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Five Frugal Things | Oy, that exam!

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I know…I’m a day late with the Five Frugal Things this week. Anyway…I’m a little short on frugal things at the moment, but we’ll see if I can come up with five. So, I broke my years-long streak of never buying food or drinks on campus and ordered a large iced tea/lemonade drink. I regret nothing.

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Five Frugal Things | free Starbucks for me!

The Frugal Girl

First day of school frugalities My second semester of nursing school started yesterday! It was just a whole wheat peanut butter sandwich plus some cheese, an orange, and a sliced red pepper, and while it didn’t win any excitement awards, the price was right. What frugal things have you been up to lately?

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Frugal Friday: Cheap Turkeys for the Win! 11.18.16

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It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. 39/lb turkeys at Giant Food Stores. And at that price, it’s an easy way to make a big impact by donating to your local food banks. How did you live frugally this week?

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

Tell us a little about yourself My current lifestyle would probably qualify as frugal-lite compared to many others. I was a bit intimidated by this, but then I figured I probably wasn’t the only person out there who isn’t ultra-frugal at the moment. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? Enjoying some outdoor time.

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Meet a Reader | Maria in Florida

The Frugal Girl

How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? I’ve been reading The Frugal Girl since retiring in 2015 and look forward to the blog every week. I especially enjoy Meet the Reader, Thankful Thursday and Five Frugal Things. My hubby and I have always been frugal with our hard earned dollars. I splurge on food!

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WIS, WWA | no prizes awarded here

The Frugal Girl

As you may imagine, it was not a week of prize-winning kitchen endeavors. Tuesday I was out all day for legal happenings, and I ate some food my lawyer brought. The post WIS, WWA | no prizes awarded here appeared first on The Frugal Girl. What I Spent It’s December, guys! Let’s see if I can remember what we ate.

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Meet a Reader | Mid-Atlantic Julia

The Frugal Girl

In my free time I enjoy canning and preserving food (well, I enjoy the results of it, ha!), How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? I grew up with frugal parents so it was ingrained in me from an early age. What’s your best frugal win? What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal?

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