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April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 17 Apr 25

I used to write a post every Friday about what was getting thrown out. The point was to keep us accountable of what we were and weren't using during the week and what actual waste we had. I didn't get a picture this week of the...

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Food Waste Friday (On a Saturday) 4.13.2024

April @thislittlepennyearns (68246) • Defuniak Springs, Florida 13 Apr 24

About a million years ago, there was a Blogger that I followed that.Did a post every friday whether she cleaned out her fridge and shared what her family have wasted her what she had to throw away because it ain't gone bad. I...

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what I've made out of donated food

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 25 Jun 23

As many of you know, I often bring home items (groceries) from work that are being donated or discarded due to being near or past the package "sell-by" date, and I sometimes get free food from other locations as well. Sometimes...

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tonight's free dessert

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 12 Jan 23

While I did pay for some groceries today, I did grab a few freebies from work: 2 pints of half & half, a bakery box of mini croissants, 3 packs of Applegate Farms turkey bacon, 2 small bottles of Naked Blue Machine juice smoothie,...

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first freebies of the year

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 2 Jan 23

Hello, all! Today was my first day back to work for the year, and the culls fridge was quite full. There was a lot of oat milk yogurt (which I don't need) and lots of fancy cheeses that I didn't think we'd use up right now, but I...

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lots of dairy in today's freebies from work

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 12 Dec 22

I lucked out at work today! An entire gallon of 2% milk, a half-gallon of chocolate milk, a pint of half & half, and (one of my favorites) a tub of pimento cheese spread! Not shown: a medium-sized chipwood basket (probably...

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Work freebies!

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 1 Dec 22

I hope the picture loads with this post. I reduced the resolution, so hopefully that does the trick. I'm at work and only have my phone, so I can't reduce the picture size on my computer like I usually do. Today I snagged a quart...

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making free chicken stock

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 10 Nov 22

At work, we repurpose the unsold rotisserie chickens by pulling the meat off of the carcasses and using it in other recipes. After dismantling the chickens, I put the bones and other scraps back into the rotisserie containers so I...

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more free food!

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 9 Nov 22

Today is my day off from work, but I stopped by this morning to drop off something for a coworker. While there, she told me to stop by the loading bay in the back. Second Harvest hadn't come by to pick up the donations and there...

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free food from work

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 8 Nov 22

Holy moly! Have you seen the price of groceries lately? I'm really grateful to work at a grocery store where I can get a pretty nice employee discount, not to mention being able to bring home some of the "discards". This morning...

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Vegetable Scrap Veggie Broth - Frugal

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 28 Mar 22

How are things going here? I haven't been active posting at all for probably months upon months, but I need to start hopping on here and there. I've been spending a lot of time on Reddit with my spare time- especially in these...

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Frugal meal: veggie soup

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 4 Feb 22

Totally uninventive here but my mom gave me some veggies that she wasn’t going to have time to use, so I decided to make an improvised crock pot soup. She gave me 3 potatoes, a bag of carrots and a bag of celery. I chopped them...

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Frugal Meal Planning & Grocery Shopping Tips

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 24 Oct 21

Just for fun and to see if there was anything new and exciting online for frugal meal planning and grocery habits. Even as a single adult, I have found myself spending WAY too much on groceries that I could be putting toward debt...

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Free breakfast from work!

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 21 Sep 21

Look at what I got from the free area at work today! A package of these delicious apple cider muffins (I look forward to these showing up in the store every autumn -- so good warmed up with a little bit of butter) and a dozen...

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lots of culls today!

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 20 Sep 21

Today's finds in the culls areas really made up for Friday's slim pickings. In the morning, I found a box of 8 croissants, a jug of cold brew coffee with oat milk, a strawberry drinkable yogurt, a tub of spinach dip, and a layer...

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slim pickings in the culls area

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 19 Sep 21

I didn't get a whole lot of freebies from work on Friday, but at least what I did find is useful for my household: a loaf of whole wheat bread and a package of good quality hot dogs! The hot dogs are the reduced-fat variety,...

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what didn't post earlier -- work freebies

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 15 Sep 21

Earlier this week I was able to get cartons of milk, some prebaked biscuits from the bakery, more hot dogs, grab-n-go premade sandwiches from the deli (ham sandwiches and roast beef/cheddar pinwheels), a Suja sparkling juice,...

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today's work culls

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 9 Sep 21

Here are some things that were saved from the landfill today! I found 2 low-sugar Greek-style yogurts and a package of Neufchatel cheese in the culls fridge and a butter-crust cherry pie in the other culls area, plus one of the...

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freebies from work on Labor Day

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 6 Sep 21

Remember the days when Labor Day meant that workers had a day off to enjoy with their families, and it wasn't a day where the "essential workers" had to work because the privileged with a 3-day weekend wanted to go shopping? Yeah,...

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today's work freebies

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 3 Sep 21

It's always nice when things like hot dogs end up in the culls fridge, especially when I don't have any hot dogs left at home! I feel a little less guilty about giving this brand to the kids too, as it tends to have fewer "weird"...

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