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JANUARY 13, 2024

So, what IS Rakuten? If you plan to make a purchase anyway, you might as well get something for being a loyal (or even a new) customer. At checkout, make sure you use the same email address you used to sign up on Rakuten and within a few days, your purchase will show up in your account. You can and Rakuten will pay you for it.

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JANUARY 20, 2024

Even just the act of planning or booking a trip is helpful to your mental health. It creates better bonds - If you travel with others, experiencing new things together can build better relationships, even if things don't always go as planned. It releases stress - You have your day-to-day routine of work, sleep, eat, repeat.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

And if you keep repeating good habits day after day, odds are good that your credit card debt will start to decrease. In these circumstances, I try really hard to focus on what I can control. I ask myself, “What can I do?” Again, this kind of comes back to asking yourself what you can do.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Valentine's Day is already next week. If that doesn't sound all that exciting to you, what if I told you that you'd be taking them to Paris (or really any city they've been dreaming of)? I also got a 3D travel-themed Valentine's Day card, in place of my usual flower centerpiece.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 6, 2024

It is a pretty terrible robotic voice, and I listen to it at 2x speed, which makes it even worse. What is a sim lab? -M One of them can even give birth to a baby! Then we debrief with everyone, discussing what we did well and what we could do better the next time around. Hi Kristen! Do you bake it first?

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Shereen Travels Cheap

MARCH 9, 2024

When you're tired of soaking up the sun on the sand, save even more dollars by hitting up the archaeological site of Thera, sample wines with breathtaking views at Santo Wines, and explore the winding streets of the cities of Fira and Oia. Swim with stingrays, swim through a shipwreck, and check out an artificial reef.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

I’ve been sitting here at my keyboard for a while this morning, trying to decide what I want to write about. Normally I write my posts the day before and schedule them to be published, but yesterday was an extremely long day and I crashed right into bed without typing a word here. I will not always feel like this.

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Shereen Travels Cheap

MARCH 16, 2024

There were new things, like panels and workshops, the last day was a short day instead of a full day, and a ton of new brands. They feel like the brand comes first and their talk about their sustainable practices come further down as what their customers care most about. There are still new, innovative bags, too!

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Shereen Travels Cheap

APRIL 10, 2024

Even when I do more than usual, I still don't use too many products. Even one of those palettes would take a lot of space in my toiletry bag, so I tend to go with smaller ones when I travel, though they don't usually have as fun colors and I'm more than likely will use neutral colors most of the time I'm away.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 26, 2024

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? Tedious is an appropriate descriptor!

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 19, 2024

What I Spent I’m mainly skipping this part again. ? What We Ate Saturday We walked around Waikiki and saw the sunset there. We spent most of our last day at the beach, and we popped in super quick to McDonalds on the way back to shower and then head to the airport. Tuesday This was the day I finally made it home.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I was looking at a grouping of these terms the other day and I thought it would be fun to answer them in a blog post. Dirty ones, even. And this is even more true if you want to cook in your kitchen. If you empty it right away, then it’s available for dirty dishes all day long. Let’s just start from the top!

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Shereen Travels Cheap

MAY 1, 2024

Mother's Day kind of snuck up on me this year, but I still have a gift list for you, full of plenty of things you can get in time for your the amazing woman/women in your life. It's nice, because even almost empty, it still keeps its shape. Once you're empty, you can collapse it down and hang it on your bag or put it in your pocket.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

for so many sunny days this week Sunshine = happy me. And while we are promised clouds today and rain tomorrow, there are a lot of sunny days in the 10-day forecast and I am happy for that. Also: I am really noticing the longer days now! Well, shortly after that…I got a cold. But, it’s been a pretty mild one.

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The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 31, 2023

After lectures today, I have four days in between classes thanks to Labor Day. Why yes, I DID wear my $19 dress to my first day of the semester. And thanks to the timing of Zoe’s sickness, she was out of quarantine and able to go to her first day of class as well. And it helped!

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

I know…I’m a day late with the Five Frugal Things this week. I don’t think I failed, but I do think that I’m gonna have to study even harder for this Med-Surg class. I don’t think I failed, but I do think that I’m gonna have to study even harder for this Med-Surg class. Or something.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 9, 2024

I can remember quite a few years in college and grad school when my part-time jobs juuuuust barely covered my expenses (and sometimes not even that!) Even now, it seems quite indulgent to me ? What’s your “why” behind wanting to save money? What’s your biggest frugal win?

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 5, 2024

So, I told her I think it’s lovely that she is still taking herself out to hear beautiful music even though it is just her now and it must be a little bit hard to do alone. I don’t have a picture of the finished product, but here’s what it looks like with the patch sewn in. What frugal things have you been up to?

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 13, 2023

What I Spent Four days this week involved chicken thighs, and I didn’t even realize it until I typed this post up! What We Ate Saturday I had three chicken thighs in the freezer, so I thawed them and made bourbon chicken and broccoli over rice. Monday A longggg lecture day for me, and I had leftover chicken.

