I was reminded today about a way to save money I often forget. Waste is an enemy of the ardent budget-minded person. This enemy strikes in the pantry, in the refrigerator, or in the medicine cabinet. It lurks whenever we are not being diligent in our rotation of canned goods or checking use by dates. Now I know we are all busy, but taking a moment now and then to glance around when you open the frig does not take a big chunk out of the day. Here are a few tips:
1. Take the time to look into the frig and make sure that last container of yogurt is visible, the two bottles of ketsup are combined, and the leftovers are rotated.
2. Once a month, go through the medicine cabinet and note the expiration dates. Rotate stock. This is an area where we can be guilty of overbuying and not being able to use it up.
3. In the pantry, be very careful of stock, letting packages get out of sight, not rotating by dates, etc.
These are just a few points that I have shared. Stockpiling is great if we can use it all. We have so much in this country, it is the least we can do to use it wisely including blessing others with some of our surplus. Any thoughts?
I used to buy a lot of Lean Cuisines when they were on sale. I have a self defrosting refrigerator so anything in the freezer for awhile is kept frozen, then defrosted and then refreezes.
ReplyDeleteI had that happen too. It really affects the quality of the food. :o(
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