The Frugal Girl

WIS, WWA | my griddle died

May 7, 2021 By Kristen 68 Comments
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Chicken spiedies on a bun, with clementines.

More about the griddle on Monday’s meal. RIP, griddle. What I Spent Well, I got a $25 Hungry Harvest box. Mr. FG made a $45 BJ’s trip. He and I made a quick stop at Lidl (my first time in the store!) and we spent $6. And then we spent $22 at Harris Teeter on a few things. That […]

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Thankful Thursday | Yup. Still thankful for the weather.

May 6, 2021 By Kristen 38 Comments
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New here? Each week, we all practice the free art of hunting for things to be grateful for. This week, I am thankful: for the rain that washed some of the pollen away The oak flowers have pretty much all fallen, and we’ve gotten a little rain to help wash the yellow dust away. Excellent. […]

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Four inexpensive 2b wavy hair products (Curly Girl approved)

May 5, 2021 By Kristen 64 Comments
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Kristen with wavy hair, smiling at the camera, wearing a gray shirt.

I recently shared a photo on social media of my wet hair followed by my dry, scrunched wavy hair, and lots of people were asking about the products that I used. (By the way, Curly Girl is a method for taking care of hair that’s not straight. Here’s a good summary.) Wait. Your hair is […]

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Five (er, 7) Frugal Things

May 4, 2021 By Kristen 74 Comments
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Usually I take advantage of a birthday freebie or two, but this year, I really went for it. So, I’m gonna just share a birthday-freebie Five Frugal Things. Except I have seven, so this will be slightly longer than usual. 1. Free Potbelly cookies Potbelly gave me a free dessert in my app (no purchase necessary), […]

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Q&A | Fridge organization, jeans, pasta, and Oreos

May 3, 2021 By Kristen 77 Comments
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I put out a call for Q&A submissions on Facebook yesterday, and I got inspired to promptly put some into a post! How can I organize and manage the inside of my refrigerator? -Susan Oh, Susan. I feel you here. Fridge organization is one of the hardest things for me to conquer and I am […]

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WIS, WWA | my birthday week!

April 30, 2021 By Kristen 35 Comments
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What I Spent Well, we didn’t do a ton of grocery shopping this week because it was a pretty unusual week of dinner meals for us. I made a $25 stop at Harris Teeter and Mr. FG did an $80 run to BJ’s warehouse club. So, our grocery spending was $105. April Grocery Spending Week 1: $115 Week 2: […]

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