The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 18, 2023

My daughter lives in California and we talk regularly. There are many second-hand stores near me. Five Frugal Things (FFT) with Thankful Thursday a close second. (I Thank you, Kristen. I’m a 53-year-old mother of 2 (grown) and grandmother of 4. I’ve been divorced (unmarried) for 15 years. Wow, time flies.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 10, 2012

I have no problem buying a carton of good ice cream at the grocery store, but Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag is a fun (and frugal) treat for the kids. My daughter wanted orange, so I used 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange. My oldest daughter thought she would try to shake without gloves.it Thanks for reading.

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Ice Cream Homemade Daughter Kids and Family 227

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 29, 2014

But it wasn’t long before I realized that many of the coupon blogs I followed back then, although very informative, did not help me shop stores in Arizona. We have different grocery stores, different coupon policies, and even lower prices than most of the country. What About Store Match Ups? That is how I started couponing.

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Finds Storing Santa Barbara Goals 108

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 5, 2016

My oldest daughter had to be in the pool for warm up at 7 am on Saturday morning. My other daughter swims in a different age group and they raced in the afternoon. I never got to the grocery store until 8pm on Tuesday night. One of my daughters was actually sobbing Tuesday night, “when are things going back to normal!”

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Budgeting Budget Home and Garden Daughter 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 21, 2014

We found the best price for the Gentle Leader Headcollar at Amazon (that is my affiliate link) at around $8 less than the big box pet store. The girls and I hit my favorite thrift store this week. And my oldest daughter got her first pair of Converse sneakers. They were also hardly worn and my daughter was thrilled.

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Thrifty Thrift Stores Daughter Thrifting 100

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Baking the house components seems like a lot of work to me, especially when the kits are heavily promoted between Thanksgiving and Christmas at the craft stores. I buy two gingerbread house kits; one for each daughter. Thanks for reading. The kits include the house components, icing (that needs mixed together), and the candy.

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Thanksgiving Daughter Entertainment Christmas 127

Coupons Do Work

JULY 31, 2016

The teachers usually smile when I say that and thank me for offering. I don’t have time to go to the store nor the funds to buy the certain color notebooks. I bought my daughter’s last year at Justice. If you need anything or you do not have enough of something let me know and I will get it”. All girly kind.

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Kids and Family Georgia Hotel Budgeting 100

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 5, 2015

Unfortunately, the home delivery time slots quickly get filled, so I opted to pick up at the store. The fee for pick up is only $2.95, and I drive by this store several times a day on my way to work or the YMCA so it was still very convenient. Does your grocery store offer home delivery or store pick-up?

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Budgeting Budget Tacos Friends And Family Sale 100

Saving Everyday

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

My daughter should own stock in this store as much as she shops there. Thanks goes to her for sending me this. We rarely see coupons for Forever 21 – Save 30% on intimates and sleepwear at Forever 21 with this coupon through 2/14/11. Click HERE for more printable mall and retail coupons!

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Daughter Thankful Coupons Shopping 80

Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 28, 2015

I made two batches in preparation for back to school and I was thankful to have breakfast ready to go on this week. 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 store them in the freezer and heat up in the microwave. My supply is very low.

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For the Mommas

JULY 9, 2016

Thanks Lindsi. off one Carol’s Daughter. Buy (1) Gillette Shave Gel $1.99 Use (1) $2/1 Gillette Shave Gel coupon, exp 7/30/16 (7/3 P&G). FREE after coupon. Check out more such Giant Deals here. Plus, use these coupons for more such savings. off any one Coppertone Product. off one Axe spray or stick deodorant.

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Gillette Coppertone Daughter Axe 74

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Maybe I’m still recovering from the Christmas shopping frenzy, but I had little desire to step into a store. I did go into a big box store two times in February. I made one trip to my favorite thrift store during their dollar days sale. Can I find what I need at a second hand or thrift store?

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Thrifting February Thrift Stores Financial Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Thanks, Celia! I use hanging files with tabs and manila folders to divide my categories and sub-files, depending on the amount of documents that I am storing. Major Category: Home improvements - I keep a sub-file for each major improvement project where I store the receipts, contracts, warranties, contractor information.

