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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

We share our home with a 70lb rescued mutt. After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. My family loves watching movies and tv series together, and having regular game nights. Having money already set aside also means we can pay upfront for most home maintenance costs.

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WIS, WWA | all Safeway

The Frugal Girl

I never had room for a toaster oven at my other house, but I do really like having one here, especially for reheating things or making two-person servings of food. Monday I had a snacky dinner earlier, and then when Zoe came home from her evening shift at work, she had a frozen pizza. Anyway, we ate Chick-fil-A while we watched.

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Q&A | cinnamon, SIM, jeans, and grocery spending

The Frugal Girl

The repeated defrosting cycles tend to cause freezer burn on foods pretty quickly, so I try not to keep things in my kitchen freezer for long at all. Related: A post about freezing food in glass jars. And here’s a post about freezing food odds and ends. Here’s my cinnamon bread recipe , in case you want to make some!)

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Benefits of Having Your Parents Watch Your Kids

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

On special occassions, now that I’m retired, I go to their house to watch them. There are many documented benefits to utilizing grandparents to watch grandkids. Both may wonder about reciprocity – should the grandparents be paid to watch the kids?

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Do you live in an ingredient household?

The Frugal Girl

It’s a home that stocks mostly, well, ingredients, instead of ready-to-eat foods. I have not watched the TikTok discourse on this, but I’m guessing that there is a sense in which we all sort of feel like we should be an ingredient household. Or a ready-to-eat food? What IS an ingredient household?

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Air Fryer Slap Ya Mama Wings

Stockpiling Moms

Make sure you watch them the first time you cook. They fit in the budget when we make them at home. This is where you can pin all your favorite articles from our Food, Travel & Lifestyle Blog. Place them in the airfryer for 10 minutes and then flip and cook for an additional 8 minutes. Airfryers can cook different.

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Mealtime Magic - Once Upon a Rind in Hollywood: 50 Movie-Themed Cheese Platters and Snack Boards for Film Fanatics

Motherhood Moments

After almost two decades in corporate fashion, Rachel Riederman was inspired to change careers and follow her passion for all things food and entertaining. As a home cook, Riederman uses seasonal ingredients to craft easy, accessible recipes. Can you even watch Monty Python without shrubbery crudités nearby?

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