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

The Frugal Girl

In it, I shared that I was planning to add three frugal cooking skills to my list: croutons granola crackers And she pointed out that 2/3 of those are in my regular rotation now (the croutons and the granola.) The homemade crackers,though? I decided homemade crackers are not at all worth the effort.

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Five Frugal Things | Oy, that exam!

The Frugal Girl

I know…I’m a day late with the Five Frugal Things this week. Anyway…I’m a little short on frugal things at the moment, but we’ll see if I can come up with five. What frugal things have you been up to lately? The post Five Frugal Things | Oy, that exam! appeared first on The Frugal Girl.

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What to do when a frugal activity backfires

The Frugal Girl

If you’ve been living the frugal life for any length of time, you’ve no doubt had a frugal activity backfire on you. So, what do you do when a frugal activity backfires? Maybe it’s a situation like my yogurt; it’s a frugal activity you’ve done a million times, but this one time it was a fail.

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Five Frugal Things | A lunch-y edition

The Frugal Girl

I made a batch of granola Zoe and I have been eating a lot of homemade yogurt, and I have sometimes been tempted to buy a box of granola to sprinkle on top of our yogurt/fruit combos. What frugal things have you been up to lately? The post Five Frugal Things | A lunch-y edition appeared first on The Frugal Girl.

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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

Family Balance Sheet

Another month of 2022 is in the books and another month of frugal-ing. My Frugal Shenanigans! Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce. I harvested Roma tomatoes from my one and only plant and made a big batch of my homemade roasted tomato sauce. Share in the comments how you frugal-ed in August!

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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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homemade easter egg dye – the frugal way

Coupons Do Work

Easter is around the corner and the homemade egg dye is cheap , frugal and you probably have most of these ingredients in your house. These easy recipes for adding colors to your eggs the all-natural way, organic, and yes, this is the frugal way to have every-bunny happy., Every-bunny? 2 cups water. 1 tablespoon lemon juice.

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