The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 11, 2023

We bought a cheap old trampoline and enclosed the bottom with chicken wire as their run It has been a learning curve to take care of this much land, as well as the chickens and cows we’ve since added. In my free time I enjoy canning and preserving food (well, I enjoy the results of it, ha!),

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Money Kids and Family Frugal Parenting 195

The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

(Quote from Taylor, Lynn, and Bartlett: Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care, Tenth Edition) that I didn’t drop out of school* There were some times in 2021 when I seriously considered giving up on my dream. I’m busy and it’s a lot of work, but I am delighted to be a full-time student. *Ok,

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Thankful Chiquita Flowers and Plants At&T 215

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

My dad was a blue-collar worker – a machine operator on the railroad who sometimes got laid off for periods of time in the winter. My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well. We paid an excavator (to dig the hole for the foundation), a well driller and a cabinet maker (for our kitchen and bathroom cabinets).

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 180

The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 4, 2023

As far as Christmas stuff I do now…well, last Christmas and this Christmas, I’m in single mom and full-time college student mode. In short, I definitely have less time to do Christmas activities as compared to years ago.

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Cleaning Grandchildren Nephew Christmas 194

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support). We have a lot of free parks and nature reserves for hiking, and a wonderful library system that does free Inter Library Loans as well as lots of e-books.

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Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 182

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

I also had a blog several years ago (a little more on that below), but these days I write periodic essays at A Word on Substack as well as short, inspiring (I hope) messages most mornings at Good Notes. One friend stopped seeing two men based on what turned up. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl?

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Daughter Green And Frugal Money Grandmother 130

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Brian and me at the Sears Tower Having our first child just one month after our first wedding anniversary was NOT in the plan, but so far it’s worked out well! They had me, and then my mom decided to go back to school full-time and get a PhD. Three years later, she graduated, and my dad decided to do the same.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 191