I cook up hamburger meat and vacuum seal to make easy meals. It only takes a few minutes to thaw and mix in Manwich sauce or taco seasoning or make a quick pot of chili. Saves on take out when you just don’t feel like cooking after work or have had a busy day.

[Kacie posted this tip to the Readers' Tips box. It originally appeared as a comment in The Complete Tightwad Gazette giveaway.]