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Paper Organic Organization Home Improvement 147

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 18, 2011

I didn't sleep well that night, certain that my daughter was going to wake up screaming because she would be unable to open her eyes. This would go down even more if you buy the oatmeal on sale and with a coupon, or buy the store brand. Price dictates whether or not I buy Quaker Oats or the store brand. Thanks for reading.

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Healthy Inexpensive Inexpensive Breakfast Milk 147

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JANUARY 26, 2013

With my daughter’s birthday falling between Christmas and New Year’s Eve, we usually end up having her party in January. This means we get to take advantage of all the cute and girly Valentine’s day items in stores as well as the Christmas clearance! I highly recommend the homemade route whenever possible!

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Birthday Cupcakes Daughter Girls 101

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 16, 2015

I made it about a month ago and we didn’t finish the leftovers, so I stored in the freezer. We don’t normally do this in the middle of the week, but my oldest daughter has had a fantastic week at school and with her attitude so it was a special mid-week surprise treat. I didn’t mind the break from cooking.

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Leftovers Homemade Freezers Ovens 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 4, 2011

I gasped, right in the middle of the grocery store, "High Fructose Corn Syrup.in Normally I don't shop at more than one store per week, but I checked out the bread/bakery outlet near my daughter's school and I was very pleased. less than my grocery store. Thanks for reading. That is about $2.50

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 13, 2011

As much as I want summer to linger on as long as possible, I also don't want to miss out on all of the loss leaders that stores will be throwing at us over the next four to six weeks. Depending on the item and store, the deals range from FREE to pennies of the original price. My daughter is content for at least 2 hours.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I was able to return the item at the store and the mall is very close to my daughter's pre-school, so not out of my way. It is a pretty basic mall with Macy's, Sears and JC Penney as the anchor stores and then Gap, Limited Brands, Children's Place and others fill it in. Thanks for reading.

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JC Penneys Politics Sears Daughter 127

Saving Cents With Sense

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Of course, the other reason my kids love it is because of the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store with toys, dishes, decorations, apparel, candles, and more. It is a feast for the eyes to walk in the store! My daughter loves dolls, so I am so excited to introduce her to Cracker Barrel’s exclusive Butterflies™ dolls.

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Cracker Barrel Gift Cards Crackers Giveaway 102

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FEBRUARY 2, 2012

” The Funnix online curriculum was created by the same authors of Teach Your Child To Read In 100 Easy Lessons , which I really enjoyed using with my daughter. Thanks, Surviving the Stores ! Your job is to reinforce correct responses and correct any mistakes by following simple rules for “navigating” the program.”

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Computers Pace Daughter February 88

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Therefore, I have not embraced the “ scan everything and store in my computer so I can throw away all of the paper ” lifestyle. As the years went on, I became very adept at keeping and storing their prized possessions. Each daughter has a Tiffany box, a flat plastic tub, and file folders. The Tiffany & Co.

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Organic Organization Kids Daughter 246

Saving Everyday

JUNE 4, 2012

My daughter will be excited about this deal…she loves having cheese sticks around! Thanks, A Full Cup. Frigo Cheese is 50% off at Kroger through Saturday, 6/9 and we have a new coupon (that doubles), making the 16-count bags just $2.70! Frigo Cheese Sticks 16 ct $3.50 (normally $6.99). 1 Frigo Cheese Heads Coupon.

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Kroger Daughter Deals Thankful 63

Nicoles Nickels

JUNE 2, 2014

Father’s Day is coming soon, and this is Jamie’s first Father’s Day with daughters! With our daughters, I am all about creating traditions. I don’t have time to run to a lot of stores so I decided to shop online at the one store that has everything – Walmart.com! Then each year I can update the case with a new photo.

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Daughter Cooking Girls Father 71

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 9, 2013

I was the mother of a toddler and a baby and I loaded them up in the van and headed to a jewelry store where I ran into a camera crew and walked out with $150 in cash. A local jewelry store ran a newspaper advertisement with the headline, “Holiday Cash-Fast! Get to the store right when it opens, before a crowd comes in.

