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Four Frugal Things (and one not-so-frugal)

The Frugal Girl

I planted some green onion ends I saved the root ends of two green onions that were in my veggie drawer, let them sit in water for a day or two, and then stuck them in the dirt in one of my outside pots, where they will grow new green onion tops. What frugal things have you been up to? The homemade crackers,though?

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How We Frugal-ed through April 2020

Family Balance Sheet

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 January!

Family Balance Sheet

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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WIS, WWA | The Original Cat

The Frugal Girl

I don’t normally include cents in these reports, but I think it’s funny that I bought groceries within one cent at two different stores! Thursday I made some meatball subs with a green salad on the side. The post WIS, WWA | The Original Cat appeared first on The Frugal Girl. Ehhhh… quite the opposite.

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WIS, WWA | on the first longer day!

The Frugal Girl

It’s scrambled eggs, cheese, greens, avocado, and whatever sauce I have on hand, all in a whole wheat wrap. Friday My fridge is a little bare but man, I hate going to the grocery store prior to a holiday. Friday My fridge is a little bare but man, I hate going to the grocery store prior to a holiday.

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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. How We Saved this Week: All of the meat that I used this week for my menu was from the markdown section of the grocery store. How did you live frugally this week? They LOVE it.

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WIS, WWA | with an attitude report

The Frugal Girl

What I Spent I spent: $30 at Lidl $16 at the Hispanic grocery store $30 on pizza So, $76 for me this week. Monday Lisey’s last night here; I grilled chipotle chicken kebabs , which we ate on a green salad with the cilantro-lime sauce as a dressing. The post WIS, WWA | with an attitude report appeared first on The Frugal Girl.

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