Money Saving Ideas for the Kitchen, Part I

There are always ways to save more in your household. Perhaps there are things you haven’t thought of yet that can reduce your electricity usage, or water bills, or even what you spend on food every month. Lots of people are convinced they are spending too much but don’t know how to fix it. You may think that you’ve pared down your spending to as little as you can in the kitchen, but are you sure?

Here are some awesome ideas that I’ve found while living my life and through extensive research while I was in a financial crunch. Some of them are simple little things, while others are different ways to cook or store food. I can be a closet tree-hugger at times, so expect a little bit of the environmentalist perspective (just a little).

This installment deals specifically with leftover food and ways to cut down on kitchen waste. I want to help you cut down on the amount of trash you create and learn how to maximize your resources. Later on I will discuss types of food to buy that gives you the maximum value for your money and then my third entry will be devices in the kitchen and preservation methods to help your meal planning and preserving become the best possible. So, with a little background info out of the way, let’s delve into what I want to talk about right now:

Kitchen Trash

What are you going to do with your cooking trash? How should you get rid of all those extra unused food scraps and stuff? I have three ideas that will help you save the…