Frugal Basics

During our Meet a Frugal Girl Reader series, a number of the interviewees shared about their efforts to pay their mortgages off, and that sparked …

When I lived at my last house, I did try to join a Buy Nothing group but sadly, I was a little too far outside …

About six months before the pandemic, I started a post draft titled, “Is a recession coming?”, and I never finished the post.  It’s kind of …

I know you are very good at keeping to a weekly food budget but don’t you ever feel that you should also have a stocked …

I first wrote one of these “day in the life” posts years and years ago, mainly because I thought it might be fun to see …

Whenever I mention in passing that I’m selling books on eBay, someone asks questions about the process.   So, I thought it would be good …

When you are facing a new task, it makes sense to look to other people for guidance. How do you fix a hole in a …

Hi Kristen- I saw you mentioned selling schoolbooks on eBay in your miscellany post.  I have been meaning to do a big clean-up, and I …

If you’ve tried making pizza at home, odds are good that you’ve turned out some pretty mediocre pies. Not disgusting pizza…just very meh pizza. I …

When I published a Q&A about investing, several readers left comments pointing out that the first order of financial business is to set up an …

I’m a paying Ting customer and have been for years now. Ting asked me to be an affiliate after I’d already been a customer, and …

I’m a little embarrassed to share this, but I’m going with the theory that embarrassing things are usually very helpful to share. And I’m sure …

A guide for the uninitiated. 1. Never sign up for email notifications. Those automated emails that tell you books will be due soon?   You don’t …

Mr. FG and I have been using Ting Wireless for nearly three years. (Craziness! I can’t believe it’s been that long.)   That also means …

In a recent post, I shared about the $16.99 planner that I use each year. And in emails and comments, readers wondered why I don’t …