you enjoy our videos! Thanks so much!
Fun video, never thought of left over bean burgers! My kids (all 5) call left overs “used food” 😂
That’s what my kids used to call it too! As adults, all but one happily eat used food now.
LOL! Love that!
What an awesome family you have Emmy!! Your brother and sister-in-law did a wonderful job raising such sweet, polite children!! The baked bean burgers is a terrific idea…I can’t wait to try it!! Excellent video Emmy and Paul!! Enjoy your weekend!! Janel in NJ
Thanks so much Janel!
My reboot is to recycle unusual things that would normally go in the trash right after emptying. For example potato chip bags. I give them a quick wash and let air dry and use them to store washed produce. I have also put my salad bowl inside to keep the salad fresh when I have made the salad ahead for my meal. I am trying to eliminate the use of plastic wrap so I've been getting creative. I also cut open bread bags and use them to cover things going into the refrigerator. When making homemade bread I reuse the bread bags from bread that I have purchased from the store. It's rather fun to think outside the box when trying not to use plastic wrap.
Very creative tips!
Loved this episode. Emmy and Paul you are truly blessed with a wonderful family. x
Thank you!
Hi guys how are you it was a great video nice to meet your family God bless you guys be safe blessings 👍🏼🌎😀❤️👏🏼✝️🇺🇸
Thank you! You too Kevin! God Bless!
At the end of every month, I have a money date with myself and review all my spending. Then I ask myself 2 questions: How did I do and what could I have done better.
Love that! Exactly what we do!
Beautiful family. Muy frugal tip is learn electricity, plumbing, coocking or anything else I can, to DIY as much as I can.
Thank you for sharing!
What a beautiful family! Thank you for sharing great tips from those wonderful young people. My change isn't for the month of June so much as what I plan for the second half of the year starting in July (the new "fiscal year," lol). My husband and I relocated about 18 months ago to a new town, and it has been no end of necessary infrastructure spending on the new home (new solar panels and storage batteries, new HVAC, water heater, appliances, etc.) Then I wanted to deal with decorative issues like paint, furniture, etc. So the reboot I'm planning as we move into July is to slam on the brakes and have the whole second half of this year be a "no-spend on the house" challenge. A house is never finished anyway, right? I want to stop spending on all "improvements" and just enjoy things as they are, with what we already have, which is far more than enough. As your video shows, it's family sharing time together in the home that matters most!
Yes! I totally understand! A home is never really finished you are right. Great attitude to just enjoy as it is!
You have a very cool and very smart family 👍👌 my niece repairs cars too so nice to hear! My mom, sisther and I are very practical and fix about everything in our the house diy ( our parents all learnt us in a time it would be only boys should do this) My mom tiled her bathroom and the kitchen I do recommend not mess with electricity though, hubby is a sparky so I don't need to. Still sparks fly every now and than. so unless you really know what your doing leave it to a pro.
Absolutely not! Leave electricity to a licensed professional!
@@FrugalMoneySaver and even licensed pros mess up.. A sparky is a professional electrician, but the has secure tools so they will be more save when things happen.
You all lift my spirits with your upbeat attitudes and positivity. Thank you! Have a wonderful day! Greetings from NE Oklahoma.
Thank you! You too!
what a beautiful family !!! They really had some great ideas . Water glassing eggs is my new skill. Reboot would be preserving all the garden veggies. I never knew you could freeze cuke slices for smoothies. My daughter asked me about it because she's into smoothies. So I'm not wasting ANYTHING !!!!
YAY! Good for you Kim!
i do these too, and i often add a few slices of mushrooms and grated vegan cheeze on top of them before baking.
Perfect!
My frugal tip would be don’t procrastinate and put things off, fix what can be fixed before it gets to the point of unrepair. We were reminiscing about mom’s frugal ways, someone recalled that as our dad’s shirt collars wore out she would remove it, flip it over so the underside was on top and the worn side was on the bottom. I was amazed at that.
What an amazing tip...Thanks!
Great family!!! I love your niece working on her own car!
She is smart and brave.
She is amazing!!
Lovely to meet your families
This upcoming week, my husband’s brother is coming to put in new flooring. While I’m excited, it’s going to be a lot on me because I watch our 6 month old granddaughter everyday. Tonight, we are having jasmine rice, butter chicken that I am not making because I found it on sale in Wegmans, steamed broccoli and chunks of chicken breast. Tomorrow, I am making vegetable soup. The vegetable broth is from vegetable scraps I saved in the freezer. I am feeding this to my husband and his brother for lunch the next few days. Saturday night is leftover turkey from Thanksgiving, stuffing I bought for $.69 a bag at the day-old bread store and gravy. Sunday, shake and bake pork chops, mashed potatoes and cubed butternut squash I found on clearance and froze. I’m making muffins and crustless quiche Sunday for them to have for breakfast Monday. May have chili and cornbread Monday, Tuesday, hard shell tacos, Wednesday, pizza and salad, Thursday, bratwurst and sauerkraut, Friday, fish and French fries. During the height of the 2008 recession, my husband bought me a french fry chopper. I love that thing! Great video today! Love you guys!
