The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I suppose matching sets are rather common, though; I mean, you buy sets of dishes and sets of silverware. You buy 12 of the same placemats, and 6 of the same bath towels. My silverware collection is similarly mixed-up, because I have some from the Buy Nothing Group and some from the abandoned house. Do the lamps match?

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Saving Money Money Painting Lamps 203

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 8, 2024

I mended a fleece glove I’ve had these North Face gloves for a long time, and I mainly use them for driving when my steering wheel is freezing. I carefully chose the most appropriate shade of gray thread that I had and used my machine to sew the trim down. Well, last week I was driving to my mammogram appointment (whee!)

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Frugal Painting Machines Sewing 139

The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

I placed a Chewy order and used TopCashback Oddly, I’d forgotten about TopCashback for a while! By the way, we use Arm and Hammer Slide litter. I got some free ice cream + discounted dented cereal I stopped in at Safeway to buy some berries, and as usual, I opened the app to see if any deals stood out.

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Frugal Eyeglasses Arm and Hammer Painting 205

The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 23, 2023

Who buys this many products for a guest bathroom? 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 also understand that some food containers are not meant for use over time. Here’s a coffee-centric one.

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Video Food and Drink Chiquita Package 240

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

I mentioned it to my fiance and he asked me to please cut his hair for him, using the article as a guide! He pointed out that I had studied sculpture and this was sort of similar, so I used a pair of office scissors and cut his hair a week before our wedding. I have a rule now that if I want to buy a book, I need to donate one.

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Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 177

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

And it generally is cheaper to buy ingredients. I mean, people who classify themselves as ingredient households are still buying pasta, cereal, bread, mayo, peanut butter, and so on. I mean, you probably do end up eating healthier when you tend toward stocking ingredients vs. ready-to-eat foods. Or a ready-to-eat food?

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Dinner Milk Salad Dressing Frozen 233

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 5, 2024

Monday I’d gotten a loaf of cinnamon bread out of the freezer on New Year’s Eve day, so I used some of that on Monday to make French toast, which we ate with whipped cream and berries. I think I might be better off buying a bag of salad greens and then adding my own toppings. And…do you ever buy salad kits?

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Grocery Shopping New Year's Groceries Grocery 130

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It’s not like I use one light bulb more than the other. ? That reminds me: Twinings is a type of tea bag you could use for making the tea bag Christmas wreaths A. Marie shared with us.) I fried some chicken recently, and I’d already used the oil twice. What frugal things have you been up to lately?

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Frugal Office Twinings Thrift Stores 205

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

At age 12, I started saving up my allowance and babysitting money to buy Christmas gifts for other children who were less fortunate. I was determined to buy a house that was less than we could afford. We ending up buying our current home in 2015, when local prices and interest rates were significantly lower. Childhood joy.

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Kids and Family Home and Garden Money Frugal 181

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

For example, you can buy a $50 Bath and Body Works gift card for $40. Obviously, you could give the gift card as a gift, but you could also use it as you buy Christmas gifts. After I published this post, I saw that Amazon has a page of gift card offers for various brands.

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Fridays Bath and Body Works Thanksgiving Pancakes 201

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Also, my prescription receipt included a $4/any purchase coupon, and I used that to buy a $5 item on my way out. I used $15 of credit to get a free stethoscope box I don’t like just throwing my blood pressure cuff and stethoscope into my backpack all the time, so I ordered a little zippered box to hold both.

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Frugal Copiers Credit Drinks 215

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

It seems like we are always either running out too soon, or we have too much to use in time. But since I haven’t figured this out yet…I used some slightly sour milk to make this chocolate pudding. Chiquita was interested in my thimble, which I was using because this fabric was oddly hard to push a needle through.

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Frugal Chiquita Sewing Gift Cards 130

The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 31, 2023

I’ve been out of school for the last two semesters, so I’d gotten kind of used to my carefree life. ? (Ok, Anyway, this week has made it clear to me that I need to change up how I do things; I need to switch up how I use weekend time, how I plan meals, and when I do household stuff. Ok, well, not entirely carefree.

