The Frugal Girl

Yeast Roll Roundup (for Thanksgiving)

November 23, 2020 By Kristen 35 Comments
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I know Thanksgiving is probably looking a little different for a lot of you this year. But if you are going to be including rolls in your meal later this week, I thought this roundup of all my yeast rolls recipes would be helpful. (I try to republish it every few years around this time!) […]

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How to make No-Bake Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments

November 21, 2020 By Kristen 81 Comments
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cutting out cinnamon applesauce ornaments

When I was a kid, a friend of mine gave me a cinnamon applesauce heart, and I remember keeping it as one of my special treasures for quite some time. I think I kept it in one of my dresser drawers, and I remember that it smelled good for ages. I’d kind of forgotten about […]

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What I Spent, What We Ate | about political ads

November 20, 2020 By Kristen 61 Comments
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Hey, everyone! A reader from Georgia emailed me yesterday to let me know that she’s getting all political ads on my site right now. So, I just wanted to take a sec and tell you that I don’t choose which ads anyone sees. They’re all chosen by the ad provider, and they target them based […]

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Thankful Thursday | red shoes, for starters

November 19, 2020 By Kristen 55 Comments
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This week I am thankful: for my happy red shoes Thank you, eBay! for the readers who signed up for my food waste course There is something a little bit scary about making and selling something, and when even just the first person signed up, I felt quite grateful. I’m thankful for all the people […]

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Five Frugal Things | food saves, closet shelving, a repair, and more!

November 18, 2020 By Kristen 72 Comments
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1. I made a quesadilla to use up some elderly tortillas We had two tortillas that had been sitting around for a while, unloved and unwanted. So I made a quesadilla for lunch, and I added a sliced jalapeño. 2. We DIYed some closet shelving for Zoe When we bought this house, the closets all […]

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Want to stop throwing food away? Give me four weeks!

November 17, 2020 By Kristen 23 Comments
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If you are an average person (and most of you are, by definition!), and you live in a somewhat wealthy, developed country, such as the U.S., you throw food away on a regular basis. You probably don’t feel great about this, but you also probably haven’t managed to consistently work at fighting food waste in […]

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