1. Bring stuff that you KNOW you need to eat before it expires to the front of shelves so you can easily eye it when you open the fridge come dinnertime.

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It's simply easier to keep things top of mind when you see them over and over again. 

2. Even better, write those about-to-expire foods on a that sticks directly on your fridge. It's a more efficient *and* aesthetic reminder than a series of sticky notes that'll inevitably fall off the fridge. 

clear magnetic refrigerator dry-erase board 

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It also includes four dry-erase markers! 

Promising review: "Saw it on TikTok being used as a dinner menu for the week! It will help me be more organized and add little chores that needs to completed or important reminders. Love it, no complaints." —Clarince Thomas

Get it from Amazon for$18.99. 

3. If your setup means that you can't organize as "top shelf = roommate 1," and so on, a set of  (with your labels!) can help you organize stuff in a way that makes sense. Plus! They'll catch spills when one roomie inevitably lets their leftovers get a little too funky. 

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