Miscellany | aging, early-onset frugality, and a podcast interview
I’m on The Finance Girlies podcast today! I met Cassidy and Emily at Fincon, and we hit it off right away. They run a podcast …
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Who’s up for some complaining?
I warned you last week that I was feeling some complaining coming on, and since you all said you would appreciate an occasional “Let’s all …
I’m throwing away so much money on rent!
This is a thought that has popped into my brain more than once over the last 3.5 years of living in my little rental home. …
Five Frugal Things | a gem of pate
1. I got some free cat food for Chiquita Safeway had an offer for a free pack of fancy pate, and since Chiquita is not …
What are your favorite healthy & affordable coping mechanisms?
This train of thought began after I saw a headline, and I can’t even remember what the headline was, or exactly where I saw it! …
Thankful Thursday | hello, non-hospital world!
This week, I am thankful: for a few days off I worked five 12-hour shifts in the last six days, and while I didn’t really …
3 medical concepts I love to explain, part II
This post is part of a very occasional series of random health-related tidbits I love to teach about. 1. Sad tears are actually productive Unsurprisingly, …
A Frugal Girl tries to spend money | Month #2
You may remember that last month, I bought a variety of things, but I did not spend my entire $100 budget. And I rolled the …
I’m gonna be a complainy-pants
Tomorrow is Thankful Thursday. But I think before I can make a proper thankful list, I need to have a small complaining session. (Consider yourself …
Stuck in a harmful marriage? Here’s what I want you to know.
Mostly, I keep my marriage/divorce talk over on my Patreon, since it’s off-topic for this blog. But since not everyone is over there, I’m gonna …
Thankful Thursday | out the door again
This is gonna be a little short because I’m running behind; I have my monthly new grad class this morning from 8-12. This month I …
A Frugal Girl Tries To Spend Money | Month #1
I recently gave myself a “Spend this on fun things!” budget for the first time in ages. Why? Well, I do have some financial wiggle …
Five Frugal Things | accidental student loans
1. I gave my student loans back Somehow, in the midst of filling out paperwork with my new school, I got set up for student …
I almost got everything prepped
Before this string of work shifts, I wrote blog posts, wrote school discussion posts, prepped food, washed laundry….but I did not get a post written …
Does internet/your smartphone help or hurt your frugality?
If you’ve been at this frugal living thing for a while, you already know that you have to adjust with the times. What works in …