The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It’s not like I use one light bulb more than the other. ? Luckily, they’re a pretty similar cut and you can’t really see them once I have my Vans on. ? That reminds me: Twinings is a type of tea bag you could use for making the tea bag Christmas wreaths A. Marie shared with us.) ” when she saw me.

Frugal 211

Frugal Office Twinings Thrift Stores 211

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The season of family, faith, food, and…shopping… collective sigh… The spending part of Christmas can get crazy, so I’ve come up with a list of ideas to find some extra cash for your Christmas spending if you’re coming up short. I use this spreadsheet every year. Hopefully, that’s your goal too.

Christmas 130

Christmas Finds Friends And Family Sale Donation 130

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

I use this spreadsheet. The series was inspired by my own problem with not having enough cash at Christmas in 2012. Whether you are scrambling to find money for gifts OR you could just use some extra cash this season, my hope is that this list of ideas (many we’ve done ourselves) helps you find some cash for Christmas.

Christmas 235

Christmas Finds Part Time Thrift Stores 235

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 16, 2013

Check them out: Good Reads From The Blogosphere: When you’re aggressively trying to pay down debt, you may feel that you’ve done all you can to curb your expenses, but have you really? 8 Great Things that You Can Find at Thrift Stores. Think Again. How to Get Out of Unemployment posted at Debt Free Blog.

Fridays 187

Fridays Debt Unemployment Rent 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 30, 2014

When we bought our home in late 2012, we had decided that we weren’t interested in spending a ton of money on home decor, because we’d inevitably get plenty of furniture and small household items from various different sources. We’re glad we didn’t buy any furniture, or we’d have quite the full house!

Home 182

Home Making Furniture Thrift Stores 182

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2020

What got us through financially? I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. I still use my spreadsheet to this day! I decided to use Dave Ramsey’s 7 Baby Steps as a guide and I wrote our first Debt Freedom Plan.

Debt 130

Debt Emergency Fund 2007 2020 130