The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 22, 2024
Back when I was engaged and living on my own for the first time (I lived with my parents while in grad school to save on rent), I went to the library a lot and found a copy of the Tightwad Gazette. We rent now and are much happier. People are surprised that we are in our fifties and renting, but it works for us.
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Sewing holes in clothes, using up leftovers before they go bad, finding free activities for my little on the weekends, checking buy nothing or marketplace before purchasing- I am always just looking for ways to spend money. What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal? The easiest part – it comes naturally to me at this point.
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Coupons Do Work
AUGUST 29, 2016
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Penny Pinchin' Mom
MARCH 11, 2024
Put Away the Leftovers Another way to increase your savings quickly is to try as much as you can to save money from your designated weekly budget. Instead, put that leftover cash into your savings accounts. From $300 a week to the weeks where you have some of that leftover, find one week where you spend absolutely nothing.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
We rented the scaffolding for $50 from Menards so I could finish this massive painting project. Now I like that she has some leftover/easier nights sprinkled in as it matches our life more closely. My husband is an engineer and we’ve been married for 21 years. We definitely keep things simple around here.
Coupons Do Work
MARCH 21, 2015
He also thinks that when we put the house on the market, we are going to rent out a place. We have leftovers for the next day. (I would not pack his stuff up) and because he is overtired, he is now telling me that I can no longer pack up the house. I went upstairs and typed this. I have 1/3 of three rooms packed up. I hate packing.
For the Mommas
JULY 24, 2016
Rent instead of own. If you calculate your mortgage interest, the cost of insurance and maintenance, buying can be much more expensive than renting. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. And as an added bonus, leftovers make a great lunch the next day. Be comfortable, but don’t overdo it.
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