It is considered to be very bad blogging etiquette to pop on and say, “sorry for not posting!”, but here I am. I have a couple of posts in the works but none of them are quite ready to publish and I don’t have time to finish any of them this morning. And I figured […]

Readers. For the first time ever, no one got all the cookie answers right! In previous years, someone eventually got them all correct, but this time 0/116 got them all in order. A lot of you were really close, but boy, that last cookie stumped a bunch of you. Almost no one guessed it was […]

It’s a little crazy to think of, but it’s true: I’ve been blogging here at The Frugal Girl for a decade now. That practically makes me a senior citizen in the blogging world.   I mean, in 2008, when I started blogging, the blogosphere was just a fraction of the size it is now. Social […]

A reader recently wrote in to ask how to find recipes here on The Frugal Girl. Chipotle Chicken Kebabs, in case you were wondering. And here’s a tip on storing chipotle chilies. So, I’m here to help! I do often link to recipes in my What I Spent, What We Ate posts, but there are […]

Happy New Year, frugal friends! I missed talking to you guys last week, but it was definitely a smart choice to take the week off. I thought I might get a bit of down time, but it ended up being a very busy week, with lots of social plans (mostly for my girls! Sonia and […]

First: You guys are amazing.  Over 1300 of you filled out my survey, and lots of you took the time to write thoughtful responses to the short-answer questions. Thank you so, so much! Really, you all are fantastic. Now, get comfy, because this is going to be kind of long. Ok! First question: You guys […]