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Christmas

Christmas goals (plus an update on my last goals)

December 15, 2011

Actually, we’ll do the update first. 1. Figure out a new budget with Mr. FG. Nope.  Maybe we’ll get it done in time for January?  We did discuss what we plan to do with our extra money in December, though, so we’re not just floating along entirely without a plan! 2. Read my Bible every [...]

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What if Christmas doesn’t come from a store?

December 8, 2011

And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. “What [...]

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10 Ways To Have a Disastrously Spendy Christmas

November 30, 2011

1. Give gifts to everyone you’ve ever met (or every relative you’ve got). So what if you’ve haven’t seen or talked to Great-Aunt Sally in 15 years? Buy her a gift!  Same goes for friends you hardly see.  And don’t forget the mailman, the hairdresser, every neighbor, and all your children’s teachers. 2. Buy Christmas [...]

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5 Tips for a Responsible Christmas

October 6, 2011

I know it’s only October, and I’m sure that like me, you’re rolling your eyes at the store shelves festooned with holly, lights, and garland. Though I think it’s way too early to be buying Christmas decorations, I don’t think it’s too early to be thinking about Christmas, especially if you want to celebrate it [...]

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Handmade/Thrifted Christmas gifts at Chez Frugal Girl

December 31, 2010

I’ve been promising for days to show you some of the homemade and thrifted gifts we gave this year, and today, I’m actually going to follow through! For Zoe’s Build-A-Bear (er, Build-a-Dog, as Zoe likes to point out), Chloe, I crocheted a scarf. Sometimes at night, Mr. FG reads out loud to me, and I [...]

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Christmas (in pictures, naturally)

December 28, 2010

Brace yourself…this is going to be mostly pictures. On Christmas Eve morning, I had a baking fest…I made 3 walnut rolls, and 3 loaves of French Bread to bring to my in-laws, and a bundt pan of Caramel Monkey Bread (that was for Christmas breakfast). We celebrated with Mr. FG’s side of the family that [...]

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