The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

I placed a Chewy order and used TopCashback Oddly, I’d forgotten about TopCashback for a while! Anyway…I needed some litter and food for Shelley and Chiquita, and Chewy’s prices for those beat the brick and mortar stores around here. By the way, we use Arm and Hammer Slide litter. See #4 for the chair story!

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Frugal Eyeglasses Arm and Hammer Painting 210

The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

If you’re a regular around here, this will not be anything new, since I frequently share my coping mechanisms in posts here. ? Therapy ($$$) If you’re going through a really tough time, it might be worth it to pay for some professional help. Second, I try to put nourishing food into my body. Mandy Hi Mandy!

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Phones Cat Health Frugal 175

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 24, 2024

Why you should buy everything used WilliamB sent me this Washington Post article titled, “ Why you should buy everything used ” and ooh, I love it! (I My favorite part of the article was the last paragraph: Riffing off author Michael Pollan’s famous formulation for food ( Eat food. My Buy-Nothing cereal bowls!

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Clothes Clothing Toaster Ovens Work 192

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This list of thoughtful, but FREE Christmas gift ideas is proof that you don’t need to spend a lot of money on the people you gift to if you use your time, resources, and creativity. Browse the entire list and let us know in the comments which ideas you’re going to give and what free gift ideas you have. Pet Sitting.

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Christmas Gifts Home and Garden Flowers and Gifts 130

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Laundry Service or Use of Your Laundry Room. Offer to do laundry or the use of your laundry room to the person on your list that has to rely on a laundromat. We live in a tech age and a lot of seniors could use some lessons to keep up. What a delicious gift of food! Handyman Services. Are you a handy person?

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Christmas Gifts Home and Garden Flowers and Gifts 223

The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Last year, to make a little extra cash, I started boarding dogs through Rover, and I am about to start a very very part time job using my RN license for a home care company. We’re in a semi -rural area within 30 minutes of a few good-sized towns, and within 2-3 hours of several major cities. canned peaches = summer in a jar 2.

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Money Kids and Family Frugal Parenting 195

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 11, 2020

Pre-coronavirus, we didn’t think twice about shaking a stranger’s hand, using the ATM keypad, or going to the grocery store without donning a hazmat suit. I have been using it ever since. We’re taking life one day at a time because things are changing so rapidly. 2 – Start stockpiling food.

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Budgeting Budget Family Debt 246

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 15, 2014

I use rotisserie chicken, Minute® Rice, and all the fixin’s. Instead we’re all ready to tackle our schedule. As our girls get older, our schedule gets more and more crazy. Our schedule is packed with Girl Scouts, swim team, holiday and school activities. My new go to meal is Homemade Burrito Bowls.

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Burritos Homemade Main Dishes Leftovers 247

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 11, 2016

Wednesday: I used the last of the leftover turkey and stock that I saved from Thanksgiving and made Turkey Orzo Soup. ” Suck it up, buttercup, we’re not going to waste the food! We’re always looking for new weekly meal plan ideas. How I Use Pinterest for Meal Planning. It was tasty.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

Saving Everyday

DECEMBER 6, 2023

My mom died when I was very young, and my dad raised three young girls on his own. That amount will be slightly different depending on the products you use. This recipe only uses 8 ounces of dry pasta, but we bulk it up with veggies, tuna, and a killer sauce. Use whatever brand you like. I use albacore tuna in water.

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Recipes Food and Wine Cooking Re-use 52

Saving Everyday

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In this article, we’re sharing our top tips to help you save money when traveling without sacrificing a thing! My mother died when I was young, leaving my Dad with three young girls to provide for. He worked hard and was gone a lot, but somehow, he always took us on a yearly vacation. Let’s break it down.

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Saving Money Money Travel Hotel 52

The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Searching for information on food waste led me here. 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. What’s one thing you’re not remotely interested in splurging on? How long reading the FG? What do you splurge on?

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Texas Oregon Recycle Recycled 130

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

If no one ever eats food at your house, you will never have dirty dishes. appeared first on The Frugal Girl. I was looking at a grouping of these terms the other day and I thought it would be fun to answer them in a blog post. Let’s just start from the top! Problem solved. How would you answer these google searches?

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Dishwashers Quick Breads Bread Cake 188

For the Mommas

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Join an epic adventure with the Angry Birds in the legendary Star Wars universe, re-mastered for gaming systems! Buy Ikea Foodsaver Food Containers for just $10.99 Wash and dry this product before using it for the first time. Your lil girl adores Cinderella so she would surely love this one! You can also save $1.50

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Ikea Foodsaver Amazon Food 55

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Saturday : I made a double batch of Ham & Bean Soup using Ham Hocks. Use a rimmed baking sheet, add potatoes and green beans that you coated with olive oil and seasoning salt. My family gets a little testy on leftover night, but I don’t want to throw out any food, so they’ll have to deal with it.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 8, 2015

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday : My husband and girls went on a day trip to Washington D.C. while I went on a girls weekend away with some college friends. Tip #1: I slow cooked 2 bone-in chicken breasts and 2 packs of chicken thighs and used some of the meat for Monday nights dinner. How I Use Pinterest for Meal Planning.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

Nicoles Nickels

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Our Closer to Nature Electric Bottle and Food Warmer, which heats bottles and baby food quickly and safely. · Hat + mittens to keep your baby warm for the first snow (winner to specify if they have a boy or girl and will receive the gender-appropriate set; please note that both are pictured below). Enter the Giveaway!

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Prizes Package Giveaway Limited Edition 111

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

Today we’re meeting a reader who is an artist, a homeschooler, a boy-mom, and a renter by choice. Tell us a little about yourself I’m Karen A. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? I know I found The Frugal Girl through the Non-Consumer Advocate, and I’ve read nearly all the archives.

