I have a 5 month old and am finding it hard to connect with my husband. How did you and Mr. FG maintain your relationship and marriage when your kiddos were young? -Reese Oh man, I feel totally not qualified to give marriage advice since I’m a frugal blogger, not a relationship blogger. I am […]

If you have a question you want me to answer in a future Q&A post, send me an email (kristen@thefrugalgirl.com) and put Q&A in the subject line. You can also leave a question in the comments here, but I do lose track of those sometimes.  Hello, hello! I’ve got a new set of questions to […]

I’m saving the “embarrassing frugal habit” question for the end, so keep scrolling to get to that one. First, a few other questions. How has your attitude to frugality changed with time, as your children are older (and yes, the rest of us are too!) Has this changed attitude led to changes in spending, are […]

I’ve got another round of questions from readers to answer today! If you have a question you’d like me to answer in a future Q&A, you can leave a comment here on this post or you can email me. Are you planning on keeping your subscription services? Have they run their course or do you […]

I asked my Instagram followers to send me some questions for a Q&A post, and so today, we’ve got a pretty random collection of questions!  Who paid for driving expenses (gas, insurance, etc.) when your kids were licensed? We split gas with them for the first six months after they got their licenses (Random, I […]

Can you freeze food in glass jars? I get this question almost every time I post a photo of frozen applesauce, soup, broth, or jam.   And the answer is: YES. You can certainly freeze food in glass. But, you must, must, must be certain to leave plenty of headspace (empty space) at the top […]