New here? Thankful Thursday is our weekly (free!) practice to help us hunt for the good, even in the midst of tough times. Join us …

1. I have been eating some extremely dry prunes In my pantry clean-out, I found a container of forgotten-about prunes. At this point, their texture …

Today, we get to meet Jody S., another familiar name from the comment section here. 1. Tell us a little about yourself My name is …

What I Spent Mr. FG picked up a few things at Target for $14. And guess what! I finally went to BJ’s myself! First impressions: …

New here? We’ve been making thankful lists every week, as a way of hunting for the good that’s still here even in the midst of …

I have often mentioned that I employ breakfast and lunch as use-it-up meals for myself, and I’ve shared some of my tactics here and in …

Happy Tuesday! Time for some frugal goodness. 1. I brined some jalapeños My last Hungry Harvest box included a bag of big jalapeños. I love …

(The review is from me because the girls are completely hecked out by the idea of a bidet. Ha.) I know we are really late …

 By request, after I mentioned adding a carrot to my oats! Aside from maybe fried mush, oatmeal is one of the cheapest breakfast foods I …

A bunch of you yesterday raised an eyebrow at me saying I added a carrot to my oatmeal. And multiple people were wondering how I …

Happily, our power is back on today! But yesterday was not so good on that front. 1. I bought TurboTax with a $15 discount Costco …

Time to meet another Frugal Girl reader! This time around, we have Ruth T, who is a familiar presence in the comments here. And now …

What I Spent Well. We broke our streak of low grocery spending. I went to Aldi and spent $125. I got a Hungry Harvest box for $20 (I …

New here? Thankful Thursday is a practice we started here in 2020; an exercise to help us hunt for the good even in the midst of very …

Well, hello. It’s currently 1pm, and I almost never write or publish blog posts this late. I have a zillion posts in draft mode, but …