A little while ago a reader asked me what I do when I hit hard spots in my life, and I thought for sure I’d written a post on the topic. But I searched and came up with nothing, so here I am at my keyboard. MORE
A few tidbits to encourage you today… “Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.”. Socrates. I’m iffy on luxury necessarily being artificial poverty, but oh, I love the first half of this quote. “He MORE
Geez. I can’t believe I’m in week 6 of this already! Thanks for following along on my freezer adventures and giving me lots of great use-it-up ideas. You all are the best. Last Week’s Food. Alrighty! Here’s what I started with last week. MORE
Maybe it’s not THE best thing, but it’s a good thing to remember. Everyone who lives on this planet is subject to unfair, unpleasant things. Some more than others, to be sure, but all of us experience some difficulties in life that aren’t really our fault. MORE
When I wrote about tips for used car shopping , I mentioned this equation: Reality. – Expectations. __. Happiness. MORE
So, we’re back from our little trip to the Midwest! I’d been through Ohio a lot of times as a kid on my way to Iowa and South Dakota to visit my grandparents, but this was Sonia and Zoe’s first time. MORE
I found a missing library book. I thought I’d rounded them all up, but I discovered there was one still missing. So, I hunted through the house and I found it under another book underneath a piece of furniture in Sonia and Zoe’s room. MORE
Last week when I posted a few quotes about contentment, there was a little discussion in the comments about how contentment can lead to complacency. MORE
I earn commission through links in this post. Email subscribers! There are a bunch of links in this post that will not work via email. To use the links, visit the post on my blog and they’ll all be there. I know, today is Prime Day and everyone else is blogging about that. MORE
I replaced a bathroom faucet. I walked into my kids’ bathroom and noticed that the faucet was steadily dripping. I did some googling, as one does when faced with a homeowner problem, and discovered that fixing a leaky faucet is quite do-able. MORE
I’m going to go with four because since I did so many five posts last week, I’m tired of five. I got to meet Stacy in real life! I’ve known Stacy (from Humorous Homemaking ) online for years now, but we’ve never seen each other in real life. MORE
A reader recently wrote in asking for tips about shopping frugally for a used car for her teen driver. MORE
(I’m low on pictures this week to break up the post, so please enjoy this bunny, knitted and photographed by Sonia.). What I Spent. I spent $124.42 on groceries this week, including a Hungry Harvest box. But I didn’t take a picture of it this week. Whoops. Week 1: $154. Week 2: $152. MORE
You know I had to do a title in keeping with the five things for this week. . What I Spent. I spent $114 which is on the low side, but that’s because I got a free Dinnerly box this week in prep for a giveaway post I’m doing for them this coming week. Stay tuned for that! MORE
Happy Monday, friends! How about Five Frugal Things to start off the week? I joined Shell’s Fuel Rewards program. Mr. FG has been filling up at the Shell station, and he noticed that they have a Fuel Rewards program. So, I signed up and now we’ll get at least 5 cents off per gallon. MORE
I earn commission through links in this post. What I Spent. To start July off, I spent $154 on Hungry Harvest and at the grocery store. What We Ate. Saturday. MORE
My site, it was down. Sorry about that yesterday, guys. Apparently there was an issue with something rebooting and then not starting back up and it took a little while to get things going again. MORE
Every year, I publish a list of the things I want to do before summer “kicks the bucket” My list is a mix of practical and fun things because I want my summer to be a mix of those two. MORE
It’s true! Those plastic lids from grated Italian cheeses fit regular-mouth Mason jars. In my opinion, they don’t fit quite as well as the lids that are made for Mason jars, but hey, if you’ve already got them sitting around, they’re a free one-piece screw-top lid. MORE
I decided to just embrace the whole five theme this week. See two previous posts ( Five Things That Are Making Me Happy and Five Frugal Things ). MORE
This is a tough one for me because I’m a people-pleaser at the core. I don’t like to rock the boat, I don’t like to be “inconvenient”, and I don’t like to make anyone uncomfortable. These qualities don’t exactly make one a natural-born haggler. MORE
What I Spent. In total, I spent $146.95. This includes my Hungry Harvest, regular shopping, and my Amazon Fresh order. July Spending. Week 1: $154. Week 2: $152. Week 3: $147. What We Ate. Monday. MORE
Because my brain feels a little like mush right now, and stream of consciousness is all I’ve got. And also because this is my blog and I will do stream of consciousness if I feel like it. There’s only a week and a half until school starts. MORE
We stopped at Aldi for road trip snacks. We loaded up at our home Aldi for the trip out there, and then before we headed back home, we stopped at the Aldi in Ohio. So convenient to have an Aldi in both places. MORE
