The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Chiquita would like to tell you all that she had seafood pate for dinner each night. ? What We Ate Saturday I ate dinner with a friend, and Zoe had leftover pizza when she got back from work. What We Ate Saturday I ate dinner with a friend, and Zoe had leftover pizza when she got back from work. 10/10, would recommend.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Mia insisted on taking me out for dinner that night, so we got a little dressed up and went to a waterfront restaurant. Thursday I had a free pizza in my Domino’s app so that’s what I picked up for dinner. ? What did you have for dinner this week? I said that this obviously meant she should move back here.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Sunday I had eaten a late lunch so I don’t think I even actually ate an official dinner. And Zoe picked up some dinner on the way home from work. What did you have for dinner this week? I kind of regretted that I hadn’t ordered another Dinnerly box for this week! I love blueberry pancakes! Rolls > turkey.

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 6, 2023

What We Ate Saturday Lisey was so exhausted when she got here, she ended up hitting the hay at like 6:30 pm and she didn’t even want dinner. I remember I watched a ton of lab videos that evening, but my dinner has completely fallen out of my brain. Girl dinner? What did you have for dinner this week?

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The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

What We Ate Saturday French toast: an Easy Button dinner. Tuesday Zoe was out with a friend, so I put my PJ pants on, watched a bunch of assigned lab videos, and ate leftover soup for dinner. What did you have for dinner this week? Sunday Sauteed chicken, roasted potatoes, and asparagus. Chiquita was interested in my soup.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

I spent: $61 at Lidl $30 on a Hungry Harvest box $50 on a dinner out with Zoe So, $141 this week. Monday Something good happened, which I will tell you about later, and Zoe and I celebrated by going to a bubble tea place for dinner. I don’t know if she will have had dinner by the time she gets here, so we will play it by ear.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 19, 2024

For dinner, we visited a food court, where Zoe got Raising Cane’s, and I got a BBQ chicken meal from a local Hawaiian grill spot. I had eaten a sandwich right after my flight, so I wasn’t hungry at dinner time. What did you have for dinner this week? What I Spent I’m mainly skipping this part again. ?

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The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 25, 2023

Wednesday I had a nursing orientation event that went into the evening, so I didn’t cook dinner. Friday We have some leftover chicken, so maybe I’ll do something with that for dinner. What did you have for dinner this week? And for myself, I did a very random skillet meal.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

What did you have for dinner this week? It’s wild to look at the blackberry leaves and think that just a few months ago, I was picking berries off of these plants. This week, I spent: $25 at Safeway $45 on a Dinnerly box So, $70. A simple green salad on the side. And I just added some fresh fruit on the side.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 26, 2024

Monday I found a small package of ground beef in the freezer along with some homemade burger buns so…we had burgers for dinner, topped with Swiss cheese. What did you have for dinner this week? Fruit on the side. Friday Zoe and I are gonna have a movie night, so we might get some takeout.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 12, 2024

Sunday Lisey’s boyfriend’s mom made dinner for us: chicken plus rice and beans. What did you have for dinner this week? Oh, and earlier in the day we got shaved ice, because of course you have to do that in Hawaii. Yep, Lisey got braces here in Hawaii! And afterward we all got froyo together. Monday A rainy, rainy day!

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 12, 2024

I prepped food before clinical yesterday This semester, most of my clinicals end at 8:30 pm, so I’m gonna get lots of practice at packing dinners! and hummus, and that was my dinner. Yesterday, I cut up some chicken thighs and used this chipotle chicken marinade on them and sauteed the chicken in a cast iron skillet.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 5, 2024

What We Ate Saturday Zoe and I met up at Panera after her work shift, got some dinner together, and then went home and watched a movie together. ? But I can tell you that the pasta is ALL gone now, so dinner will not include leftover pasta again. What did you have for dinner this week? Friday I don’t know!

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The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Friday I got a rotisserie chicken at Sam’s Club yesterday so I’ll probably do something with that for dinner. ? What did you have for dinner this week? Of note: I spread cinnamon butter on mine, and that was so good! 10/10, would recommend. The post WIS, WWA | no prizes awarded here appeared first on The Frugal Girl.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

I felt a little stumped about what to make for dinner, and I stopped at Safeway rather aimlessly, hoping for inspiration to strike. What did you have for dinner this week? Sunday Since Zoe and I do not care about football, this was just another Sunday for us. ?

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The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 31, 2023

Sooo, we got burgers from Five Guys for dinner. Friday Zoe will be working and I’m gonna be out to dinner with my two support group besties. What did you have for dinner this week? And I’d even brought a smoothie with me for my breakfast. And also watermelon.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

We will make a dinner that includes dried pasta, a sauce based on canned tomatoes, topped with a sprinkle of store-bought Parmesan cheese and still consider that a from-scratch meal. I mean, people who classify themselves as ingredient households are still buying pasta, cereal, bread, mayo, peanut butter, and so on.

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The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 19, 2023

I cancelled my Dinnerly boxes Since my semester is over and I don’t currently have any heel-wearing appearances on my calendar (!!), life has calmed down a bit. Sooo, I figured I can get rid of the Dinnerly crutch for now, although I will not rule out the possiblity of re-subscribing when things get crazy at the end of second semester.