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MARCH 2, 2024

Patrick’s Day will be upon us in a few short weeks and you know what that means? Patrick’s Day is a religious holiday to commemorate the day that St. Amazingly, the first festival to be held in Ireland didn't occur until 1996 and it was only one day. Green beer and stupid hats? In fact, in Ireland St.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 24, 2024

but the Cliff’s notes version is that the boiler is still not entirely fixed (maybe by the end of the day tomorrow). We barely even need a functioning heating system on a day like that. I’m pretty sure a crabby attitude would have surfaced around day two. Also, spoiler: Zoe and the cats and I are all fine.)

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The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

But for five days following a yellow jacket encounter, it’s pretty fabulous. Here’s what it looked like shortly after the sting. And here’s what it looked like about 8 hours later. Dry, cool fall days are 10/10 for walking, and now my foot is cooperating. Prednisone is my new bestie.

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The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The other day, I posted something on my social media stories (a quote from someone else) about how social media has caused us all to think we have an obligation to share an opinion on every world event, even when we aren’t remotely qualified to say something knowledgeable. I am qualified to comment on some topics (like frugality!

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

What I Spent I cut open an avocado earlier in the week, and it was just perfect. What We Ate Saturday My friend Mia and I cooked together; she made some fried plantains, and I made chorizo and potato tostadas, topped with cilantro, queso fresco, and Mexican crema. Sunday We got out and enjoyed the sunshine earlier in the day.

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Shereen Travels Cheap

MARCH 6, 2024

Before I started packing small, I brought entire outfits for every day of my trip, plus a bunch of random pieces and 4 or 5 pairs of shoes. Whatever can go with something a bit dressy, but are also comfortable to walk in all day, too. One of the easiest ways to save money (and time) on travel is by traveling with just a carry-on.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

I received a 10-day repair order, and I figured that this was probably a job I could handle myself (with the assistance of YouTube, OF COURSE.) I wore an even worse pair of mismatched socks You know how if one sock sprouts a hole, I save the other one and “match” it with another solo sock? I had no idea it was out!)

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

What I Spent This week I spent: $80 at Sam’s Club $20 at Chick-fil-A So, a tidy $100 for me this week. What We Ate Saturday I got a rotisserie chicken from Sam’s Club and on the side, we had mashed sweet potatoes and some cut-up raw veggies. What did you have for dinner this week? It definitely saved me from takeout.

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Shereen Travels Cheap

JANUARY 27, 2024

When people celebrate things, like Valentine's Day or weddings or anniversaries or accomplishments, they often do so by popping open a bottle of bubbly. You can even learn a little more about champagne before you get there. The idea of champagne and the actual bottles first came from Britain, even though we all think it was France.

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The Frugal Girl

MARCH 7, 2024

that I’ve managed to walk almost every day, despite rainy weather It’s been a bit wet here, but by working around the weather (and also by just committing to getting a bit soggy some days), I’ve still been able to do a lot of walking this week. No, “what should I wear?” No needles in sight. ?

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

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 after a depressing string of cloudy, rainy days, I now see a bunch of sunshine in my upcoming forecast. I love my trails year-round because even in the winter, there are interesting things to see.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 11, 2024

that Lisey got some weekdays off She discovered that she had some paid vacation time, and her boss kindly let her take two midweek days off to hang with us. So, thanks to weekends and the vacation days, she’s only having to work a few days while we are here. So, here’s some Hawaii-themed thankfulness.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This week, I am thankful: that there’s lots of sun in the forecast coming up It was so gloomy out all day yesterday, I was feeling a little bit blue. But I looked ahead in the forecast and there are LOTS of sunny days coming up. And knowing that there’s sun ahead helps me get through the cloudy days.

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Shereen Travels Cheap

MARCH 27, 2024

So, now you're paying for a thing you don't even use. The same can be said for the city where you live: free music, Shakespeare In the Park, free museum days. What are your tried and true ways to save for vacation? Did a moth just fly out of your wallet when you opened it? Believe me, I've been there.

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The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 20, 2023

And even though I don’t own it, I know I’m gonna be sad to say goodbye to it when the time comes. __ I was telling a friend yesterday that my internet search history is probably a DISASTER after this past semester. Also: being with real people versus manikins* makes you THINK about what you’re doing. This is my house.

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The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 31, 2023

What I Spent This week was definitely one of adjustment! What We Ate Saturday Leftover chipotle chicken on a salad. It’s not that hard to fresh-fry some chicken the next day, and fresh-fried is always better than reheated! And I’d even brought a smoothie with me for my breakfast. But relatively speaking, yes.)

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 18, 2024

for beautiful hikes I did several hikes during my time in Hawaii and wow, the scenery is definitely an upgrade from what I usually see when I hike. ? that my trip wasn’t too close to the start of the semester I wasn’t even thinking too hard about this when I booked the trip, but I am super glad I gave myself a week of cushion.

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Shereen Travels Cheap

MARCH 23, 2024

I had half a free day after the Travel Goods Show that I wanted to spend downtown, and I did, but mostly inside, because it was cold and rainy, which is not really conducive to doing a street art walk. Every time I'm in Las Vegas, I marvel at the wonderful art there is around the city. This is their largest piece. I loved the bright colors.

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