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Are You Throwing Money into Your Bin?

Let’s talk about food waste. According to studies Finnish people have a lot of food waste, approximately they throw into the trash bin worth 125 euros per year per person. In my opinion that’s a lot! I have to confess that in my own household this has happened as well. But I decided that this has to come to an end!  Here is what I did to stop wasting food: I started to meal prep better. This will ensure that we will use all the food that is in the fridge. I went to grocery store only 2/3 times per week instead of every day. If you shop every day, you will spend more money and probably end up throwing food to your trash bin. I started to track my money expenditure. After I came home from shopping, I wrote down every cent I spent. Then at the end of the month I checked how much I spent. This also reduced our grocery bill because I was very aware of my spending habits. My son’s left overs are another thing. As a rule, I don’t force my son to eat everything bec...