I earn a commission through links in this post. What I Spent. I spent $152.16 this week, so I am pretty much exactly on budget. Excellent. July Spending. Week 1: $154. Week 2: $152. What We Ate. Saturday. I grilled some marinated chicken, made buttermilk biscuits , and cut up a watermelon. Sunday. MORE
I have five minutes before I have to leave for an appointment, so I’m just going to type as many as I can as fast as I can! I chose store credit for a ThredUp return. Because you get free return shipping that way! ( Get $10 off your first ThredUp order by using my referral link. ). MORE
It’s a little crazy to think of, but it’s true: I’ve been blogging here at The Frugal Girl for a decade now. That practically makes me a senior citizen in the blogging world. my 2008 profile picture. MORE
A reader wrote to me with the following question, and I’d like to throw it out there for you all to answer! You’ve talked about various things that influence how a person spends or saves and I wonder. MORE
Hat tip to my friend Stacy for this idea! You know how your kitchen washcloths get a funky stink over time, even if you are a responsible washcloth user? I’m super faithful about using a fresh one every single morning. I rinse mine out and hang them over the oven handle to dry overnight. MORE
Yesterday I wrote about even in the midst of unfair circumstances, you still usually have some choices available to you other than feeling like a helpless victim. Feeling like a victim is not super productive, as a general rule). MORE
Inside of yesterday’s post about dealing with financial discouragement , I started to make a list of these, and I realized it would better to do that in a stand-alone post. There are plenty of ways to lift your spirits if money is no object (massage! dinner out! a vacation! shopping!). MORE
I placed an order for chicken breasts back in March, and then another order for shrimp in April. They were due to arrive in July and August respectively, but I’d already been charged for them. Zaycon put up a notice on their site that they were ceasing operations, effective June 25th. MORE
I’m currently trying Stitch Fix using the “the cheaper, the better” price range setting. It’s not ending up to be exactly cheap so far, but it’s a fun experiment. I earn a commission through links in this post. I know that’s a long title, but whatever. MORE
What I Spent. I spent $118 on food this week, including Tuesday’s dinner out (see below!). August Spending. Week 1: $166. Week 2: $100.89. Week 3: $118. What We Ate. Monday. Bacon-wrapped jalapeno chicken , watermelon, potato chips, and caprese salad. Tuesday. MORE
What I Spent. I spent $166 on groceries this week. So, a little over budget, but not by much! What We Ate. Monday. I was planning to cook some tortellini, but discovered they were moldy. That’s never happened to me before. MORE
Sorry for dropping off the face of the planet there for a few days. We headed out spur of the moment for some R&R at a relative’s house for the week, and so I didn’t have any blog posts prepped like I usually do when I’m away. MORE
I’m following the Five Happy Things post from yesterday with a Five Frugal Things post today. I helped Sonia & Zoe look at unit prices. They had some coupons they wanted to use at Bath and Body Works, plus some money in their pockets from cat-sitting. MORE
I was sitting here at my keyboard having a Monday-is attitude and Sonia suggested I do a Five Things That Are Making Me Happy post. And I was like, “Hmm, that IS a good idea.” ” Your Monday morning might need a dose of happy too, so join me in the comments with your own list. MORE
I took a long, long time to get onto the smartphone wagon. I don’t regret that at all, and there are occasionally times where I think life was better without smartphones. But on the other hand there are a lot of things I really do love about having a phone! Having a camera in my pocket. MORE
Every year, I publish a list of the things I want to do before summer “kicks the bucket” My list is a mix of practical and fun things because I want my summer to be a mix of those two. For the first time since I started making these lists, I got no painting projects done! WHO EVEN AM I? MORE
Readers in the path of Florence, I hope that you are all safe and dry. We’ve loved visiting North and South Carolina beaches over the years, and it makes me sad to see what the storm is doing. And I can imagine how much more sadness there is when you live in those areas. MORE
I saved $40 at Old Navy. This was rather inadvertent, but I’m including it anyway! Zoe needed a few fall wardrobe items as did Sonia, so we stopped in at Old Navy. MORE
It feels like it’s been a less-than-frugal week, but let’s see what I can come up with! We watched Coco for free on Netflix. I’d been wanting to watch this for a while and had considered going to see it when it was at the cheap theater. MORE
The Frugal Girl
SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
Hat tip to my friend Stacy for this idea! You know how your kitchen washcloths get a funky stink over time, even if you are a responsible washcloth user? I’m super faithful about using a fresh one every single morning. I rinse mine out and hang them over the oven handle to dry overnight.
The Frugal Girl
SEPTEMBER 11, 2018
Maybe it’s not THE best thing, but it’s a good thing to remember. Everyone who lives on this planet is subject to unfair, unpleasant things. Some more than others, to be sure, but all of us experience some difficulties in life that aren’t really our fault.
