What I spent, what we ate (it’s a bye week for birthdays)
Sonia’s birthday comes up next week, but this week? No birthdays. What I Spent I spent $166 this week, including a chicken stop at the …
Four Frugal Things (with one not-frugal thing!)
I didn’t have five frugal things today, so I threw in one spendy thing, just to switch things up a bit. 😉 1. I bought …
Chewy Orange & Coconut Granola Bars
Recently, I was taking a stroll through my archives, and I came across this orange coconut granola bar recipe. Between you and me, I think …
Zoe = 10.
When I started my blog back in 2008, Zoe was just a little two year old, which means that I’ve been blogging for 4/5, or …
What’s a kid-friendly & moving-friendly sofa?
In today’s edition of Monday Q&A, Christin has a question about buying a kid-friendly couch. Here’s what she said: Hi, Kristen! About four years ago, …
What I spent, What We Ate (double birthday edition)
This week, we celebrated Zoe’s and Mr. FG’s birthdays, which happen to fall on the same day. (Zoe was a surprise birthday present 10 years …
How do you keep sweaters from pilling?
A reader wrote in with the following question, which I’d love your help with! I was wondering if you have any tips for keeping sweaters …
What I spent, what we ate
Well. The What I Spent portion of this post is going to be kind of boring because I didn’t really go grocery shopping. I picked …
Five Frugal Things (In which I still wear a watch.)
You know something funny? I started doing Five Frugal Things because I thought, oh, that’ll be a quick and short post idea. And when The …
I made a pie. (!)
On Tuesdays, I post a picture and just a few words. Long-time readers know that while I do enjoy a good baking session, pies are …
“Looking at the bright side is so unrealistic!”
I’ve written about contentment a lot in the 8 years I’ve been blogging, and whenever I write about or talk about contentment/optimism/looking at the bright …
I went over budget this week.
(Kristen shakes her fist at Costco. Kind of.) I’m not upset at Costco, exactly. But I never cease to be amazed at how fast things …
Miscellany (a great pencil sharpener, a cute owl hoodie, and more!)
On Thursdays, I alternate between Five Frugal Things and a Miscellany post. Today: miscellany is up! Clearance Shopping Yesterday, I had to stop at Target …
10 Ways to Save Money on Movies
While TV/movie-watching isn’t something we do every day here at Chez FG, we do enjoy watching movies sometimes, especially when it’s a family affair. And …
I actually baked with Lisey!
On Tuesdays, I post a picture and just a few words. One of my goals for this year was to help Joshua and Lisey get …