I take the bread ends or the last few pieces of bread and put them in an ongoing large freezer bag..when it is full I make homemade stuffing or bread pudding, bread crumbs, or croutons.
Also, I take butter wrappers that have a fair amount of butter residue, put them in ongoing freezer bag, when I need to grease a pan for baking, I pull 1 or 2 out and they work great! Hope this helps someone.
Laura (having to be frugal) 
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I to save butter wrappers for greasing pans. But I also use them to give my fresh baked bread shine. When I make my regular recipes I use egg, however when I make eggless (for friends that are allergic, I go over with wrappers to give it a nice sheen, after the bread has cooled a little.
Great tips, thanks! My dh loves croutons, but they are expensive and it’s hard to find ones without partially hydrogenated oils. How do you make yours?
Laura, thanks for the frugal tips. When I was a young wife, and we had no money, I also learned to be frugal (out of necessity). It has blessed me all my life. My kids tease me saying “Mom, you can make a meal when the cupboards look almost bare”.
Jennifer,
I make croutons by cutting up bread into cubes (my favorites are the end pieces, they get crunchier) and then putting them, some oil and spices (garlic, garlic salt, Parmesan cheese, oregano, parsley, almost anything!) into a bowl and mixing them together. I have let them soak in the seasoned oil too but it will take you longer to get them crunchy. Bake them @ 400 degrees. Here’s what I can never remember….how long to bake them….lol…..I’d say about 10-15 mins….just remember that when they start to cool they’ll get crunchier. I love this method. My husband and dad don’t usually like croutons because they’re too crunchy…..these almost melt in your mouth!