A Goodwill Birthday
So, Sonia turned 5 the other day, and it occurred to me that almost all of her gifts came from Goodwill this year. Lest you …
So, Sonia turned 5 the other day, and it occurred to me that almost all of her gifts came from Goodwill this year. Lest you …
I’ve had several baking-related questions lately, so I thought I’d answer them in one post. First, one from Clare: My question is about yeast. You’ve …
Some friends of mine and I are doing another grocery challenge this month, and I signed up for $80/week again. Unfortunately, I’m over by $5. …
It wasn’t a zero-waste week for me, unfortunately. This pasta was leftover from a dish I made a while back, and I had good intentions …
For most of my life, I’ve been a pretty horrible at bargaining and asking for price reductions…I’m not a rock-the-boat sort of person, and I’m …
This is a very altered version of a Cook’s recipe for whole wheat bread. Theirs has wheat germ and rye in it because they were …
I’m finally finished painting the two nightstands that I bought at Goodwill recently, so I thought I’d share pictures. First, here’s what our old Ikea …
Ok! Here are the answers to several questions I received. 1. Is your family in the median income in your area? I had to look …
(excuse the black spider…Joshua put him on top of the chicken just as I was taking the picture. Boys!) Since the February grocery challenge is …
No food waste picture, because I wasted nothing this week, finally! It’s been a while since I had a no-waste week. To keep this from …
I know-this post has been a long time coming! After I wrote about my painted freecycle furniture, lots of you asked for a tutorial about …
This is a much-used recipe of mine…it’s my go-to recipe when I need to make a birthday cake. It turns out a nice, basic chocolate …
I just realized today that it’s March, which means that I’m due to update on my goals again. You can read the original goal post …
Those of you that left a comment were overwhelmingly in favor of a weekly Q&A post, so I will go ahead and start that feature. …
…I thought I’d ask a couple of questions. I write The Frugal Girl mainly to serve my readers(although writing here helps me to save money …