Just for fun…
Last evening, I heard an unusual sound, looked up, and saw a big green grasshopper in my house! So, as I do whenever I see …
Making Christmas Merry | Think more about serving and less about impressing.
Practical Christmas-celebrating tips abound, don’t they? Every women’s magazine is chock full of them in November and December. These sorts of Christmas tips have their …
This year, it’s Christmas in October here at The Frugal Girl.
As most of you know, I’ve been thinking about writing a Christmas ebook for a while now. And I totally was going to do that …
Furniture Painting FAQ
My How to Paint Wooden Furniture post is hands-down, the most popular post on my blog. In fact, if you type “how to paint wooden …
A little bit of this, a little bit of that…
Otherwise known as a miscellany post! $0.50 flowers. Yes, please. When I was last at Aldi, I noticed that a shelf of plants had been …
Monday Q&A | Using up Jalapenos, Family Worship Time, and Homeschool Curriculum Choices
Every Monday, I answer a few of the questions that my readers send me. If you have a question you’d like me to answer in …
My fridge is actually pretty empty right now.
Every week, I post a picture of the food that has gone bad over the last seven days. Why do I do this? Because in …
Why is it so hard to spend money on high quality groceries…
…and yet so easy to spend it on other things? Why do we balk at paying $6 for a pound of local chicken, but not …
Two paper piles
I know it’s Tuesday, a non-blogging day, but I just want to publicly share two of my paper pile messes, so that I will be …
Two books I’ve read recently (Stop Acting Rich and 7)
A little while back, I saw that Money Saving Mom was listening to this as an audiobook, so I checked it out from the library. …
How to study the U.S. Presidents (on a budget, naturally)
Food Waste Friday people: Visit Simply Being Mum to share your food waste news this week. Last year, we studied the U.S. Presidents from start …
Monday Q&A | History Curriculum, Silverware, and Children’s Chores
Every Monday, I answer a few of the questions that my readers send me. If you have a question you’d like me to answer in …
Food Waste Friday | The new plan!
Every week, I post a picture of the food that has gone bad over the last seven days. Why do I do this? Because in …
It’s a good day for some miscellany, I think.
First up: binders. This is an exciting topic, no? You all know that I’m big on buying things that will last, even if they cost …
A little goes a long way (plus a tale of $0.99 conditioner)
Many, many moons ago, when I was newly married and shopping on my own for the first time, I bought some inexpensive conditioner, and brought …