The Frugal Girl

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Q&A | focus, blogging for money, and prepping for a split

The Frugal Girl

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 also think that while you are working to get out of debt, it’s helpful to have a kind attitude toward yourself. JEG I really did not!

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Five Frugal Things | free Starbucks for me!

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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.) Anyway, I filled it out because I want to apply for some more scholarships, and often the FAFSA is necessary for scholarship submission. (I

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Thankful Thursday | I found a policeman

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But I feel very lucky that for this class, which has multiple group projects, everyone in my little group is motivated and involved. I love my nursing classmates; laughing with them was good for my soul. So frustrating. That is a huge blessing!

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Thankful Thursday | week 1 is almost done

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for accountability from afar One late afternoon last week I had a lot of stuff to do and ZERO motivation. And although we know Lydia is problematic, she IS very entertaining to watch. So, I texted my friend Carrie a list of the things I wanted to get done, asking her to check back in with me before bed. And it helped!

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Thankful Thursday | This is where I’m supposed to be

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Based on how week one went, I feel motivated to continue. Partly this is because I spent quite a bit of time Friday mapping out school life, meal plans, blogging plans, exercise, and so on. Laura Vanderkam always suggests using Friday afternoons to plan for the upcoming week , and I’m gonna try to make that a habit.

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How do you handle tipping?

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I know I’ve heard the argument that goes like, “Tipping ensures that people are motivated to give you good service.” We wouldn’t be faced with this conundrum, and employees would still be paid an appropriate amount. ” but that makes no sense to me.

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Two abandoned-house nightstand rehabs

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I didn’t have a pressing need for it, so I really could not find the motivation to do something with it. The other nightstand sat in my carport for almost a whole year before I finally decided to redo it. Unsurprisingly, a year in the semi-outdoors had not improved the nightstand much.

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