The Frugal Girl

MARCH 12, 2024

You do have to pay $15 for parking in the garage, since it’s in a bigger city, but still, that’s a super good deal. I did a good job of eating my fridge down Remember how I didn’t really go grocery shopping last week, and only spent $18 on food? A full fridge tends to encourage food waste because things get lost.

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Frugal Student Food Waste Garage 196

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Now take it one step further: save money on entertainment by checking out your movies at the public library. Nearly every library has expanded their catalog to include a diverse range of media offerings. Shop Online. And the best part: you may have just cut a developer out of building another cookie-cutter high-rise. Avoid Consumerism.

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Green Rent Library Green And Frugal 185

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2014

riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. There were no garage door openers. Food/shopping.

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Growing Home and Garden Radios Kids and Family 180

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

If so, give the gift of organizing a closet (or 2), kitchen cupboards, a basement, garage, etc. Offer these cooking lessons and send the food home with the recipient. What a delicious gift of food! Borrow a new(er) movie from the library or find a good movie on your cable/subscription account. Give your Perennials.

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Christmas Gifts Home and Garden Flowers and Gifts 130

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 9, 2015

If so, give the gift of organizing a closet (or 2), kitchen cupboards, a basement, garage, etc. Offer these cooking lessons and send the food along home with the recipient. Borrow a new(er) movie from the library or find a good movie on your cable/Netflix account. Give your Gift of Organization. Give your Perennials.

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Christmas Gifts Wall Art Home and Garden 100

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Go to the library. Instead of buying books, check them out of the library. Reduce convenience foods. And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. You can end up well ahead in the long run. Drink water.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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. The freedom was amazing.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 185