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Wellness Toaster Ovens Fry's Bread 208

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 6, 2024

Do your textbooks automatically come with an audio version, or do you use something to convert them? I have to buy the electronic version of all of my textbooks, since there are online assignments associated with them, and the online versions have an option to have the computer read to you. Thank you!! What is a sim lab?

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Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Sewing 185

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

I inadvertently got a great deal on a skirt for Zoe I had stopped in at Hot Topic to buy her a birthday gift, and I happened to notice a little Godet-style black skirt that I thought she would love. I got a pair of Dr. Martens for $16 About 3-4 years ago, I’d used Sixth Continent (remember that site?? ” And it was!

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DIY Frugal Zappos Chiquita 130

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 26, 2024

I stuck some wilty kale in a mug of water I used part of my poor neglected kale in a pot of soup. The fail: I got sucked in with a Sam’s Club sample I almost never buy the foods they serve as samples, but this time I cracked! I’m not close to considering myself a gardener, but this is easy and reliable enough for even me!

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Frugal Green And Frugal Homemade Crackers 197

The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I mowed my grass and used the leaf blower My house sits on about 2/3 acre, and luckily, my dear neighbor lets me borrow her riding mower when I need to mow. I used wisdom tooth ice packs on my ankle I got stung on my hand, but the worst were the stings I got on my ankle. Sadly, my library did not buy this one. So… 2.

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Frugal Library Cooking Chiquita 215

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

I used to read intermittently before then but got a regular blog rotation going once I quit social media 3. If it was truly a windfall that was not spoken for, I’d use it to visit my family several states away or pay for the to visit us 10. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? Out of necessity originally.

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Virginia Kids and Family Library Frugal 180

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 23, 2024

And of course, I used a gift card from my Erie YourTurn rewards to pay for the remaining 50%, so this was $0 out of pocket. I made a use-it-up dinner I haven’t done a proper grocery shop since I got home from Hawaii, so I have been scrounging a bit. We shall see how long I can keep up my not-buying-food-at-college streak. ?

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Frugal Starbucks Hawaii Gift Cards 178

The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 20, 2023

From his younger days Zoe and I went together to buy Socks right after Christmas in 2021, and then a few weeks later, we left the family home and moved in with my parents. I told Zoe I would buy her whatever she wanted for dinner after work, and she chose her standby, Chick-Fil A. Halving it worked great for just the two of us!

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Green Green And Frugal Leftovers Dinner 204

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

This is largely a case of being in the right place at the right time, but my husband and I really lucked out when we were ready to buy a house. That would have been just fine, except I also decided I wanted to buy a fancy car and go out to nice meals a bunch with my boyfriend at the time. They want me to buy all the things.

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California Cars Car College 168

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

I used a Starbucks gift card for a drink and sandwich My friend Mia and I went out to Starbucks with Sonia, and I used a gift card from my Erie YourTurn rewards to pay for my purchase. I used Chick-Fil-A points for a free tea/lemonade After my competency tests last week, my mouth was as dry as the Sahara, from the nerves.

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Frugal Food and Drink Re-use Drinks 191

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 30, 2024

And more than that, I know they needed to be used up. ? To fix this, I submerged the jar in hot water, using a bowl to weigh it down. I made a use-it-up bowl of oatmeal In addition to the aforementioned half-full jar of honey, I also had the previous honey jar still in my cabinet. but for temporary purposes, this works fine.

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Food Waste Frugal Food Freezers 192

The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The good thing was, I didn’t get used to a “luxury lifestyle” (whatever that is) during all those years. Of course, due to my upbringing, I was used to getting along with little money. And I try to buy high-quality food stuff, preferably local products and whenever possible ecological. What’s one thing you splurge on?

