The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

What I Spent I cut open an avocado earlier in the week, and it was just perfect. What We Ate Saturday My friend Mia and I cooked together; she made some fried plantains, and I made chorizo and potato tostadas, topped with cilantro, queso fresco, and Mexican crema. What did you have for dinner this week? SO disappointing.

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Leftovers Flights Dinner Dominos 178

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 1, 2024

What I Spent I went into this week with absolutely no menu plan…I was just winging it all week long and still, we didn’t eat out at all. What We Ate Saturday I made spaghetti and meatballs, which I hadn’t done in ages. It was angel hair pasta and meatballs, because angel hair is what was in my pantry. ?

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Menu Planning Menu Plans Green And Frugal Freezers 193

The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 22, 2023

What I Spent Every day from now until the summer solstice, the days up here in the northern hemisphere will be getting longer. What We Ate Saturday I had a few Dinnerly meals left from a box last week and this was one: smash burgers with a special sauce, plus oven potato wedges. I cut up some produce for a side.

Ovens 192

Ovens Dinner Green And Frugal Freezers 192

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 19, 2024

What I Spent I’m mainly skipping this part again. ? What We Ate Saturday We walked around Waikiki and saw the sunset there. Sunday We got up early and went on a super challenging hike at Koko Head. It’s a trip right up the mountain, on some old tram tracks. Soooo, Lisey came back to pick me up.

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Hawaii Flights Chicago Green And Frugal 182

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

What I Spent This week I spent: $80 at Sam’s Club $20 at Chick-fil-A So, a tidy $100 for me this week. What We Ate Saturday I got a rotisserie chicken from Sam’s Club and on the side, we had mashed sweet potatoes and some cut-up raw veggies. I also made these roasted carrots and I cut up some fruit.

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Dinner Green And Frugal Meals Club 197

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

What I Spent I spent: $30 on a Hungry Harvest box $34 at Safeway $15 on fried chicken So, $79 for me. What We Ate This was a week of some serious phoning-it-in at dinnertime. And Zoe picked up some dinner on the way home from work. Wednesday We had cheese ravioli with tomato sauce and Parmesan, plus some fruit.

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Fridays Bath and Body Works Thanksgiving Pancakes 205

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 8, 2024

What I Spent It was a cheap week at my house. I walked out of an appointment, looked up, and felt so happy when I saw it, so I stopped and took a picture. Also, when I got home from the appointment, I went out for a walk, stopped in a sunny spot, closed my eyes, and just soaked up the sunshine. So, so good. So good and so easy.

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Dinner Sunshine Leftovers Breakfast 130

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

What I Spent It’s the end of week four in second semester, and so far we’ve had four exams, plus the competency testing. But ya know what? What We Ate Saturday Zoe was at work, and I went up to visit my friend with the broken foot. What did you have for dinner this week? unbaked, obviously!

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Leftovers Safeway Club Dinner 130

The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 25, 2023

What I Spent The semester starts this coming week…sooo, by the time I do another one of these posts, I’ll officially be in school, and it’ll be September! What We Ate Saturday I’d eaten a late lunch and wasn’t hungry. But I cannot for the life of me remember what I ate. Let’s see.

Leftovers 215

Leftovers Dominos Dinner Freezers 215

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

What I Spent This week, I spent: $32 on a Hungry Harvest box $40 on a Dinnerly box (Dinnerly is like Blue Apron, but cheaper) $77 at Aldi So, $149 for me this week. Chiquita is rarely stressed, except for when I am too slow about dishing up her salmon pate. ? Which is a little high, but I don’t care. so I redeemed it that night.

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Press Leftovers Dinner Fry's 204

The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 6, 2023

I cleaned up my room. What I Spent I spent: $30 at Lidl $16 at the Hispanic grocery store $30 on pizza So, $76 for me this week. What We Ate Saturday Lisey was so exhausted when she got here, she ended up hitting the hay at like 6:30 pm and she didn’t even want dinner. And I honestly do not remember what I ate!

Leftovers 196

Leftovers Dinner Chiquita Green And Frugal 196

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

What I Spent This week started off with some very warm weather; in fact, on Monday I was walking into class and I felt rather indignant that I was sweating right through my shirt. What We Ate Saturday Zoe was heading off to a pre-Halloween costume gathering with friends, so I just made a box of mac and cheese. ”, I thought.

