The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 23, 2023

So lately, either Instagram or Facebook has been dropping me some suggested videos that fall under the “restock” category. Basically, they consist of people noisily arranging food/toiletries/drinks in aesthetically-pleasing storage containers or drawers, rather than storing them in the packaging they came in. And often, they put labels on the containers, even though most of the containers are see-through.

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The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 22, 2023

1. I got some free tools My friend Elaine, a blog reader that I met at book club, said her husband had duplicates of a lot of tools. So, she invited me over for a cup of coffee and a little tool rummaging. So now I have some small tools, more screwdrivers, and a rake and shovel! It’s not like you need a rake and a shovel every day, but there have definitely been a couple of times in the last year-plus of living here that I wished I owned them.

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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! Let’s see. I spent: $32 at Aldi $8 at Safeway $17.50 at Lidl $12 at Dominos So, $69.50 for me this week. What We Ate Saturday I’d eaten a late lunch and wasn’t hungry.

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The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 21, 2023

Hello! If you like cats, you are gonna love today’s Meet a Reader post, because it’s chock full of cats. ? Danielle owns six cats, she’s left a cult, she met her husband online, and she said my posts have helped her develop a Best, Better, Good system instead of a Pass/Fail system. Here’s Danielle! 1. Tell us a little about yourself I’m 41 years old and live in the mountains of western North Carolina with my husband, Nick.

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The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 24, 2023

August has been sort of a tough month for me. But, as I always tell my kids (and you guys!) nothing is all good or all bad. Even in the midst of some tough stuff, I’ve been able to churn out weekly Thankful Thursday posts, full of honest things I am grateful for. It would be easy to tell myself the story, “August was a terrible month.” That would only be partially true, though.

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