The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The other day, I posted something on my social media stories (a quote from someone else) about how social media has caused us all to think we have an obligation to share an opinion on every world event, even when we aren’t remotely qualified to say something knowledgeable. nursing school!). furniture painting!

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 1, 2024

Then I randomly decided to vacuum out and wipe down the inside of my van, since like most other things in my life, it had gotten a little messy over the semester. Then I randomly decided to vacuum out and wipe down the inside of my van, since like most other things in my life, it had gotten a little messy over the semester.

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The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Anyway, I remembered that today is Labor Day, which means that a lot of you will not be reading blog posts. Tomorrow is Five Frugal Things day, of course.) I list the books, put them on my shelf of listed-for-sale books, and then go about my life. Spoiler alert: I didn’t paint either of them white. Are you proud??)

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The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 20, 2023

For the rest of the time I’m in school, at least. I googled so many random body-related questions because lots of what we learned in school sparked other questions for me. I googled so many random body-related questions because lots of what we learned in school sparked other questions for me. Like, not forever-mine.

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 5, 2023

There are a lot of really frustrating and hard things going on in my life and sometimes, that feels a little overwhelming. So if there are 30 empty seats the day before, you’re probably good. In nursing school, we are working on prepping for a med-math test at the end of the month. There’s room for both.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 6, 2024

M So, at our nursing school, there’s a whole fake hospital wing, complete with a receptionist’s desk and patient rooms. Do you bake it first? Pre-slice it? Do you have a post about how you freeze stuff? Thank you! -E E I do bake it first! I let it cool thoroughly, then put it in a plastic bag and stick it in the freezer.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Have you heard people talk about their 'season' of life? It wasn't until I had kids that I heard people talk about their 'season of life'. I was nursing a babe, had two kids in diapers, and prayed I didn't smell of breast milk when my husband came home from work. What season of life are you in now? Everyone has a season.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Ever since school started, life at our home has been at a frenetic pace. I start my day at 5:45am with a run, speed through the day with work, chauffering kids, and housework, and then collapse into bed at 10pm exhausted from my day. My pillow has never felt so good. Today, I have a reprieve. Thanks for reading.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

We all have been taught that a college degree is the path to the good life, but is it still – when students are emerging with heavy debt and little chance of a lucrative job? In my life saga, employment history went from bad to worse. An associates degree can be the key to a good life, one with a job you love that pays you enough.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 11, 2016

When I was a young adult, I hadn’t a clue how to go about deciding what I wanted to do ‘when I grow up’ I picked a college major solely on what I enjoyed studying – without any thought or investigation as to how it might (or might not) lead to a job some day. It didn’t. At the time we were substantially poor.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 11, 2014

Your relationships may suffer, and you may not do well at work or school.” Stepping back from the day in, day out activities and rhythms of your life can help you push that wall of worry around and away. Give yourself permission to be a totally different person for an hour or a day. Are you a worrier?

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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. years with no car (and two small kids!).

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 23, 2016

If your daughter came to you and said “I am going to be a nurse”, what would your reaction be? I think you would ask (or at least wonder and let it show) your son – why a nurse and not a doctor? the American Association of University Women asked in article The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap. I think it would.

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 30, 2023

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. Meet a Reader is back! Here’s Lina: 1. I have no kids but am happily married. And music, especially classical music. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl?

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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. And I’m sure I will get lots of use out of them during my nursing school semesters. Sooo, I stopped in at Staples and bought a pack of many colors.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Among those, I spent 14 years as a high school English teacher and the last 15 as a copy editor. I joke that it was my mid-life crisis. Initially, by necessity, but I’ve never been as successful at day-to-day frugality as I would like. Today we’re meeting a reader who’s been here since 2009 (!!)

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For the Mommas

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Everything I had ever known in life changed the Morning of January, 13th 2003. 2 weeks after my 17th Birthday I found myself in the bathroom of a Burger King 2 blocks away from my high school taking a pregnancy test on my lunch break. I was taking nursing classes at the Tech Center and I had plans. This couldn’t have been real.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

We teamwork together to homeschool-I was homeschooled until nursing school, and I am privileged to be teaching my kids & have my mom assist on the days I work. We teamwork together to homeschool-I was homeschooled until nursing school, and I am privileged to be teaching my kids & have my mom assist on the days I work.

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 19, 2023

A fail on this test means you gotta sit out the rest of the semester and start over in January, and I was starting to envision having to do that because I could NOT figure out for the life of me how I got an 80%. for some days with sunny skies This is always good for my mood. Soooo, I didn’t feel too good about that.

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Upside-Down Days and Synesthesia aforementioned planning When I showed my planner in a recent post, with my mornings at the bottom and my evenings at the top, Lee said, Kristen, I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say that they visualize mornings at the bottom of the page. (You Err… self-moisturizing.) What do you make of that?

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

If you’re trying to find the small business idea that’s right for you, ask yourself the following questions: Where is there a need in the market, and how can your skills satisfy that need? Who is your ideal client? What is your ideal work environment? Bizee: Easily form your new business 1.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

Life Insurance: 10 myths – Life insurance is one of the most misunderstood financial products that the average citizen encounter. This post discusses the top 10 myths about life insurance. Hello and welcome to this week’s Yakezie carnival. I figured I would talk about credit cards as today’s theme. Penge Snak!:

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Saving Everyday

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

oz, Age Perfect: Select Day or Night Cream, 1.7 – 2.5 The following deals are valid Sunday, 9/8/2013 through Saturday, 9/142013: Order the extra coupons you need from Klip2Save. To enter a specific zip code for a coupon, scroll to the bottom for instructions! Print and customize this list by clicking at the bottom of the post.

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Saving Everyday

AUGUST 13, 2013

Cap’n Crunch or Life 18 oz., 10 MIR Publix® Reloadable Back-to-School Gift Card when you buy $30 in participatingConAgra Foods® products at Publix® during the months of August and September. $1/4 Here are the best Publix deals I see through 8/14/2013 through 8/20/2013…or 8/15 – 8/21 for some of you! Final Price: 84¢.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Meanwhile, one of my other friends, who is halfway through nursing school and up to her eyeballs in debt IS going because she feels OBLIGATED. Yes, there are societal, cultural, and peer expectations and pressures, but at the end of the day, the decision is yours. Let me say this, ALL “OBLIGATIONS” ARE A CHOICE.

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