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Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 182

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 24, 2017

It made summer seem so LOOOONG to my girls so I posted all of our summer plans on the calendar and they were able to focus on the present and stop worrying so much about what was happening several weeks or months later. Plan for travel, lodging, food, sight-seeing, etc. staycations. picnics, festivals. yard/garden work. camping trips.

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2017 Budgeting Budget Kids and Family 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Whether you’re an avid Aldi shopper or new to the store, I’ve pulled together 7 Aldi Dinner Ideas for $70 to make your next meal plan easier. Both of my girls eat as much as adults. In a few meals, I used the cook once, eat multiple times method. When it’s time to re-heat, add a little water to the rice.

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Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 30, 2014

We don’t want to make our families miserable with bland meals, boring snacks, and not enough food in the house, but we must stay on budget. Tacos using pre-cooked chicken or ground turkey that I keep in the freezer and homemade taco seasoning. This will be a challenge where we’ll need discipline, support, and planning.

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Budgeting Budget March Groceries 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 9, 2011

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl. She is a city girl who married a rancher and is now a homeschooling mom and owner of the mega-popular blog, Pioneer Woman. I loved to eat good food, but only if someone else was preparing it. Real food, real fat, real ingredients. A Magazine Subscription.

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Martha Stewart Cooking Bread Baking 127

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 5, 2015

I do most of my shopping at Giant Foods and they just started offering the grocery delivery or pick up. They used 22 plastic bags to bag 31 items. We’re fairly new to camping. We have a pop up and a small propane grill that we use to make most of our meals. Currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4.

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Budgeting Budget Tacos Friends And Family Sale 100

Saving Everyday

JUNE 2, 2014

If you follow the site, then you know I’m a burger girl, and the burgers here are GREAT! They’re flame-grilled, moist, and come on a fresh, soft bun – the way a burger should be. I saw a lady making a Mexican burger using the toppings for the taco salads, which is a great idea! And, I was stuffed!

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Bills Lunch Lunches Disney 51

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Today we’re meeting a Midwestern reader who only occasionally masquerades as Mrs. Potato Head. ? 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. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? I work out 4-5 days a week.

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Iowa Friends And Family Sale Boys Son 168

Saving Everyday

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

I don’t think I’ve ever told you guys how much I love Asian food! Next to Italian, Asian food is my favorite. Honestly, I could never do any of those grain-free diets simply because rice is one of my favorite foods, especially fried rice! I’m a texture girl, so I was crazy for this. LOVED the crispy edges!

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Leftovers Fry's Used Cooking 67

The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 30, 2023

How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? We really didn’t have much money to spend, all my clothes were hand-me-downs (mostly from my older boy-cousin, not fun when you are a teenage girl, and you have to wear boys’ clothes!). Of course, due to my upbringing, I was used to getting along with little money.

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Green And Frugal Home and Garden Lunch Lunches 208

The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 23, 2023

Basically, they consist of people noisily arranging food/toiletries/drinks in aesthetically-pleasing storage containers or drawers, rather than storing them in the packaging they came in. Who uses so much stuff that they have to do restocks like this all the time? Even if you used inexpensive containers, buying so many would add up.

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Video Food and Drink Chiquita Package 242

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Today we’re meeting a reader who only found my blog a few months ago; I love that she already volunteered to do a Meet a Reader post. Tell us a little about yourself I’m Andrea, I’m in my 20s. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? Hey everyone! Here’s Andrea: 1. The mug shelf 2.

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Friends And Family Sale Library College Cars 192

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

We live in Richmond, Virginia, and have two of the best girls: McKayla, 10, and Shayne, 6. One thing that is really important to us is serving. We want our girls to have an. We committed to using a cash budget, and we talked daily at. When the second loan was paid off, we used everything to go towards. My husband.

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Nicoles Nickels

AUGUST 4, 2011

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Cake Cupcakes Boys Re-use 45

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 28, 2013

At the beginning of August, I was $100 short from June when we used some of our Christmas savings for gifts that were needed that month. My goal during the pantry challenge was to shop our freezer and pantry to put together my weekly menus instead of only using the Sunday sales flyers. Start looking for Christmas gift ideas.

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August Club Christmas Goals 100

Couponing 101

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Lousiana’s French and Creole influences have shaped the food we associate with the holiday, but there are also other options. And if you’re indulging in brandy milk punch, don’t forget to drink responsibly! It uses colorful vegetables in signature Mardi Gras colors and plays with traditional Louisiana flavors.

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Recipes United States Louisiana Cake 66

For the Mommas

APRIL 9, 2012

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Election Politics Swap Cameras 68

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Long ago, as a Camp Fire Girl, our troop washed windows at Christmas time in Scottsdale, AZ. We used vinegar and water to wash the windows and old newspaper (back when people still actually read the paper) to dry and polish them. Here, for your reference are 101 uses for vinegar. Remove and wipe the loosened food away.

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Used Flowers and Plants Food and Drink Equal 278

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Today we’re meeting a reader who’s been here since 2009 (!!) Tell us a little about yourself. I don’t use it much, but I have run background checks for divorced friends who are dating again through online apps. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? How has reading the Frugal Girl changed you?

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Daughter Green And Frugal Money Grandmother 130

Saving Everyday

DECEMBER 10, 2013

And that’s saying a lot, since most of you know I’m a savory girl! I may have never mentioned this, but donuts are on the top of my daughter’s favorite food list – right next to boiled peanuts. They’re also totally adaptable to everyone’s tastes. Use a small ice cream scoop.

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Ice Cream Desserts Daughter Cake 63