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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! I make a lot of iced tea and usually steep 2 flavored tea bags and 8 decaffeinated green tea bags in each batch I make. This is a low amount, but I don’t shop too much online until November. Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

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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How We Frugal-ed in January!

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Welcome to my first “How We Frugal-ed” recap of 2020. Frugal living is NOT about feeling deprived. Frugal living is being intentional with our money and creative with our resources, so we have more to put towards the things that are important to us. Frugal Kitchen in January: Meal Plan. Meal Plan.

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5 Frugal Living Tips To Saving Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

However, whilst we all have essential bills or borrowing we need to take on and maintain, some people are able to live as frugally as possible to help keep costs down and make their money go further. Here are 5 great tips for saving money by being frugal. Only Borrow What You Need. Take Advantage of Discounts. Buy Second-hand.

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Bourbon Chicken with Broccoli

The Frugal Girl

Ever since then, I’ve used low-sodium soy sauce, and that improves the salt situation immensely. Heat a little oil in a pan, add the broccoli, and saute for a few minutes, just until it’s bright green and slightly softened. So I decided to say, “screw it” and I settled for pictures that are not-that-good.

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It’s Frugal Friday: 10/28/16

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It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. Heat on low for 6-8 hours, or until the chicken is cooked through. My neighbor closed up her vegetable garden this week and brought me a big bag of green peppers. They LOVE it.

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? That’s when I was blogging at Smart Green Tips ( here’s a link to a cached page with a post about my organic garden — I sold the domain years ago). Initially, by necessity, but I’ve never been as successful at day-to-day frugality as I would like.

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