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Doing things yourself

Why I need Mr. FG (or, how we fixed our washing machine)

May 27, 2010

(a third title option: “Why my washing machine agitator is two different colors”) If you asked my husband which of us is more frugal, he would, without hesitation, name me. And it is true that I am far more likely to obsess about expenses and savings plans and waste. But in one way, Mr. FG [...]

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We fixed it! Oh yes, we did. And saved a pile of money to boot.

October 29, 2009

What is “it”?  That would be the door on my van, which we fixed by replacing this: In case you’re wondering, that thing in the picture is a broken door handle.  One day, I went to open Zoe’s door as I usually do, and the handle just snapped.  Unfortunately, it’s made of plastic, and the [...]

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Wednesday Baking-Thin Crust Pizza

May 14, 2009

This is yet another recipe borrowed from Cook’s Illustrated.  I found it in the big baking book they published(I got it for my birthday a few years back), and I’m pretty delighted with the recipe. I don’t do it exactly the way they said to(I didn’t want my crust to be shatteringly thin like they [...]

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Monday Q&A-A “nosey” question, and I’m on Twitter!

May 11, 2009

Every Monday, I answer a question or two from my readers. If you have a question you’d like me to answer(it doesn’t have to be about frugality pe se….if you wonder something about homeschooling, or about me personally, for example, ask away!), leave a comment on this post, or email me(thefrugalgirl {at} gmail {dot} com) [...]

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My grandma would be proud.

April 14, 2009

The following is a reprint of the very first post I ever made on The Frugal Girl. For some reason, when I moved my posts to my current server, the pictures for this post went missing, and I’ve been meaning to fix that. A small handful of you may have seen this post before, but [...]

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Want to see my new black nightstands?

March 10, 2009

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 nightstands looked like. We had two, and this one was in the best shape. The other one came from an antique store(I know…what kind of antique store sells Ikea furniture??) [...]

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