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The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Monday I had a snacky dinner earlier, and then when Zoe came home from her evening shift at work, she had a frozen pizza. What did you have for dinner this week? I never had room for a toaster oven at my other house, but I do really like having one here, especially for reheating things or making two-person servings of food.

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Safeway Toaster Ovens Leftovers Toasters 205

The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 31, 2023

I’m definitely in my downsize-the-recipes phase of life! I’ll defrost the other pan of cubes in the future to make a second pan of baked French toast for Zoe and me. I ordered a box of Dinnerly meals I sat down last Friday to plan out the upcoming week, and once it was all mapped out, I felt rather overwhelmed. 22 CHAPTERS????

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 27, 2023

What did you have for dinner this week? Thursday Ham sandwiches, plus a green salad. Because Hungry Harvest sent me SO MUCH lettuce. Friday Honestly, I don’t know. Ummmm…a salad? The post WIS, WWA | a tired camper appeared first on The Frugal Girl.

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Tacos Green And Frugal Dominos Club 217

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Clean up after dinner I almost never go to bed without at least throwing the dishwasher-safe dinner dishes in the dishwasher and pressing start. and I generally let those pile up during the day until I hand-wash them at night after dinner. Do they pile up sometimes, especially when I’m cooking dinner?

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Tuesday I pulled out a frozen pizza and that was our dinner. What did you have for dinner this week? Zoe had a quesadilla when she got home from a shift that ended at 9:30 pm. Chiquita had kibble, and also some salmon pate. I did not even serve any produce with it (though obviously I ate produce at other times that day.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 1, 2024

What did you have for dinner this week? I also made a green salad. Friday Umm… to go along with my pattern for the week, I have no idea. I will be winging it, based on what is in my fridge/freezer. ? The post WIS, WWA | I had no plan appeared first on The Frugal Girl.

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Menu Planning Menu Plans Green And Frugal Freezers 192

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 5, 2024

I… made a pot of pulled pork on the weekend, since I have several clinical shifts in a row this week that end at 8:30 pm packed a dinner to eat during my clinical shift yesterday made a bunch of use-it-up lunch meals over the last few days Your turn! What frugal things have you been up to?

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Orzo with Sausage and Asparagus This pasta-veggie-meat dish makes a great one-pot dinner. My most recent tweak to this recipe has been subbing chicken thighs for chicken breasts; I like having the flexibility to use whatever I happen to have on hand. I’ve also sometimes used spicy sausage or added some jarred spicy peppers.

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Recipes Main Dishes Green And Frugal Baking 239

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 23, 2024

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. (I don’t think I’ve said anything about this before, but I got my first two semesters of school totally paid for, so I am quite motivated to continue with the FAFSA/scholarship thing.)

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The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 5, 2023

before dinner. I bought one for me (!) and also one to sell on eBay. I listed it at noon yesterday, had several offers come in over the course of the afternoon, and sold it for $39.99 So, I more than paid for my little Snoopy. ? This is definitely the fastest any of my eBay listings have sold! (Of

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Since I’d been gone most of the day, I chatted with Zoe over dinner and got caught up on her day. By 8:00, dinner was cleaned up and I sat down to catch up on writing down my day. I got some croissants out of the freezer and toasted those for us to eat on the side.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 7, 2024

But I can see upsides of my shift (which starts at 1:00 pm)…I have time to get in a walk, a workout, a shower, some schoolwork, some blog work, and still have plenty of time to pack a dinner meal before I leave. After my shower, I just throw on my scrub pants and the long-sleeve shirt I wear under my scrub top.

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 17, 2023

We ate it for dinner last night with sweet potato fries, and tonight I will make a small batch of chicken and biscuits with the leftover meat. Before I went into Safeway, I opened my app to do a quick scan of the deals and I found a $5/$5 purchase coupon in my account. So, my chicken only cost me $3.

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The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 31, 2023

ALSO: the three of us are having dinner together on Friday this week. for virtual friends My Zoom support group (for women leaving marriages like mine) has been off for the summer, but my two besties from that group have a little group text going on with the three of us, and we sometimes do Zoom calls to catch up with each other.

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 12, 2023

I have concluded that nursing school life just requires a lot of efficiency and hard work.

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The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Monday We had a simple dinner of ham, rolls, and fruit salad. Friday I made a batch of butternut squash soup earlier in the week so maybe that’ll be dinner. What did you have for dinner this week? I had trouble finding cream from Thanksgiving-Christmas last year. and served them with some fruit and sliced veggies.

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The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

What did you have for dinner this week? But somehow I didn’t take a single picture of the chili, despite plenteous opportunities. Thursday I made baked potatoes topped with buffalo chicken; it’s an idea I initially got from a Dinnerly meal earlier this year. And maybe I will eat up some random leftovers.

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 20, 2023

I told Zoe I would buy her whatever she wanted for dinner after work, and she chose her standby, Chick-Fil A. I think on a day when your hamster dies, you should have whatever dinner you want. What did you have for dinner this week? <3 Sunday Pulled pork from the freezer, on buns, with fruit on the side.

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Green Green And Frugal Leftovers Dinner 207

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

It’s been less so since I left private practice and work remotely, but things like going out to lunch every day and out to dinner several times a week, bigger houses than you need (or maybe afford?), Dinner is dinner! The hardest part – in my career and my region, there is a culture of spending.

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