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This week, I did fairly good at using up the food in my fridge.  I even used some leftover french bread from one of our dates to make super yummy baguette chips!   I also used some rice leftover from our potluck on Sunday to make beans & rice which turned out FAB!   I find that the less variety I have on hand, the more I am able to be flexible enough to use everything up.

And in a stroke of pure creativity, my blender broke while making smoothies.  I used my food processor instead.  It worked better, actually.   I may not replace the blender

That’s about it for me this week…

How have you Used it Up, Wore it Out, Made it do Or Did Without this week? Share in the comments or MckLinky below!

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No huge successes or failures this week.

I wore out the other pair of jeans.  They are so thin that literally ANY MINUTE, I may have a huge gaping hole in a place that, well, no one but DH should see.

I used up a lot of leftover buns for garlic bread.  I’ve even used up a bunch of extra noodles in lunches.  I’ve been pretty successful in not throwing out extra food for a change.

What have you done to Use It Up, Wear it Out, Make It Do, or Do Without?  Share your info in the comments or in the MckLinky below!

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I got nothing this week.   Well, i guess that isn’t true. I DID get most of the leftover bean dip from the party eaten on Super Bowl Sunday.

My goal for this week is to eat up all the junk/treats that remain in our house in preparation for Lent.    Luckily, there isn’t much .   Some Kool-Aid, some juice, nut snacks, one final microwave popcorn packet, some odds and ends for favorite crackers, etc.

What have you done to show good stewardship this week?   Link up below or leave a comment!

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Well I kind of have a mixed bag this week.

USE IT UP -

FAIL – I still threw out what seemed to be a TON of food this week, BUT

SUCCESS – I tried to use up a bunch of leftover couscous in a frittatta.   It was okay, but nothing I’d repeat.   I also used a bunch of leftover cheese sauce to make some homemade hamburger helper type stuff and THAT worked out well.

DO WITHOUT – and today I’m doing without a car because DH’s is getting his fixed.

What have you done to follow the frugal credo?  Leave your link or comment below!

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Sorry that I didn’t get this up last week.  Lil’ Bit wasn’t feeling well and I was doing some (MORE) discernment surrounding computer time.

This week I had some successes…

USE IT UP – I used up some getting old baby carrots in a pot of HOMEMADE turkey soup.   Mmmmm.

MAKE IT DO – I started working on my Household Notebook v.4 this week. Instead of going out to Walmart or Staples to get NEW supplies (I CANNOT be trusted to not come out with $50 of office supplies), I pulled an old note book out and decided to cover it with fabric.  I wanted this HN to be pretty so that I might, you know, USE it.    I used stuff I already had to make my notebook.   I’m still debating about the fabric though.   I’m not a sewer so my fabric stash is SUPER small.

How did you do this week?   Leave a link or comment and let us know!

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