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Thankful Thursday | I kept us here with words

The Frugal Girl

This week I am thankful: that I have “kept us here with words” In Maggie Smith’s book, “You Could Make This Place Beautiful”, there’s a short essay called Full Disclosure. They’re great girls, and they are not too cool to talk to me, the mom.

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Thankful Thursday | my badge is back!

The Frugal Girl

I was glad I went, because there was so much frosty beauty to see! It was not the most efficient walk ever because I kept stopping to take pictures of all the interesting and beautiful little sights. if you count all my prereqs, I’m definitely more than a quarter of the way through.

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I am confused by “restocking” videos

The Frugal Girl

Who uses so much stuff that they have to do restocks like this all the time? Who actually uses so many repeats of items, especially things like deodorant? I do think this makes sense on occasion When you have a huge container of something, it’s handier to pour it into a smaller container for regular use.

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8 Action Steps for a Frugal February!

Family Balance Sheet

We could really use an intentional month of frugalness to reset our mindset. If you’re new to writing a budget, read: How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!) Use up all of those odd ingredients. 4 – Use up the products in the bathroom/cleaning closet before purchasing more. 5 – Plan ahead.

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Meet a Reader | Mbmom11, in the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

Growing up in a large family, we had enough, but with the specter of inflation and bad job market (gotta love the 70’s and 80’s) , there was definitely a feeling of needing to make sure you had a cushion. Highly rated, easy to use, and it sits gathering dust. Child did not like it, so we don’t use it.

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting a reader who only found my blog a few months ago; I love that she already volunteered to do a Meet a Reader post. Tell us a little about yourself I’m Andrea, I’m in my 20s. Essentially, we’re saving up a nest egg so that we have future freedom! Hey everyone! Here’s Andrea: 1.

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

Today we’re meeting a reader who’s been here since 2009 (!!) Tell us a little about yourself. I don’t use it much, but I have run background checks for divorced friends who are dating again through online apps. and she’s had a bunch of interesting jobs, including being a private investigator on the side.

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