The Frugal Girl

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Want to save money? Let go of the need for matching

The Frugal Girl

If you’re patient, you can find cheap things that coordinate If you are a stickler for matching, it’s going to be nigh onto impossible to use thrift stores and Buy Nothing groups to find things that were meant to go together. For instance, I have a fair number of white serving dishes that I’ve gotten at thrift stores.

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Five Frugal Things | I fixed it, Officer!

The Frugal Girl

I tried a thrift store first, but came up dry. I tried them on, but I was definitely skinnier in 2012 than I am now because I could barely button these pants, even standing up. God forbid I sit down in them! I don’t get dressed up very often, so my current pants are basically just jeans, leggings, and scrub pants.

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Five Frugal Things | bare minimum haircut

The Frugal Girl

We fixed Zoe’s skirt with scissors She’d thrifted this checked skirt, which had a sort of odd belt thing at the bottom. The buckle was very poorly-designed and would not ever stay in place (which is probably why this skirt ended up at the thrift store in the first place!)

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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

For example, we’re very accustomed to buying anything we can second-hand at thrift stores, Craigslist, or Facebook Marketplace. I think the easiest part is things that are habitual so I no longer need to use will-power to resist the temptation. We’ve saved so much money over the years shopping that way.

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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

It’s not hard for me (anymore) to avoid expensive stores or fast fashion sites such as Shein and Temu, and instead shop at thrift stores or use my local BuyNothing group. Easiest: Giving up things that don’t align with my personal values. Hardest: I find it hard to balance saving money with making memories.

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Meet a Reader | AF in Virginia

The Frugal Girl

things on Buy Nothing first and then thrift stores or Facebook marketplace, so I found a good play kitchen on marketplace when my little wanted one. I really enjoy hearing different perspectives in the comments from different ages, regions, ideologies and other kinds of people that I don’t interact with in real life.

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