The Frugal Girl
MARCH 4, 2024
How did you get interested in saving money? When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.) Guess what!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 4, 2012
You can often take advantage of these to save money away from work or grab some gusto during work. The February 2012 issue of Entrepreneur magazine quoted a Harvard Business Review study done in 2010 which found that at Best Buy, a 0.1 Related posts: 5 Ways to Save Money and the Planet at Work.
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The Frugal Girl
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Somehow, I was watching a video of Korean YouTuber Maangchi making something she called a frugal Korean dish, which made me think that I probably should look for more frugal recipes to save money on expensive ingredients. How did you get interested in saving money? Well, and that’s how I ended up on Kristen’s blog.
The Frugal Girl
DECEMBER 18, 2023
I had two older siblings, but my sister passed away in a car accident in 2000 and my brother passed away from MS in 2020 so now I’m an only child. How did you get interested in saving money? I save money where I can to keep it frugal, like by using apps, coupons, value menus, etc. How long reading the FG?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 17, 2013
We rent to my brother, but prior to our current arrangement, we were looking for a tenant for the time period between when the suite was ready, and when my brother was going to move in. Our house had the perfect setup, and when we moved in, we were lucky enough to be able to rent out our suite almost right away.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 17, 2013
Instead, the money the charity does have can go toward helping more people. When you sit for someone else, that’s money that doesn’t have to go to the sitter — and might be used to pay utility bills. They appreciate the clothes — and the fact that they don’t have to buy them.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 9, 2013
There is so much left over even after she sends me and my brother home with enough to last us for days. Luckily, this preference also saves me some cash. It’s cheaper to buy potatoes than a box or two, and mash them yourself. We find that when we buy canned cranberry sauce, we end up throwing away a lot of it.
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