Whenever my lovely wife and I first moved in together, one of our struggles had to do with spoiling food. We were cooking a lot more (and were cooking even more now) and sometimes a dish would get pushed to the back of the fridge and forgotten. I hated it because I hate waste. I dont mind cooking something I dont like eating and being forced to eat it, Id rather eat it than let it go to waste because being wasteful is being irresponsible. Its also expensive. I dont throw away dollar bills because I cant be bothered to remember to put it in my wallet, so why would I throw away grilled chicken?
So today, Ill present to you my simple solution to eliminating, or at least significantly reducing, this money leak. This is the latest edition of our new series called Money Leaks.
The solution is simple use a leftover calendar. A leftover calendar is simply a calendar that lists what youve cooked and when. As you eat all of a dish, cross it out on your list. This helps you remember what you cooked, when, and what is still left in your fridge.
This will help you save money on what goes to waste but itll also have the side benefit of saving on your electricity. Since you have a good idea of whats in your fridge, you dont need to keep the door open as long to find what you need.
Do you have a trick you use to reduce how much food you waste?
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