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Should you wash your clothes inside out?

The Frugal Girl

I’ve got a couple of relevant articles to share with you guys today…and I’m throwing in a reader question too. We frugal people are very interested in making our clothes last as long as possible, so I thought you’d like this Lifehacker article about the pros and cons of washing your clothing inside out. .”

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Do you live in an ingredient household?

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That question is the title of an article that popped up on my phone the other day and I saved it because I thought it would be a fun thing to discuss with you guys! But as I was reading the aforementioned article, I was thinking… very few modern people actually live in true ingredient households when compared with people from the past.

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Five Frugal Things | a viral Snoopy flip

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I bought and flipped a stuffed Snoopy A few weeks back, I saw a news article about how a Snoopy plush from CVS was going viral on TikTok, to the point where they were getting sold out everywhere. Snoopy is wearing a light blue puffer jacket, and for some strange reason, this particular $13.99 Snoopy is the one everyone wants at the moment.

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Thankful Thursday | heating issues

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You know how yesterday I was talking about the Guardian article on the topic of joy? And how one of the challenges was to take a tough circumstance and find the good in it? It’s a long story that is not quite over (and it includes the fire department being called because of a semi-explosion in the boiler!)

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

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This would also go under “what single action has saved the most money over your life” During my “study” of The Tightwad Gazette I saw a short article about giving home haircuts. I mentioned it to my fiance and he asked me to please cut his hair for him, using the article as a guide!

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

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I’ve been a years-long reader of Frugalwoods, and I think that a Frugal Girl article on piano playing popped up as a recommendation based on my membership in the Frugalwoods Facebook page. He’s made furniture, a mug shelf, a catwalk, bookshelves, and much more! The mug shelf 2. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl?

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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

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I loved the article, so I started hitting up your archives. I found you through your post, “Soap Is Cheap, in Sept 2021. A blogger I follow ( This Aint The Lyceum ) had linked to it in a newsletter, and I found the title intriguing. How did you get interested in saving money?