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Green And Frugal Home and Garden Lunch Lunches 203

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

that I have some ideas about how to prepare better for the next exam I’ve got some other resources I’m going to use, and I think I might try to get together with friends to study together before Monday. I just prefer not to be floating so close to the not-passing level! I like me some margin. I am gonna be ok. ?

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Thankful Cat Ohio Student 207

The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Yurbuds used to make earbuds that actually fit comfortably in my ears, but they got bought out by JBL a while back, and the new earbuds they make are not quite as comfy. I decided to go ahead and buy two pairs (no extra shipping cost for that) so that I have a backup pair for when these ones give up the ghost. (or

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Frugal Cat Safeway Dinner 194

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. I always used to buy heads of romaine lettuce to wash and tear up for salad because it’s less expensive than buying prepped salad greens. The food you will actually eat is what is worth buying!

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 175

The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

And I’m sure I will get lots of use out of them during my nursing school semesters. I also really appreciate that it is possible to use empty spaces of time to work ahead; I often do that when I have some extra time. She said, “Work hard in A&P, because you will use all this knowledge in your nursing classes.”

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Thankful Chiquita Band-Aid Hawaii 205

The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Laura Vanderkam always suggests using Friday afternoons to plan for the upcoming week , and I’m gonna try to make that a habit. that Chiquita loves her tunnel Someone from my Buy Nothing group gave this to me a while back and my goodness, Chiquita has used it so, so much.

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Thankful Chiquita Flowers and Plants At&T 211

The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

I’ve been faithfully packing my lunches My building at the college has an in-house Chick Fil A, and in my two years of attending classes there, I’ve managed to not buy food there at all. Inside my package: an eye mask to use for my dry eye issues. Before, this has been pretty easy because I have not had all-day classes.

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Frugal Sewing Thrifting College 178

The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 28, 2023

for my Buy Nothing group I’m busy getting through tasks I put off during the semester, and so of course I am decluttering. So I listed a bunch of things on my Buy Nothing group. And I’m used to a cinder block laundry room anyway. ? And now my printer is working again. My poor laundry room had gotten a little messy.

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Thankful Washer and Dryer Laundry Printers 130

The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 18, 2023

But I did learn some things that I find I use today. I save money where I can to keep it frugal, like by using apps, coupons, value menus, etc. They work, at least they did the last time I used them. If I buy A, it will take longer. I have put money into learning various ways to make money. What do you splurge on?

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Texas Oregon Recycle Recycled 130

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 3, 2024

A regular tube in a caulk gun is 10000000 times easier and I will never, ever buy this product again. I will save the little cone tip, though, and try to use it on my next tube of regular caulk to keep it from drying out. It’s so annoying to have to squeeze the caulk out. In short: this design is good for toothpaste.

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Chiquita Painting Home Depot Christmas 224

The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

When I paint furniture in a light color, I often have to use caulk to fill in some gaps; the light color makes them rather unsightly. I used my trusty Bosch orbital sander. (at I decided to use some of the paint that I used for both the abandoned house crate: and the base of my Buy Nothing toaster oven table.

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Painting Furniture Toaster Ovens Lighting 216

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I don’t use it much, but I have run background checks for divorced friends who are dating again through online apps. He’s saved us a lot of money by being able to repair so many things on his own, by building and repurposing furniture pieces, and by making gifts that we did not have to buy.

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Daughter Green And Frugal Money Grandmother 130

The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

I think reusable water bottles are a wonderful alternative to disposable bottled water but I’m pretty sure the environmental benefits disappear if you buy a new fashionable water bottle every time the trends change. A built-for-a-lifetime bottle is best to be kept and used for a lifetime! Happy Labor Day!

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Labor Day Spam Florida At&T 209

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Tell us a little about yourself I’m a married mother of two teenage boys (18 and 16) who grew up in the country near a small town in Iowa. This spring, the gym closed down and sold off their equipment at a deep discount so now I am well stocked for any kettlebell weight I want to use.

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