The Frugal Girl
SEPTEMBER 12, 2018
Yesterday I wrote about even in the midst of unfair circumstances, you still usually have some choices available to you other than feeling like a helpless victim. Feeling like a victim is not super productive, as a general rule).
The Frugal Girl
SEPTEMBER 14, 2018
Readers in the path of Florence, I hope that you are all safe and dry. We’ve loved visiting North and South Carolina beaches over the years, and it makes me sad to see what the storm is doing. And I can imagine how much more sadness there is when you live in those areas.
The Frugal Girl
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018
Inside of yesterday’s post about dealing with financial discouragement , I started to make a list of these, and I realized it would better to do that in a stand-alone post. There are plenty of ways to lift your spirits if money is no object (massage! dinner out! a vacation! shopping!).
The Frugal Girl
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Every year, I publish a list of the things I want to do before summer “kicks the bucket” My list is a mix of practical and fun things because I want my summer to be a mix of those two. For the first time since I started making these lists, I got no painting projects done! WHO EVEN AM I?
The Frugal Girl
AUGUST 15, 2018
We stopped at Aldi for road trip snacks. We loaded up at our home Aldi for the trip out there, and then before we headed back home, we stopped at the Aldi in Ohio. So convenient to have an Aldi in both places.
The Frugal Girl
AUGUST 28, 2018
I’m following the Five Happy Things post from yesterday with a Five Frugal Things post today. I helped Sonia & Zoe look at unit prices. They had some coupons they wanted to use at Bath and Body Works, plus some money in their pockets from cat-sitting.
The Frugal Girl
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018
I have five minutes before I have to leave for an appointment, so I’m just going to type as many as I can as fast as I can! I chose store credit for a ThredUp return. Because you get free return shipping that way! ( Get $10 off your first ThredUp order by using my referral link. ).
The Frugal Girl
AUGUST 24, 2018
What I Spent. I spent $118 on food this week, including Tuesday’s dinner out (see below!). August Spending. Week 1: $166. Week 2: $100.89. Week 3: $118. What We Ate. Monday. Bacon-wrapped jalapeno chicken , watermelon, potato chips, and caprese salad. Tuesday.
The Frugal Girl
AUGUST 6, 2018
A little while ago a reader asked me what I do when I hit hard spots in my life, and I thought for sure I’d written a post on the topic. But I searched and came up with nothing, so here I am at my keyboard.
The Frugal Girl
AUGUST 14, 2018
So, we’re back from our little trip to the Midwest! I’d been through Ohio a lot of times as a kid on my way to Iowa and South Dakota to visit my grandparents, but this was Sonia and Zoe’s first time.
The Frugal Girl
JUNE 27, 2018
I placed an order for chicken breasts back in March, and then another order for shrimp in April. They were due to arrive in July and August respectively, but I’d already been charged for them. Zaycon put up a notice on their site that they were ceasing operations, effective June 25th.
The Frugal Girl
JULY 4, 2018
It’s a little crazy to think of, but it’s true: I’ve been blogging here at The Frugal Girl for a decade now. That practically makes me a senior citizen in the blogging world. my 2008 profile picture.
The Frugal Girl
AUGUST 16, 2018
A few tidbits to encourage you today… “Contentment is natural wealth, luxury is artificial poverty.”. Socrates. I’m iffy on luxury necessarily being artificial poverty, but oh, I love the first half of this quote. “He
The Frugal Girl
JUNE 28, 2018
I replaced a bathroom faucet. I walked into my kids’ bathroom and noticed that the faucet was steadily dripping. I did some googling, as one does when faced with a homeowner problem, and discovered that fixing a leaky faucet is quite do-able.
The Frugal Girl
AUGUST 21, 2018
I found a missing library book. I thought I’d rounded them all up, but I discovered there was one still missing. So, I hunted through the house and I found it under another book underneath a piece of furniture in Sonia and Zoe’s room.
The Frugal Girl
AUGUST 10, 2018
What I Spent. I spent $166 on groceries this week. So, a little over budget, but not by much! What We Ate. Monday. I was planning to cook some tortellini, but discovered they were moldy. That’s never happened to me before.
The Frugal Girl
JULY 27, 2018
(I’m low on pictures this week to break up the post, so please enjoy this bunny, knitted and photographed by Sonia.). What I Spent. I spent $124.42 on groceries this week, including a Hungry Harvest box. But I didn’t take a picture of it this week. Whoops. Week 1: $154. Week 2: $152.
The Frugal Girl
SEPTEMBER 10, 2018
I saved $40 at Old Navy. This was rather inadvertent, but I’m including it anyway! Zoe needed a few fall wardrobe items as did Sonia, so we stopped in at Old Navy.
