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This week, I'm thankful: that Lisey did make it here! She was flying standby through her company, and of course that is always a little bit iffy. But she made her flight here and back without a hitch. Whew! It was a super quick visit (less than 48 hours), but we took a little road... The post Thankful Thursday | She ma
A reader who teaches online classes left a comment that I now cannot find (I tried!), asking if I could share exactly what has been so frustrating for me at my BSN school. She's wanting to know so that she can give her students a less aggravating experience. So, for her and for anyone else... The post A List of My BSN
1. I snagged some Safeway savings I needed to pop in for a few things, but I opened the app at home first and discovered a $10 coupon for an online order. I added items to my cart, and then I realized there's a $3.95 fee for orders under $30. That eats up a lot... The post Four Frugal Things (and a fail) appeared first
I have a freezer loss to share this week, and it's the worst kind: meat. Before we get to that, here's the group of freezer stuff I started with a week ago: I'll get the loss outta the way first: the chicken. I opened it and thought, "Hmm, the texture on the surface of the... The post A freezer bummer appeared first on
Zoe snapped this photo of Chiquita, and it was so cute I had to share it! What I Spent I spent: That makes $65 for me...still pretty low, and that's probably because most of my proteins were from my freezer. What We Ate Saturday I had tilapia, sweet potatoes, and broccoli. And I did not... The post WIS, WWA | trash ins
This week, I am thankful: for fall weather!!! It's been slightly chilly this week, and I am so, so, so, so happy. Even though it's been cloudy and rainy, I don't even care. I'm just so freaking happy that it's not hot out. And the forecast has exactly zero days with highs in the 80s.... The post Thankful Thursday | It'
1. I made an ugly grilled cheese sandwich The two heels from our loaf of 100% whole wheat sandwich bread were left, and they were skinny! I used both of them to make an unaesthetic grilled cheese sandwich, which was still delicious. I shook the crumbs out of the empty bag, aired it out, and... The post Five Frugal Thin
You know the drill; first I'm gonna update you on how I did with last week's items, and then I'll give myself a new assignment. Here's what I tasked myself with this week: I ate all of the applesauce, and it was great timing because I got a cold last week, and the chilly applesauce... The post I give myself an A- (free
Hi, Frugal Girl readers! I'm Elisabeth and I'm thrilled to be guest posting for Kristen today! (Some of you might remember me from my Meet a Reader interview back in 2024, and I also popped by to talk about my gradual transition from pessimism to something approximating optimism!) In that Meet a Reader interview, one..
Chiquita was watching me through the curtains while I blogged. 😉 What I Spent I spent: That makes $27 for me, which is pretty dang low. What We Ate Saturday I worked, and I ate my chili/rice lunch. Sunday I came down with a cold, so Zoe picked up some Panera for us after her... The post WIS, WWA | Hello, Chiquita appe
Allllrighty. Last Monday, I rummaged through my kitchen freezer to find all the odds and ends that needed to be used up. So, today I'm here with an update on my progress. Let's start with this little group photo first: I did use up some of the corn by making chili/rice bowls for my lunches.... The post Kitchen freezer
WilliamB proposed this as a question for discussion: What would you do differently if you had ten million dollars? And the sub-questions are: what frugal things would you keep doing, and what would you stop doing? There are a lot of things I would not change. For instance, I wouldn't buy a new car, because... The post
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