The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 23, 2024
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.) We shall see how long I can keep up my not-buying-food-at-college streak. ? appeared first on The Frugal Girl.
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Few of us humans are motivated by shame, and that includes shame we heap on ourselves. If you do that, you might find that you have more little sparks of motivation than you think you do! I started it mainly as a passion project, and to help hold myself accountable about food waste. JEG I really did not!
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The Frugal Girl
MARCH 6, 2024
The repeated defrosting cycles tend to cause freezer burn on foods pretty quickly, so I try not to keep things in my kitchen freezer for long at all. Related: A post about freezing food in glass jars. And here’s a post about freezing food odds and ends. Do I have the mental space, time, and motivation to do that right now?
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
Bee wrote in, wanting to pick the collective brain of the Frugal Girl community about tipping! I know I’ve heard the argument that goes like, “Tipping ensures that people are motivated to give you good service.” The service you received was the bare minimum; just food preparation. How do you handle tipping?
Motherhood Moments
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
A shocking new report by the CDC confirms what many parents already suspected: Teenage girls are in crisis. A 2021 survey of more than 17,000 high school students found that 30 percent of the girls had considered suicide—a rate that’s double that of boys and almost 60 percent higher than ten years ago. Educate yourself.)
For the Mommas
JUNE 14, 2016
From Japanese Tsukemono to Korean kimchi, from German sauerkraut to Indian chutney, pickling is part of a long and rich tradition of food culture around the world, and with DIY Pickling, making delicious sweet, sour, spicy and fermented pickles in your own kitchen has never been easier. Modern Girl’s Guide to Life by Jane Buckingham.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 16, 2012
There are times when I have lost my motivation and wanted to just quit. By paying attention and looking after every part of our lives we can find true contentment and happiness. This site, like life, has taken me on a journey. It has been filled with uphills, downhills, curves, and forks in the road.
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