The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 22, 2024
Back when I was engaged and living on my own for the first time (I lived with my parents while in grad school to save on rent), I went to the library a lot and found a copy of the Tightwad Gazette. Eventually, when I was married and working at a library I ordered my own copy of the Complete Tightwad Gazette–and I still have it!
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
I’ve been an architect, day-care teacher to toddlers, and library clerk, but am currently a SAHM to a 14yo son and 9yo daughter. We rented at first, but the rental situation in our new town was poor. Nine years later, the rent for similar homes in our neighborhood is double the cost of our mortgage! Enjoying some outdoor time.
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The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
Luckily, my little is starting to enjoy some of these activities – like picking the peaches from our tree, grocery shopping, baking/cooking, and gardening and I love spending time with her doing these activities too! What’s one thing you aren’t remotely tempted to splurge on? Thank you for the recommendation.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 10, 2011
Renting movies in this way is a great way to stick to your budget, over maintaining a dish or satellite TV system. Now take it one step further: save money on entertainment by checking out your movies at the public library. Nearly every library has expanded their catalog to include a diverse range of media offerings.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 14, 2013
A good part of our monthly income is spent on grocery shopping, and the budget may even go higher depending on whether it’s a holiday or a birthday where you need to feed more people. Don’t be loyal to any particular brand, and do some comparison shopping. That’s impulse shopping and most of us do that. Saving on Grocery Bills.
Saving Cents With Sense
OCTOBER 6, 2013
Plus, with Amazon Prime you get FREE 2-day shipping, and that will definitely come in handy for holiday shopping! I also love using the Kindle Owner’s Lending Library because you can rent a FREE book each month! Amazon has over 40,000 movies and TV episodes, so you can catch up on your favorites or old classics.
The Frugal Girl
MARCH 4, 2024
We live on the side of a small mountain in a quiet, rural town, but we’re less than 20 miles from a city of about 25,000 people and its shopping and dining opportunities. Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I
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