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1. I finally used up my protein pasta If you follow me on Instagram, you know I’ve been on a mission to use up my …

A reader wrote and asked if I could do a post on spending $45 for two weeks of groceries. We exchanged a few emails on …

What I Spent You guys, as I was putting this post together, I realized this is the second week in a row with no blueberry …

I came across this quote a little while ago and I cannot for the life of me find the source. If you know, let me …

Well, hello. It’s Wednesday, which is the halfway point of week 2 (out of three) weeks of orientation. And that means we are actually halfway …

Some weeks, I have new and interesting frugal things to share. Other times, it’s just steady plodding with the same ol’, same ol’. And this …

When I posted about the sweet word art gift that my readers gave to me at our get-together, some of you asked how reader Beth …

What I Spent Well, I compensated for my $6 spend from last week. Ha. And that’s largely because I did a big stock-up trip at …

This week, I am thankful: for some days of beautiful summer weather We had a little period of weather that felt a bit like the …

Reader Shelagh is traveling the tough road of having a spouse who is living with Alzheimer’s, and she emailed me to ask if I could …

1. I sold something and listed something on eBay You know how I had those watch bands from nursing school? Someone bought them! I had …

Is your cloth napkin holder a repurposed butter dish? A couple of people asked variations of this question after taking the virtual tour of my …

What I Spent I spent just $6.82 (at Safeway) this week, mainly because I’d made that Aldi trip at the end of last week. And I …

This week, I am thankful: for my peaceful little life  You know how occasionally I have an, “I can’t believe how good my life is!!” …

Miscellany posts are random because they are collections of unrelated things from my own brain. But Q&A posts are random because they are collections of …