Wonderful comment Colleen! Meal plan sounds great!
Take left over rice, add an egg and flour, make a-rice patty, butter wrapper the pan, fry them, add maple syrup. Rice Pancakes for breakfast. My mother in law used left over rice like this. I liked it.
Sounds great!
What a lovely family, love all the tips
That was so precious seeing your whole family! What a great bunch of kids ❤
They are a true blessing!
Enjoyed “meeting” your delightful family and hearing their frugal ideas. 😊
Thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing your family with us. I retired and moved far away from my kids and grandkids to take care of our mom and other family members, and I miss them so much. I did fly back to Portland, OR, twice in 2021 so I’m not going to visit again until June 2023, when my son turns 40. I’m going to sock away as much money as I can for that planned vacation, starting this month of June. Debi in Vicksburg, MS. 🥰🥰
That is awesome! What a wonderful money saving goal!
Such great tips!
Awww, precious family!!!
Thank you!
The burgers look amaxing--will try soon. I will some bread crusts for the garlic bread. My goal is to develop at least two new inexpensive meat substitutes from either leftovers around the house that are good in nutrition and awesome in flavor. I so appreciate what you said about everyone taking healthy control over the things that are ours to control. Thanks.
Thanks for watching Anne!
I’m trying to use my leftovers in a creative way, like your leftover baked beans, instead of throwing it away. Thanks for ideas.
You are so welcome Ellie!
Trying to eat at home more but,when we do eat out, trying to remember to ask if they offer senior discounts because they don't always advertise them even though they give them.
So true! Great tip!
Your family is amazing! Reminds me so much of my host family from 1988 when I was an exchange student in NYC❤️❤️❤️
Oh thank you so much! So glad you enjoyed the video!
What a wonderful family.
Thank you!
What a beautiful and joyful family. Thank you for sharing. This was a real treat!
Thank you Shannon!
What a wonderful family! How delightful!
Thanks so much Julie!
We went to a community thrift store and scored 2 pair jeans 👖 and 2 shirts for $8. The fit perfectly and were in brand new condition.
YAY! Love that!
Ohhhh dear Emmy, what a lovely family you are blessed with! It was so, so nice to see you all gather in your living room, as families should always do but we have forgotten. A nice video, as always! Blessings to all of you. ❤
Thank you so much!
It’s like a veggie burger Paul!😊
Great tips
Thank you!
Loved your family, they are so sweet!
Just the opposite here in Florida. Yes we can do outdoor things, but most days it is to hot to go outside, spring, perfect, autumn, perfect…winter? Excellent!
LOL! Only 19 hours apart by car but so different!
What an amazing family!!!!
So kind! Thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing your family and all their frugal tips. The baked bean burgers sound so amazing.
Thanks for watching Jingles!
My husband requires a special medical procedure once a week about an hour and a half each way with the procedure taking 2 and a half hours each time. Yesterday we found the best route to get there, found round trip uses about half a tank of gas, so checked the prices for gas along the way and found some charging a bit less than our home area. I am going to pack a picnic lunch from home each time and put a crockpot meal in my slow cooker before we leave so we won’t have to eat out. I did scout around the areas for small occasional treats to reduce the stress. We drive through Hershey and can stop at a Wawa for a fresh candy bar sometime and our route also takes us past a local outdoor ice cream shop! …Deb Gnagey
Deb I hope your husband will be okay! We will pray!! We love Wawa too!
When closing the zip lock bags try inserting a straw in the corner of the the bag. Zip close up to the straw then you can suck
the air out. Pull the straw out and seal.
Please don't do this if there is raw meat in the bag!
So nice seeing all your family and hearing all the wonderful events I bet Christmas time must be a blast.
Yes, we just wish they lived closer!
Thank you for sharing your family with us.
Thank you Rhonda!
What a wonderful family!! They are so animated and cheerful and sweet. You are truly blessed. I am canning ground beef and chicken breasts to hedge against inflation. Also, I just bought some large bags of wheat berries that I will grind into flour and bake my own bread. I used to bake my own bread, but got out of the habit. Also, I'm keeping my trips out of the house to a bare minimum and planning them carefully to get as much done in one trip as possible.
That is awesome! Sounds like you are doing great!
WOW! what an amazing family you have and they had great tips on being frugal !
Thanks so much Marta!
