Five Frugal Things | pictureless
Please enjoy some text for today, and I promise there will be pictures in tomorrow’s post. 1. I used my Amazon Visa. Birthday season approaches …
WIS, WWA | Kind of a non-cooking week
What I Spent Let’s see. I got my Hungry Harvest box on Saturday. On Sunday night, our snack food run to Aldi was $27. And …
a little hotel sleepover
(aka why I didn’t post on Monday) Sonia and Zoe have a friend (named Zoe, actually! And they both have middle names that start with …
Tuesday Tip | Use imitation vanilla
I mentioned this waaaay back in 2008, but with the recent price hike for real vanilla extract, I thought it needed a new mention. (Also, …
WIS, WWA | Balancing it all out
What I Spent I started off the week with a $25 Hungry Harvest delivery, plus a $44 Aldi trip. And then I made a small …
How we do allowance with FamZoo
Back in 2014, I wrote a guest post for Mint about children’s allowances. After that I got an email from the guy who founded FamZoo.com, …
3 ways to find recipes on my blog
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 …
Tuesday Tip | Use a hammer to fix dents
I thought for something new in 2018, we’d have a Tuesday Tip post: a small tidbit that will help you save money, time, effort, sanity, …
The secret to making really good potato cubes
For many years, I made potato cubes by cubing potatoes and then cooking them in a skillet with oil. That kind of got the job …
WIS,WWA | The first one in 2018!
What I Spent Well. I’m starting out the year over budget. ($150/week is my goal.) My total for this week is $186.47. But I stocked …
How to cook during a kitchen renovation
Reader Allison normally cooks from scratch, but she’s in the midst of a kitchen renovation. (Oh, the horror! At least for right now. In the …
Five Frugal Things | baby shampoo, a dead battery, and more
1. I’m using up some baby shampoo. Not from when my kids were babies, mind you (my littlest baby is about to turn 12!). No, …
The top Frugal Girl posts from 2017
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. …
A meal-planning bootcamp
This post contains affiliate links. Hey guys! I hope you’re enjoying your holiday break from your daily routines. And I hope your Christmas was lovely. …
A Christmas camera card dump
We’re done with school until January, but Zoe squeezed in some school under the Christmas lights earlier this month. Such a comfortable way to work …