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For the Mommas

MAY 24, 2016

Thanks Sherry K. off any (1) Carol’s Daughter Product. . off any (1) Carol’s Daughter Product. Final Price: $1.38 or only $0.69 each after stacked savings. There is also a SavingStar coupon available: $0.25/1 1 Suave Body Wash Product Essentials, Professionals, Naturals, Men, or Kids (SavingStar Deposit) [12-oz.+; ® product. $2/1

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Suave Kroger Coppertone Mens 61

Nicoles Nickels

JANUARY 5, 2013

I use it to bring my frozen Nutrisystem meals to work every few days to store in the freezer. You can thank us later when you are looking F&F fierce. Thank you for the review! by Dena Sablotny My lunch bag is ugly because my daughter steals all the cute. How cute is this insulated bag! Your lunch bag is ugly.

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Saving With Shellie

APRIL 22, 2011

Way cuter and way cheaper than grocery store cards. 44 and have them mailed to you mom, grandma, daughter, whomever. Thanks Tiny Prints! You get to customize them with your own photos and/or text and have them sent straight to you – all for $.99. Or you can pay an additional $.44

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2020

And I was pregnant with our youngest daughter, so what should have been a joyous year was quite a stressful one. I remember one morning my husband and I were sitting at the kitchen table contemplating if we should sell one of our cars. It was a scary time for us. What got us through financially? Our emergency fund.

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Saving Everyday

JULY 4, 2012

Use your card at millions of locations around the world: in stores, online and at ATMs! I’ve receive several emails from readers with some great ideas: Bethany wrote: I used your idea and ordered one for my daughter in college and gave her both cards. Samantha wrote: Thanks so much Andrea. Who says no to free money!!

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Nicoles Nickels

OCTOBER 4, 2012

His mother and I took him to a party store to let him pick out plates and napkins for the cupcakes he will be taking to preschool to celebrate his birthday. He got out of his car seat, held both of our hands went into the store, picked out “Angry Birds”, then very politely held our hands on the way back to the car.

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Car Seats Cupcakes Daughter Cars 45

Saving Everyday

DECEMBER 10, 2015

Since my daughter won’t be home this Christmas, I ran to Walgreens today and picked her up the Beyonce Heat Gift Set. The awesome ladies at the beauty counter helped me choose one that was perfect for my daughter! With the holidays right around the corner, most of us are in full shopping mode! I just love the bottle!

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Saving With Shellie

APRIL 19, 2011

Way cuter and way cheaper than grocery store cards. 44 and have them mailed to you mom, grandma, daughter, whomever. Send cute custom cards all year for less than the grocery store without ever leaving your house! Thanks Tiny Prints! Or you can pay an additional $.44 card price for all your future cards.

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Printing Daughter Mother's Gift Cards 45

Saving With Shellie

APRIL 17, 2011

Way cuter and way cheaper than grocery store cards. 44 and have them mailed to you mom, grandma, daughter, whomever. Send cute custom cards all year for less than the grocery store without ever leaving your house! Thanks Tiny Prints! Or you can pay an additional $.44 card price for all your future cards.

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Printing Daughter Mother's Gift Cards 45

Saving With Shellie

APRIL 14, 2011

Way cuter and way cheaper than grocery store cards. 44 and have them mailed to you mom, grandma, daughter, whomever. They also sell gift cards to a variety of stores so you can add a little something to your card. Send cute custom cards all year for less than the grocery store without ever leaving your house!

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Gift Cards Daughter Mom Mother's 51

Saving With Shellie

APRIL 11, 2011

Way cuter and way cheaper than grocery store cards. 44 and have them mailed to you mom, grandma, daughter, whomever. They also sell gift cards to a variety of stores so you can add a little something to your card. Send cute custom cards all year for less than the grocery store. Thanks Tiny Prints! Want more info?

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Printing Gift Cards Daughter Mom 45

For the Mommas

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

I went today and stocked up, as I will be sending these to my daughter who is in college. Thanks Lauren E. We can use this high value coupon and we can snag FREE Kashi GoLean Bars. Yay for freebies! Giant deal thru 9/18/16. Buy (1) Kashi GoLean Bar $1.00 Use (1) $1/1 Kashi Product coupon, exp 9/18/16 (8/7 RP). FREE after coupon.

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