Thank you so much for sharing your family with us. You are truly blessed! I enjoyed hearing their tips.
Thanks Cindy!
I loved this video and all the frugal tips! Your family is so gracious to share. What a beautiful family!
Thank you!
What a wonderful family ❤️ thanks for sharing and all the great tips!
Thanks for watching Marissa!
The leftover bun garlic bread is a game changer 🥖🧈🍝
So easy and good!
Genius use of buns!! I always have buns left over-I will be doing this! Thank you!!
YAY! Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for sharing your family with us. Some must watch you because they shared how they use the tips you have given us.
Thanks for watching Wendy!
What a lovely family! You are so blessed ❤
Thank you Sarah!
You guys and your family are so delightful. Thank you for sharing with us. This month I'm trying very hard to plan meals that don't require much cooking or any at all (sandwiches, meat & cheese chunks, etc). Saves time plus helps utilities. Also want to do better repurposing leftovers. I'm intrigued with the baked bean idea. Will be trying that one. Thanks & God bless.
You are so welcome! God Bless you as well, thank you!
Outstanding video! Loved the baked beans idea and your family is so cool!!
Thanks Lisa!
A very beautiful family! And very frugal as well!!
Thanks Jane!
This was awesome!!! Great tips from everyone!
Thank you Sue!
What a beautiful family!!!
Thanks so much!
It was wonderful to meet your family and they all had such good suggestions! The bean burgers looked great too - I'd never thought to repurpose baked beans in that way! Thanks for the tips!
You are so welcome! Thanks!
What a great group of family!!
Thank you Laurinda!
Lovely family! Great tips. My brother and all his kids, their spouses and grandchildren are in Illinois and I'm in NJ. It stinks that don't get to see them too often. But is wonderful when all get together. Was wonderful to watch yours.
Thanks for watching!!
I’ve learned so much from you. Thank you for your channel.
You are so welcome! Thanks for being here Patricia!
Absolutely a beautiful family. What a blessing to have them all together ❤️
I have a small family of 3. So when I see these large families it makes my heart smile.
The bean burger is uber frugal genius! I'll be trying that for sure.
YAY! Glad you liked the recipe!
Such a lovely family! Obviously being frugal runs in the family. This month I am really pushing myself to find extra money in the budget to save. It isn't always easy, because prices are higher than ever. Cutting back on shopping and eating out helps a lot with saving money. I am trying to plan meals around food that I already have and just stock up on fresh produce, milk, and loss leaders. Basically, trying to do pretty much all the things you talk about on this channel.
That's great Amy! Just remember to stock up on shelf stable sale items as well!
So awesome! What a great time with the family! So nice! :) Blessings from Dawn @ Rich & Dawn in MN :)
Thanks so much!
Loved the video. So kind of your family to join in the fun with great tips. X
Thanks so much! 😊
Great video, and thanks to your amazing family for taking part and keeping it real.
Thanks so much for watching!
What a great family ! God bless them all!
You are so kind! God Bless you as well! Thank you!
Great video! Loved your brother's family ❤
Thank you!
What a lovely family! Enjoyed getting to meet them and their great tips!! Ty for sharing
Thanks for watching Jackie!
Beautiful family! Thanks for sharing!👍
You are so kind!
Wonderful video as always! What a beautiful family you have Emmy and Paul. It's so nice you were all able to get together! You are truly blessed.
My reboot for the summer are a couple of things. I'm going to hang more clothes out on the line to dry. I'm planning on canning more of my veggies this summer. And I'm going to work harder at meal planning so we don't have to get take out when I have busy day at work.
All great ideas! Thanks Tammy!
Fun video! I enjoyed seeing your sweet family and hearing their frugal tips. Hugs from Texas!!
Hugs right back and thank you!
Your family is wonderful! What great tips they all had. What a great idea w/ the baked bean burgers! And I still have yet to do the garlic bread but it’s on my list if I end up having leftover rolls! My reboot of sorts will be finding free and low cost summer activities to do. Like you say, being outdoors more is important as winters can be so cold and it gets darker earlier, so I want to take advantage of the nice weather and the fact it gets dark later to enjoy the summer and do fun, free or low cost activities.
Us too Gretchen! Love the warm summer months!
My reboot is each week when I buy groceries, I am going to set an amount I want to spend, and use a handheld tally counter to keep track of how much each item costs. If it costs $1.30 I round it up to $2. It has a finger ring to put over your finger while holding in your hand. You just press to click it for each dollar that it costs. This way I won't go over the amount I want to spend each week. I've used it twice now and it worked wonderfully!
What a great idea! So clever! Thanks for sharing!
My Mom had one back in the 60s. Good idea!
You have a lovely family! You guys are truly blessed. They gave great tips.
Thanks Katherine!