Q&A | formica-top furniture painting + Aldi schedules
This question is from Rachel. I finally want to get around to painting some furniture. We have a dresser that we use for linens in …
This question is from Rachel. I finally want to get around to painting some furniture. We have a dresser that we use for linens in …
Another week, another report! Here’s my produce. And the rest of my groceries. The cow from the local farm has milk now, so I got …
Happily, I had nothing to take a picture of today…no waste for me. 🙂 That’s probably only because I didn’t buy any cilantro last week. …
This is a guest post (the first ever on The Frugal Girl!) by my friend Katy, who writes The Non-Consumer Advocate. She and many others …
Today’s baking recipe requires, um, no baking. Which, I suppose, means it’s not actually a baking post. But if you’re like me, when it’s hot …
(Note: The following post, which was in the works a while before my less-than-satisfactory Goodwill experience, may help to explain my surprise at the firm …
The following question is from a reader named Amy. What do you feed your children for snacks? I feel like I’m going in the right …
I never, ever post on Saturday nights, but I’m sort of irritated right now, and I’m curious to get my readers’ input. So, here’s my …
First, the pictures and spending report. Here’s my produce. And here’s everything else. I shopped at Aldi first, as I always do, and I spent …
The bad news is that there are three things in my food waste photo this week. The good news is that everything is compostable. I …
This topic has come up several times recently in the comments, and so I thought perhaps devoting a post to it would be a good …
What, you ask, is a bench knife? This is a bench knife. How do you use a bench knife? It’s not exactly a knife, although …
A few weeks ago I bought this bulletin board from Goodwill for $2. It’s no great shakes, but it wasn’t expensive and it came with …
Thick Yogurt Several of you have asked about how to make thick yogurt. Homemade yogurt will never be as thick as something like the Yoplait …
Homemade vanilla yogurt mixed with fresh strawberries (thank you, Aldi, for making these affordable at $1.69/pound). It’s delicious, it’s not cereal, and it’s lovely and …