Have sticker stock at the store? These simple shopping tricks will save money on groceries without requiring you to sacrifice anything.
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14 Ways to Use Free Jars

Jars reduce food and packaging waste, make food look more appetizing, cost no extra cash if you reuse any jars you buy food in—and much more!
7 Ways to Save Money as Food Prices Rise

With food prices on the rise and not much relief in sight, these six tips will help you get the most out of the food you buy.
Besan Chilla: Easy 5 Ingredient Gram Flour Pancakes

Besan chilla—savory Indian pancakes made with gram flour—are a rich delicious vehicle for using up vegetables on hand and reducing food waste.
How to Transform a Free Burlap Sack Into a Planter

Burlap sacks make inexpensive, attractive planters for your yard. Get them free from a café for zero-waste gardening on the cheap.
7 Low-Waste Gifts in Jars Your Recipients Will Love

Just about everything looks better in a jar, especially food. These gifts in jars look impressive but most require little hands-on work.
5 Simple Zero-Waste Frugal Dinners Under $12

Each $12 frugal dinner in this post serves four people, thus proving that a zero-waste or low-waste lifestyle need not cost a fortune.
Stop Pouring These 7 Leftover Flavors Down the Drain

You’ll want to save these leftover concoctions to cook with later because they add so much flavor to dishes. But you’ll also conserve water.
9 More Simple Staples to Make not Buy

Making any of the staples on this list is a rewarding, satisfying, fun experience. Many of them will save hands-on time. Most will save money.
How to Make Delectable Vinegar With Leftover Wine

My pineapple scrap vinegar grew a mother of vinegar, which I then used to brew wine vinegar with leftover wine to prevent all kinds of waste.
Eat All the Food You Buy and Invest the Money You Save

If, yearly, you invested the dollar value of food the average American family of 4 buys but doesn’t eat, in 10 years you’d have piles of cash.
11 Easy Kitchen Tricks with Tools You Already Own

Need a new gadget to execute a kitchen task? With a bit of creativity, you may fashion a fix using stuff you already have on hand.
7 Zero-Waste Steps That Cost Zero Dollars

Living a lower waste lifestyle should save money, not bankrupt you. These seven zero-waste steps cost zero dollars.
You Saved All Your Vegetable Scraps for Broth. Now What?

Good job saving your vegetable scraps for making free broth. Now what do you do with it? Here are 9 ideas.
Plastic-Free Glue and Homemade Paper Tape

Keep money in your pocket and plastic glue bottles out of landfill with this simple, 2-ingredient homemade wheat paste.