The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Brian and me at the Sears Tower Having our first child just one month after our first wedding anniversary was NOT in the plan, but so far it’s worked out well! I wouldn’t qualify it as embarrassing, given the time period, but we lost our entire downpayment on the first house we bought. What’s one thing you splurge on?

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Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 13, 2012

Fill your raised bed frame with good garden soil (we used a mix of organic soil and dirt from our yard) and/or your own compost. I will also be planting marigolds within the garden, too, because I found that they do repel pests as well. ©2009-11 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC.

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Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 22, 2011

When you are drying, consider line drying as well. ©2009-11 Saving Sense Media LLC. Grow Your Own: Planting your own vegetables, fruit, and herbs can save you money, but it can also reduce the use of chemical pesticides. And just think of the money you’d save by less trips to the grocery store for produce! Wash Cold & Line Dry.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 5, 2016

For outside the kitchen, you can use this to give beat-up, dusty, wooden sofa legs a store-like finish as well. #2 Once you got this all worked out, fill this bowl-like orange peel with some form of oil, making sure to get that stem well soaked in it. ©2009-14 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 26, 2015

For outside the kitchen, you can use this to give beat-up, dusty, wooden sofa legs a store-like finish as well. #2 Once you got this all worked out, fill this bowl-like orange peel with some form of oil, making sure to get that stem well soaked in it. ©2009-14 Saving Cents with Sense ™, a website of Saving Sense Media LLC.

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