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Q&A | focus, blogging for money, and prepping for a split

The Frugal Girl

How do you stay focused when your life feels overwhelmed with financial and parenting issues? I started it mainly as a passion project, and to help hold myself accountable about food waste. Mercifully for me, this was not an issue I had to navigate.) Today we have three mostly random questions. Let’s go!

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Ways to Have a Green Christmas

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Christmas comes fraught with environmental issues. It’s cold out, so we idle our cars for longer periods of time to get them warmed up and then idle while we wait for somebody else to make us food so we don’t have to get out of the car. Food Waste Doesn’t Have to Be Inevitable.

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Meet a Reader | Ginger from Texas

The Frugal Girl

That’s part of the “life” issues.) Searching for information on food waste led me here. I’m currently between houses, and I live in Amarillo, TX. How long reading the FG? I’m not sure exactly, but it’s been a few years. How did you get interested in saving money?

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World Wisdom: Clear Drop Recycling Innovations

Motherhood Moments

Everyone has probably heard about the staggering numbers of unrecycled plastics and food waste, contributing to 11% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Our goal is to alleviate these issues. “Plastics are poison for the planet, difficult to separate, transport, and hold in one place. With our ZERO TRASH!

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How to Be Green and Save Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here’s some top ideas to save you money and ease your conscience: Waste Less Food. It’s amazing how much food we waste in the Western world. It’s both wasteful and costly! This is another big waste in Western culture. Use Less Energy. Eat Healthy and Use Raw Ingredients.

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How to Save Money When Traveling

Saving Everyday

How to Save Money When Traveling When it comes to traveling, the three main areas you can save are accommodations, travel, and food. Gas, food, coffee, accommodations, entertainment, and parking add up quickly, not to mention unforeseen expenses like things you may have forgotten from home. Let’s break it down. Avoid weekends.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Limiting waste is what really drives most of the habits I have that would qualify as “frugal” – reducing/eliminating food waste, returning unneeded items, pursuing refunds, checking on warranties, repairing things, etc. For me, being in the kitchen and making food for people is an act of love.