The Frugal Girl

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On Christmas Eve

The Frugal Girl

I find it to be helpful to mentally normalize this, and I also feel some relief when I don’t expect myself to be the world’s biggest fan of Christmas (or really, any holiday. They all can be tough when it feels like your life has gone off the rails or you’ve experienced some kind of loss or change.)

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Five Frugal Things | food waste prevention

The Frugal Girl

Zoe’s not a fan, so it’s up to me to eat these. It’s basically a tour through my adventures in trying to avoid food waste. I baked all my sweet potatoes When I got back from Hawaii, my Hungry Harvest box included a bunch of sweet potatoes.

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I am confused by “restocking” videos

The Frugal Girl

To be clear, I AM a big fan of reusable containers! But I kinda worry that these videos might be making people think they ought to go buy a whole set of brand-new containers so that they can attain the (probably fake) aesthetic these videos are presenting. (To Ready to be de-influenced?

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

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I’m a huge fan of mystery novels and wondered what was involved in becoming a licensed PI in my state (a 60-hour training course and a culminating 3-hour exam). I’ve always loved cars and I enjoy the satisfaction of the before and after. Before After Also, when I was 50, I got my private investigator’s license.

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