The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Zoe was at work. Sunday Zoe had a night off of work, so the three of us went out for pizza and then went to Target, where we did some clothes shopping. Friday I have some chicken thighs in the freezer so maybe I will do something with those for the two of us. I cleaned up my room. I went for a walk. Girl dinner?

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

Tell us a little about yourself I’m Karen A. I’m fifty years old, married almost 25 years, with four sons of various ages ranging from all grown up to still-working-on-it. ? Eventually, when I was married and working at a library I ordered my own copy of the Complete Tightwad Gazette–and I still have it!

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The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

But I would say I’m getting into a better groove of figuring out how to work meals around our college classes and Zoe’s work schedule. What We Ate Saturday I ate dinner with a friend, and Zoe had leftover pizza when she got back from work. Every week is different! and bad (I spent more money than usual!)

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 11, 2024

Tell us a little about yourself Greetings from sunny Florida! Joaquin, our sweet, trusted, good-looking companion lives with us rent-free. Staying in place as we age is important to us so making sure our mortgage is paid off is a top priority. Our plan provides a free gym membership for each of us. I splurge on food!

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Shereen Travels Cheap

JANUARY 3, 2024

I've done a lot of volunteer work with PDXpelliarmus, our local chapter of Fandom Forward, making sure our LGBTQ+ members of the Harry Potter community feel seen and heard and cared for. Go somewhere new - this year we went to Palm Springs, which neither of us had been to. Give me suggestions for places you want to see/read about!

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The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Tell us a little about yourself Hello! I have a degree in nursing and worked in pediatrics for 8 years, then left the profession right before I had my third child. I appreciate that she doesn’t sugarcoat things or present a perfect image, but shares real life with us. as me: the Mid-Atlantic. ?

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Motherhood Moments

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Foxwell , is on a mission to help people understand that there is life on the other side of this guilt and shame when you face the trauma, work to heal through it, and learn to find your voice again. Using my life as an example, I grew up in a seemingly beautiful home. This impacted his life, how he lived and how he worked.

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Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 30, 2023

New data reveals that Colorado takes the crown as the most active state in the US with only 16.7% Colorado ranks as the US state with the most physically active residents; 83.3% stating that they have completed physical exercise outside of work in the past 30 days. of people making the effort to exercise outside of work.

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Living Rich with Coupons

JANUARY 5, 2024

We did test this and it did work! We used to only be able to earn Walgreens Cash with our online orders – this opens up a bunch of new deals for pick up for us! Walgreens Register Rewards (In-Store Rewards) are now printing with Online Orders! This is AMAZING News coming from Walgreens. Notes: Read More

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Since the dressing is a little bit sweet, I can handle it for breakfast, and it works great for a side with some scrambled eggs and toast. What We Ate Saturday Sadly, Zoe’s hamster, Socks, died shortly before she had to go to work. Tuesday I used leftover chicken to make half of this chicken and biscuits recipe.

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Shereen Travels Cheap

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Years ago we went up to Seattle to see the Harry Potter Exhibition, because that was a close as it was coming to us in Portland. This year, I was lucky enough to have a birthday where I didn't have to work an event. It's probably meant specifically for children, but that didn't stop us. Last year, Yule Ball fell on my birthday.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 9, 2024

Tell us a little about yourself! My cute kids when they were little I used to be a Spanish teacher until I stopped working to stay home with my kids. We spend most of our time seeing friends and family, participating in our church activities or working on our property. Here’s Gretchen: 1. We also have three cats!

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

Tell us a little about yourself Greetings from the NW corner of Arkansas, where I was born (around 40+ years ago) and raised. Now I’m living on the small acreage that I was raised on (which is now smack dab in the middle of town & 2 miles from work) with my mom & my two kids, 15 & 8. Here’s Jennifer. ?

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Shereen Travels Cheap

APRIL 17, 2024

Of course, you may just need to do laundry in an emergency situation, as we did when we found our washing machine didn't work in Edinburgh. They're hypoallergenic, for those of us that are allergic to everything and have to be careful of the detergent we buy because of sensitive skin. They work equally well in hot or cold water.

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Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 27, 2023

Generation Now brings together five nationally ranked theaters to commission and develop new works for multigenerational audiences by both established and emerging BIPOC artists. The desire to create new work from BIPOC artists for multi generational audiences was the driver. They create work that is powerful, inventive theatre.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

And when Zoe got home from work, she had a frozen pizza. so we worked on those. And I sauteed some broccoli for the two of us. And now it’s time to study for the exam next Tuesday. I spent: $61 at Lidl $30 on a Hungry Harvest box $50 on a dinner out with Zoe So, $141 this week. Zoe fended for herself. ?

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Tell us a little about yourself. I currently work part-time from home, mostly behind a computer. I had to reduce, and for long stretches, stop work altogether so I could help her and be available to take her to appointments or pick her up from school when she was ill. Here’s Beth: 1. I’m 52. Fun fact: J.D.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Tell us a little about yourself When asked the question “Where are you from? My degree is in mechanical engineering, but I’m just starting a transition to nursing – before I got pregnant with my son, I was working as a nursing assistant while my husband finished grad school, and planning to go on to nursing school.

