I went ahead and added a new category today: The Cheapskate Life.

You see, after my family went through a long period of unemployment and the inability to find a job, I've become just plain cheap. 

The other day, my family went to donate some stuff to the thrift store and looked around to see if they could find anything worthwhile.  What they found were dressy shoes that, with a little polish, you couldn't tell they weren't brand new.

There was literally no wear on the tread and it was, apparently (like I would know these things) a famous brand.  We looked 'em up.  $56 shoes.  Would I ever spend $56 on children's shoes?  Not on your life.

How much were they at the thrift store?  $1.  (To be fair, it was $1 a pair and we got 2 pairs...)

Will I ever be able to spend $40 or so on children's shoes again?  I'm thinking no.

REUSE THOSE LEFTOVERS

All of that brings me to why I'm posting today: leftovers.

If you've got leftovers sitting in the fridge and don't know what to do with them, now there's help!

Go to this site.  Pick the main ingredient that you want to use.  Pick any other things that you might have around the house.  Then tell it to find a recipe.

How easy is that!?!

Let me know your Cheapskate Living tricks, too.  I can't get enough of 'em.  I have a sickness, I know...