Frugal individuals in 2025 share innovative strategies for saving money and resources. Meal planning challenges lead some to double recipes and freeze portions for later use. Others utilize water saved from cooking for watering plants. Unique habits include collecting restaurant napkins for household use instead of purchasing paper towels. Additionally, planning meals around grocery store sales and coupons allows for maximizing savings on essential items while avoiding over-purchasing items already on hand.
I suck at meal planning. I can't figure it out. What works for me is to double the recipe of the food I'm cooking and freeze half. Do the same every day with different food as long as it freezes well. On days I'm lazy or have no time, I have something to reheat.
Saving napkins from restaurants to use instead of buying paper towels! I used to save napkins for my car, so handy. However, I've cut down on my eating out so much that now I have no napkins.
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