Making Super Quick, Convenient Lunches More Frugal + Tips to Stop Wasting Food: The Simple Dollar's Weekly Roundup

[AWeber Communications]( [kid making lunch]( Making the Super Quick and Convenient Lunch Much More Frugal By Trent Hamm -- Our kids love Lunchables -- but they love our cheaper, healthier, DIY versions even better: divided lunch containers filled with crackers, cheese, grapes, and other favorite finger foods. Here are some more tips for convenient lunches - for grown-ups too. [Read More]( [journaling]( The Seven Things I Need to Work on Most to Improve My Personal and Financial Life By Trent Hamm -- I've been practicing the "three morning pages" journaling technique each morning, and it's made me realize that while I’m very content with my life, I’m not content with me. I’ve figured out seven things I really need to work on in terms of improving myself -- and almost all of them have some direct or indirect financial implications, so I thought it might be interesting to share them. [Read more]( [food]( Stop Wasting Food: Creative Tips to Use Every Last Bit You Buy By Donna Freedman -- Almost 40 percent of the food supply in this country never gets eaten. Stop throwing money away! Getting the most out of every grocery dollar does not mean eating dangerous food. What it does mean is eating all the food – even parts you might not have considered usable. The following tips will help you get creative about every calorie. [Read more]( [father and adult daughter talking]( Key Conversations to Have Before Retirement By Mia Taylor -- Retirement planning isn't just about socking money away in a 401k or IRA. It's also important to discuss goals and expectations with your partner, children, and others who'll be impacted when you leave the workforce. [Read more]( [investing]( Six Investing Tools to Hone Your Perfect Portfolio By Drew Housman -- When I finally crawled out of debt and found myself with a little bit of money to invest, my next step was figuring out an investment strategy. I’m not a day trader, so I wasn’t interested in finding the perfect tool for buying and selling stocks. Rather, I wanted a way to assess how my wealth would grow based on the asset allocation I chose. Here are some tools I found that do a great job of letting you test out the performance of different portfolios to find a mix that fits your unique needs. [Read more]( More from The Simple Dollar Reader Mailbag: - [Questions About IRAs, Scams, 529 Plans, Bitcoin, and More!]( More from Trent: - [How to Find - and Get the Most Value From - Your Local Discount Grocer]( - [Starting College Savings When Your Children Are Older]( - [Is Being Comfortable a Positive Thing?]( Other popular TSD articles: - [What You Don't Know About Insurance Is Costing You]( - [Six Signs Your Balance Transfer Could End in Disaster]( What we're reading around the web: - [A Psychologist's Trick to Being More Likable on Dates and Job Interviews]( (Quartz) - [Why It's So Hard to Put Future You Ahead of Present You]( (New York Times) - [Nearly Half of America Has Missed Out on This Bull Market]( (Washington Post) - [Why Is College So Expensive in America?]( (The Atlantic) As a reminder, you're receiving this email because you subscribed to our weekly mailing list. If you no longer wish to receive our emails, you can [unsubscribe here]( at any time. Thanks for reading! ​​​​​​​ --The Simple Dollar team 1525 4th Ave. #500 Seattle WA 98101 USA [Unsubscribe]( | [Change Subscriber Options](