Parenting

Who needs expensive, consumery entertainment…

November 11, 2009

…when there is butter, sugar, and flour to be had? I have yet to meet a kid who isn’t fascinated with the whole baking process. Not to mention the happy eating that comes later. Yes indeedy, this is where it’s at. I will remind myself of this next time I am tempted to say “no” [...]

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Monday Q&A | My siblings, my childhood, and my clothesline!

November 2, 2009

Every Monday I answer a few questions from you, my readers! If you have a question you’d like me to answer in a future Q&A post (or a question that you’d like me to pose to my husband), leave me a comment, or email me (the frugal girl {at} gmail {dot} com) and put “Q&A” [...]

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Monday Q&A-Drinks and Vacation Accomodations

September 28, 2009

Every Monday I answer a few questions from you, my readers! If you have a question you’d like me to answer in a future Q&A post, leave me a comment, or email me (the frugal girl {at} gmail {dot} com) and put “Q&A” in the subject line. I am curious what you give your kids [...]

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Monday Q&A-How Much Baby Stuff Do I Need?

August 24, 2009

Every Monday I answer questions sent in by you, my readers. If you have a question you’d like me to answer in an upcoming Q&A post, leave me a comment or send me an email (thefrugalgirl {at} gmail {dot} com) with “Q&A” in the subject line. This question is from Jill, and since my answer [...]

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I love it when this happens.

May 7, 2009

I’ve recently finished the task of switching my children’s clothes around for the season change. I made a dreadful mess, and in the middle of it all, I definitely wanted to shut the door and quit dealing with the piles of clothes. I’m happy to report, though, that clothing mounds are no longer obscuring the [...]

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Monday Q&A-Breakfast, Lunch, and Cheap Entertainment

May 4, 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) [...]