Green And Frugal 197

Green And Frugal Halloween Dinner Leftovers 197

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 5, 2024

What I Spent I know sometimes at the start of a new year, people make grocery-bill-reduction goals, but honestly, I’m not even gonna stress over that. Maybe after the semester is over, I can do a bang-up job with the grocery bill over the summer. I’m trying to remember what I ate! Friday I don’t know!

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Grocery Shopping New Year's Groceries Grocery 130

The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Another Wednesday, another, “let’s see what comes out when Kristen sits down to type” post. ? someone is actually making it sorta hard to type right now The good news is: by the time next Wednesday rolls around, I will be DONE with my semester! I would have serious stage fright if it was the whole class.

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Chiquita Podcasts Cat Christmas 198

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

What I Spent I know it’s not relevant to today’s post, but…I passed all of my competencies yesterday! What We Ate Saturday I went to visit a friend who has a broken foot, and we ate sandwiches up at her place (Because of course. Soo, I’ll see what she feels like when she gets here.

Leftovers 130

Leftovers Burritos Homemade Freezers 130

The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

What I Spent I went to Sam’s Club this week, which is good (I’m now all stocked up on some things!) What We Ate Saturday I ate dinner with a friend, and Zoe had leftover pizza when she got back from work. Monday I picked up a rotisserie chicken from Safeway. Every week is different! Did I thaw the broth first?

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Trader Joes Leftovers Dinner Safeway 196

The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 31, 2023

What I Spent This week was definitely one of adjustment! Anyway, this week has made it clear to me that I need to change up how I do things; I need to switch up how I use weekend time, how I plan meals, and when I do household stuff. What We Ate Saturday Leftover chipotle chicken on a salad. But relatively speaking, yes.)

Wellness 213

Wellness Toaster Ovens Fry's Bread 213

The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 13, 2023

What I Spent Four days this week involved chicken thighs, and I didn’t even realize it until I typed this post up! What We Ate Saturday I had three chicken thighs in the freezer, so I thawed them and made bourbon chicken and broccoli over rice. What did you have for dinner this week? This habit is gonna continue. ?

Chiquita 130

Chiquita Green And Frugal Leftovers Cars 130

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 3, 2024

A lot of times on Wednesdays, I end up writing a sort of in-depth post about something. My painted Christmas tree stand held up very well My de-rusting and painting job did the trick because everything was still intact when I removed my tree yesterday. Sadly, my only tube of caulk had dried up. But man, I HATE this.

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Chiquita Painting Home Depot Christmas 228

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

But last week I did one on Wednesday and now I’m doing on on Monday. And then I set up my sewing machine. I also throw several containers of cut-up fruits and veggies into the lunchbox for sides, and I’m good to go. What frugal things have you been up to lately? I found some red thread in my sewing box.

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Frugal Sewing College Tuition Thrifting 203

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It’s a Wednesday morning, and I don’t have any posts ready to go. And you know that that means: STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS TIME. ? __ I am trying to decide if I want to hire someone to do some yard clean-up for me or not. Soo, what to do, what to do? We’ll see what I think of it once I actually try it!

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Niece Re-use At&T Chiquita 197

The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

I was busy yesterday getting a whole big post done, showing you what I did with these two nightstands. Soooo, I decided to wait until Wednesday to share that post, when you all are back in your regular routines. ” And you can totally make something up. Spoiler alert: I didn’t paint either of them white.

Labor Day 213

Labor Day Spam Florida At&T 213

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 24, 2017

Every Wednesday from May 31 – August 30, I’ll share ideas, tips, and recipes to help you create a summer that your family will always remember. My kids love to see and know what’s happening over the summer. Weekly Summer Ideas: Look for a new link each Wednesday, beginning May 31 – August 30, 2017.

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2017 Budgeting Budget Kids and Family 100

Motherhood Moments

JANUARY 4, 2023

This is what you should be aiming for daily and one of the best ways to monitor your calories is to track your food intake. Doing more exercise than you can comfortably handle is a good way to end up sore and even injured. Nutrition Diets are not one size fits all, so use these steps to create a diet that works for you.