The Frugal Girl
AUGUST 8, 2018
It feels like it’s been a less-than-frugal week, but let’s see what I can come up with! We watched Coco for free on Netflix. I’d been wanting to watch this for a while and had considered going to see it when it was at the cheap theater.
The Frugal Girl
JUNE 20, 2018
A reader recently wrote in asking for tips about shopping frugally for a used car for her teen driver.
The Frugal Girl
JUNE 26, 2018
It’s true! Those plastic lids from grated Italian cheeses fit regular-mouth Mason jars. In my opinion, they don’t fit quite as well as the lids that are made for Mason jars, but hey, if you’ve already got them sitting around, they’re a free one-piece screw-top lid.
The Frugal Girl
JULY 20, 2018
What I Spent. In total, I spent $146.95. This includes my Hungry Harvest, regular shopping, and my Amazon Fresh order. July Spending. Week 1: $154. Week 2: $152. Week 3: $147. What We Ate. Monday.
The Frugal Girl
JULY 5, 2018
I’m currently trying Stitch Fix using the “the cheaper, the better” price range setting. It’s not ending up to be exactly cheap so far, but it’s a fun experiment. I earn a commission through links in this post. I know that’s a long title, but whatever.
The Frugal Girl
JULY 9, 2018
Happy Monday, friends! How about Five Frugal Things to start off the week? I joined Shell’s Fuel Rewards program. Mr. FG has been filling up at the Shell station, and he noticed that they have a Fuel Rewards program. So, I signed up and now we’ll get at least 5 cents off per gallon.
The Frugal Girl
JULY 18, 2018
When I wrote about tips for used car shopping , I mentioned this equation: Reality. – Expectations. __. Happiness.
The Frugal Girl
AUGUST 20, 2018
Last week when I posted a few quotes about contentment, there was a little discussion in the comments about how contentment can lead to complacency.
The Frugal Girl
AUGUST 31, 2018
You know I had to do a title in keeping with the five things for this week. . What I Spent. I spent $114 which is on the low side, but that’s because I got a free Dinnerly box this week in prep for a giveaway post I’m doing for them this coming week. Stay tuned for that!
The Frugal Girl
JULY 26, 2018
My site, it was down. Sorry about that yesterday, guys. Apparently there was an issue with something rebooting and then not starting back up and it took a little while to get things going again.
The Frugal Girl
AUGUST 30, 2018
I took a long, long time to get onto the smartphone wagon. I don’t regret that at all, and there are occasionally times where I think life was better without smartphones. But on the other hand there are a lot of things I really do love about having a phone! Having a camera in my pocket.
The Frugal Girl
AUGUST 2, 2018
Sorry for dropping off the face of the planet there for a few days. We headed out spur of the moment for some R&R at a relative’s house for the week, and so I didn’t have any blog posts prepped like I usually do when I’m away.
The Frugal Girl
JULY 16, 2018
Geez. I can’t believe I’m in week 6 of this already! Thanks for following along on my freezer adventures and giving me lots of great use-it-up ideas. You all are the best. Last Week’s Food. Alrighty! Here’s what I started with last week.
The Frugal Girl
JULY 11, 2018
Every year, I publish a list of the things I want to do before summer “kicks the bucket” My list is a mix of practical and fun things because I want my summer to be a mix of those two.
The Frugal Girl
AUGUST 23, 2018
Because my brain feels a little like mush right now, and stream of consciousness is all I’ve got. And also because this is my blog and I will do stream of consciousness if I feel like it. There’s only a week and a half until school starts.
The Frugal Girl
JULY 13, 2018
I earn a commission through links in this post. What I Spent. I spent $152.16 this week, so I am pretty much exactly on budget. Excellent. July Spending. Week 1: $154. Week 2: $152. What We Ate. Saturday. I grilled some marinated chicken, made buttermilk biscuits , and cut up a watermelon. Sunday.
The Frugal Girl
JULY 6, 2018
I earn commission through links in this post. What I Spent. To start July off, I spent $154 on Hungry Harvest and at the grocery store. What We Ate. Saturday.
The Frugal Girl
JULY 17, 2018
I earn commission through links in this post. Email subscribers! There are a bunch of links in this post that will not work via email. To use the links, visit the post on my blog and they’ll all be there. I know, today is Prime Day and everyone else is blogging about that.
The Frugal Girl
JULY 3, 2018
This is a tough one for me because I’m a people-pleaser at the core. I don’t like to rock the boat, I don’t like to be “inconvenient”, and I don’t like to make anyone uncomfortable. These qualities don’t exactly make one a natural-born haggler.
The Frugal Girl
JUNE 21, 2018
A reader wrote to me with the following question, and I’d like to throw it out there for you all to answer! You’ve talked about various things that influence how a person spends or saves and I wonder.
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