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Five Frugal Things | by the seat of my pants

The Frugal Girl

I don’t use that much gas making the five minute trip to college in my van! I packed my lunch Yesterday, I packed my lunch, as I usually do. I carried it in an old insulated lunch bag that one of my kids used to use. But hey, driving 0 miles is always cheaper than driving >0 miles.

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Five Frugal Things | bare minimum haircut

The Frugal Girl

I’ve been faithfully packing my lunches My building at the college has an in-house Chick Fil A, and in my two years of attending classes there, I’ve managed to not buy food there at all. But now I’m often at college over lunchtime, so I’ve been needing to pack food to eat during breaks.

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Five Frugal Things | with two sandwiches

The Frugal Girl

Sooo, I placed an order and grabbed my free sandwich on the way out of college. I made a use-it-up sandwich I sauteed the last of a purple onion, sliced up the end of the French bread I’d made, added shredded cheese and the last of the Christmas ham (from the freezer, obviously) and made a lunch sandwich for myself.

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Five Frugal Things | when it feels pointless

The Frugal Girl

I packed my lunch and my coffee for my weekend clinicals This past weekend, our “clinicals” were just at college, doing simulation and paperwork. Next weekend, we actually go to an assisted living place. With real live patients! Don’t worry! It’s a fake patient. No HIPAA rules were violated. ?

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19 Awesome Freebies Things for College Students

Coupons Do Work

I remember, not that long ago (I graduated from college in 2004) that being in college is great but the cost is expensive. He gave such wonderful advice for someone who just graduated college.!) Here are 19 freebies for college students: Entertainment Freebies: 1. Lunch and Dinner. Welcome Back Events.

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Five Frugal Things | free Starbucks for me!

The Frugal Girl

And I packed a lunch (in reusable containers of course). We shall see how long I can keep up my not-buying-food-at-college streak. ? I brought my home-brewed coffee in my Yeti mug. What frugal things have you been up to lately?

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For the Mommas

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