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Motherhood Moments

MARCH 16, 2023

We face an overwhelming mental load to keep up with all the demands required of a woman to work, be a mom, and ‘ have it all. ’ And some of us—probably most of us—also struggle with mental illness. Yet at the same time, few people in our worlds know the real us. Women raising babies need this.“

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Another option is to borrow my neighbor’s lawn tractor/leaf collector and do the work myself. Part of me is thinking, “Just spend the money; you have a lot on your plate and you don’t even enjoy yard work. I tried to use it to help me answer the question, but I was stuck. Soo, what to do, what to do?

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Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 11, 2023

Baffled by the moms who seemingly had plenty of time to exercise, serve up home-cooked meals, volunteer, work and straighten their hair, mother of two under two Nikki Oden wanted answers. “I I believe God gave us gifts and told us to shine. I believe God gave us gifts and told us to shine. Being a mom is hard.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

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. I work out 4-5 days a week. The plan is for us to both retire around age 58 and move back to the small town where I grew up. The security I mentioned before is a bit part of it.

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Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 2, 2023

What has been the best part of working with the CTC? The best part of working at CTC is the way I'm allowed to give my complete input on the production I'm in. What surprised you the most about working with this production? That's a huge difference between us! This is Junie’s first lead role ever! Thanks for reading!

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Tell us a little about yourself I am in my late 30s, I am a lawyer for a local government, and live outside DC with my husband and four-year-old. I used to read intermittently before then but got a regular blog rotation going once I quit social media 3. Here she is: 1. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? There are many!

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Tell us a little about yourself I am in my mid-forties, originally from Germany, but now living in Sweden – after many years in Asia. After many years with only odd jobs or jobs without many prospects, I have finally had the chance to build a career in my new home country, working in life science. Here’s Lina: 1.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

” aforementioned paperwork The forms are given to us in something like 8-10 separate downloads, so it’s kind of annoying to print everything separately; it’s faster to just put it all in the copier at once, and the copier is in the building where I have my classes. I could just throw it all in the copier at school.”

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The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 13, 2023

And then in a class meeting that evening, the professor in charge of the first semester told us that students who barely squeak by in the first semester start to really struggle in subsequent semesters. So, that made me feel like the hard work I’m putting in is worth it. for at least one semester of nursing school.

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The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

It was working fine, but I found myself wanting more colors, mainly to distinguish things from each other on my weekly school schedule and my own weekly planner. for a job that is so flexible I just could not make it work to get out a blog post yesterday, and the wonderful thing about blogging is that it is ok to miss a day here and there.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

We take our exams in a big room with individual computers for each of us. The amount of reading that’s assigned to us is wild (this particular week, it was 22 chapters), so I listen to the book’s computer voice read the chapters, at 2x speed, whenever I am walking, driving, cleaning, doing laundry, cooking, and so on.

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The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 25, 2023

Zoe got off of work at 8:30 so she just got a fast food chicken sandwich. For being so random, this was pretty tasty, and I felt happy about using up some veggies plus the random bag of couscous. Anyway, I got Domino’s for us afterward. I used chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts again this time, and it worked great.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

I got together with my group last night to work on filming and we laughed so hard while working on some of our skits. for a small group that’s working I think all of us have been in group project assignments where someone doesn’t carry their weight. Better to get it done and off my plate, I say.

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Motherhood Moments

MARCH 7, 2023

You Don’t Have to Carry It All by Paula Faris Through personal stories and interviews with working women, men, leaders, and experts across the country, award-winning journalist and mom-of-three Paula Faris offers a declaration of hope to all working moms.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It’s a little hard to see here, but only the orange light bulb is working! So, now I just gotta pop into the police station and have them sign my repair order to certify that my headlight is indeed in working order again. That reminds me: Twinings is a type of tea bag you could use for making the tea bag Christmas wreaths A.

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Chiquita joined us because she always wants to be where the people are. Wednesday We both got home at 9:30 pm (Zoe from work, me from lab) so I picked up some Chick-Fil-A for us. What We Ate Saturday I had three chicken thighs in the freezer, so I thawed them and made bourbon chicken and broccoli over rice.

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Shereen Travels Cheap

DECEMBER 16, 2023

I have perfected my packing list and having a packing plan that works for me and makes life so much easier. Part of my plan is taking the same things every trip, because it's familiar and it works. I've used them for snacks, for dirty clothes, for leftovers and for receipts and brochures. We use this one.

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Dry Eyes Some of you had asked about the eye mask I’m using for my dry eyes, wondering how it helps. I have definitely always imagined my days this way and since I am such a visual thinker, I have a hard time working with a planner that doesn’t match what’s in my head. What do you make of that?

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Motherhood Moments

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Master Licensed Esthetician and founder and owner of Skin Property Virtual Esthetics , Emily Trampetti, believes we need more CBD skin products and that they work perfectly with your body’s DNA. But how does it work? It’s nearly 2023, and luckily CBD has finally started to lose some of its antiquated stigmas from the past.

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