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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. Kristen, I have a sewing question. Your thoughts?

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Five Frugal Things | on a Monday!

The Frugal Girl

I found some red thread in my sewing box. And then I set up my sewing machine. So, I sewed a scrap piece of denim on the inside, using yellow thread to hide my stitching. Then I used blue thread to hand sew around the hole, to keep the hole from getting any bigger. Chiquita was interested in the spare bobbin. She got it.

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Five Frugal Things | bare minimum haircut

The Frugal Girl

I’ve been faithfully packing my lunches My building at the college has an in-house Chick Fil A, and in my two years of attending classes there, I’ve managed to not buy food there at all. But now I’m often at college over lunchtime, so I’ve been needing to pack food to eat during breaks. So far, so good!

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Five Frugal Things | A lunch-y edition

The Frugal Girl

I love glass containers for food storage at home, largely because they are see-through. Food that’s visible is food that’s less likely to go to waste! And since I’m gonna eat my food pretty promptly, I don’t care that metal containers are opaque. But for lunches, I love metal containers.

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DIY No Sew Catnip Toys Tutorial #MyCatMyMuse

For the Mommas

Of course we want them to have a long and happy life with us and that includes access to good food, sunny windows and plenty of active play time. One of the easiest things to make are DIY No Sew Catnip Toys. DIY No Sew Catnip Toys. Print: Buy 3 Muse Cat Food Varieties & Get 3 Free. Sharp Scissors.

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Meet a Reader | AF in Virginia

The Frugal Girl

My mother was loving and worked so hard to provide for us, but it was frequently a struggle to get food, keep heat on, and other necessities. It’s food that we have that I’ve cooked or otherwise acquired ? Out of necessity originally. I grew up in inner-city NYC in urban poverty. What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal?

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Food Network Cast-Iron Dutch Oven – $33.99

Saving With Shellie

Food Network 5.5-qt. Singer Sewing Machine – $44.49 (After Kohl’s Cash). The post Food Network Cast-Iron Dutch Oven – $33.99 Their Black Friday deals are still going strong. This one is for a Cast Iron Dutch Oven. I have one of these (a different brand) and I love it! Enamel Cast-Iron Dutch Oven – $39.99.