Fitness 100

Fitness Calculators Food and Drink Press 100

Couponing 101

APRIL 8, 2019

Jane.com has you covered with some of the cutest fashions of the season on sale for up to 55% off. Deal Expires: Wednesday, 4/10. Deal Expires: Wednesday, 4/10. Deal Expires: Wednesday, 4/10. Deal Expires: Wednesday, 4/10. What is Jane.com? Here are six of my six favorite Easter dresses on sale right now.

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Easter Expires Wine Flashes 78

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 14, 2018

Here’s what we ate this week on our budget. I made a huge salad to get us through the week, tried a new recipe that I found on Facebook, and whipped up a batch of Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins with some ripe bananas that I had on the counter. The post What We Ate this Week 07.14.18 I love one pot dinners.

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Friends And Family Sale Gardening Garden Lunch 100

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 23, 2023

X The stock market rally suffered an abrupt sell-off Wednesday, but it was more of a jump scare than a horror show. Join IBD experts as they analyze leading stocks and the market on IBD Live Stock Market Rally The stock market rally shrugged off Wednesday’s sell-off, with the major indexes rising for an eighth straight week.

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Points Buy Buying Microsoft 52

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 28, 2016

I also stopped by BJ’s and picked up a 12 pack of Annie’s Organic Mac-n-cheese and a 13.5 I found a marked down whole chicken on my last shopping trip, so I roasted it on what was the first day of really hot weather. I used the chicken for the wraps, Wednesday night’s meal, and sandwiches for lunch.

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Groceries Grocery Grocery Spending Lunch 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

How I Saved this Week: I picked up my free turkey that I earned at Giant. A neighbor gave me several green peppers back in September, so I chopped them all up and put them in a freezer bag. Every week I share what we ate on our budget. Wednesday: Slow cooker Pesto Ranch Chicken Thighs , mashed potatoes, steamed vegetables.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 28, 2015

I took a break from this series over the summer and you’ll never guess what happened! That’s what happens when I take my eye off the ball. So per my daughter’s request, I made Burrito Bowls and there was just enough left for me to have one for lunch on Wednesday. I BLEW MY GROCERY BUDGET! We had a tasty week!

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Burritos Freezers Leftovers Breakfast 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 3, 2014

Too often, after a job interview, we fail to follow up with the company. Following up can be a good way to keep your name in the picture, and remind would-be employers of your good qualities. ” However, Myers does have some suggestions that can help you as you follow up after a job interview. Confirm What’s Next.

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7-Up At&T Communications Re-use 198

Couponing 101

MARCH 25, 2019

Ends Wednesday! Regularly $49.99, Jane.com is offering a deal on this ultra-soft Relaxed Fit Jumpsuit for $16.99 through Wednesday, 3/27. I spend way too much time standing in front of my closet contemplating what jeans to pair with what shirt! What is Jane.com? You deserve it!

Fitness 58

Fitness Flashes Women Deals 58

Couponing 101

APRIL 16, 2019

With a late Easter this year, it’s easy for Mother’s Day to sneak up on us. Choose from seven postcard designs and personalize the To:, From: and up to three message lines. Choose from seven postcard designs and personalize the To:, From: and up to three message lines. Deal Expires: Wednesday, 4/17.

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Mother's Gifts Grandmother Expires 74

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Every week I share what we ate on our budget. Wednesday: Turkey Cornbread Potpie , garden salad, applesauce. Thursday: Leftover night from Monday and Wednesday nights dinners. Friday: I’m going to Costco today for my monthly trip, so I’m picking up a rotisserie chicken, so I decided on Homemade Burrito Bowls tonight.

Leftovers 100

Leftovers Homemade Kids and Family Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 10, 2015

Every Friday, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. I chopped up what’s left (a lot) and stored in the freezer in 1 and 2 cup portions. Wednesday: My girls sold subs as a Girl Scout fundraiser, so that’s what we ate for dinner. What We Ate This Week' pound last week.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 22, 2016

Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. I just heated them up on the stove top with some marinara sauce. Wednesday: It was a beautiful day, so I grilled some burgers and served with french fries, and steamed broccoli. 88/lb, so I stocked up. The post What We Ate this Week on our Budget 04.22.16

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Budgeting Budget Kids and Family Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2016

Every week, I share how I saved and what we ate for the week on our budget. I chopped up the meat that was still on the bone and added it, along with leftover ham from Saturday night’s dinner to the soup. Wednesday: I made Fiesta Rice and Beans and we made burrito bowls with it and the leftover chicken from Tuesday night.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Dinner 100