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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

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How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? I started reading The Frugal Girl about two years before I escaped from the workforce, which was almost eight years ago. Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. Tell us a little about yourself Hello, everyone!

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Thankful Thursday | a $0 repair!

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This week, I am thankful: that my internet is all fixed, for free I’d been having issues with it, and I thought I’d gotten it back up and running, but then it went down again. A call to Verizon showed that my equipment was not even showing up virtually on their end, so they sent a tech out to look at it. And it cost me exactly $0.

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Meet a Reader | Lina from Germany

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How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? I found the blog looking for frugal recipes. Somehow, I was watching a video of Korean YouTuber Maangchi making something she called a frugal Korean dish, which made me think that I probably should look for more frugal recipes to save money on expensive ingredients.

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Have you tweaked one of my recipes?

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Sooo, I’ll put out a few suggestions, BUT if you’ve tweaked another one of my posted recipes, feel free to share that too. But I also really like to use the chicken in a green salad, with the cilantro-lime dipping sauce as a dressing. appeared first on The Frugal Girl. The post Have you tweaked one of my recipes?

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How We Frugal-ed through April 2020

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April 2020 might go down as the most frugal month of my lifetime. With the global pandemic and the decline of our small business, I have flexed frugal muscles that I didn’t know I have. Operation Frugal Living is in full swing at my house. Frugal Kitchen in April: Free Ham? More frugal shenanigans!

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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

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Another month of 2022 is in the books and another month of frugal-ing. My Frugal Shenanigans! FREE Shredding! Coincidently, our credit union was offering a free shred day AND free breakfast for participating. Share in the comments how you frugal-ed in August! Check out more How We Frugal-ed posts.

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WIS, WWA | a week of chicken thighs

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I often start my day with scrambled eggs and a side of greens!) I had an offer for a free chicken sandwich and a free brownie in my app, so my total was only $11. ? The post WIS, WWA | a week of chicken thighs appeared first on The Frugal Girl. Fruit salad and chips on the side. and we ate that with some naan from Aldi.

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