Author: cheaplify

What I Spent I spent: And that’s it.  seasonally colored fungus 🙂 Mainly, I was trying to stay out of the stores because I hate the pre-Thanksgiving crowds! I’ll do a trip this coming weekend instead, when everyone will be shopping at retail stores, not grocery stores.  What We Ate Saturday Zoe wasn’t here, and […]

Hello, everyone! Today is officially Thanksgiving Day here in the United States, but as you know, every Thursday is actually Thanksgiving Day here at The Frugal Girl. 😉  (Just without the pumpkin pie.) Sooo, as per usual, I’m gonna make a thankful list and you can join me!  for the learning in a hard shift […]

1. I “fixed” my locket When I graduated from high school, my aunt and uncle (the ones Lisey lived with during aviation mechanic school) gave me a locket with my initials engraved on it.  It also has my graduation year on it! I got married a little over a year later (!!), which meant that […]

The U.S. recently stopped minting pennies, largely because they cost more to produce than they are worth. And a reader wrote in to ask if we could have a penny-based discussion, because she has some concerns. I hadn’t looked into this a whole lot, but after reading the opinions of people who know more about […]

What I Spent I went to Aldi this week because I needed…everything. And one of my bags, which is quite an old one from an in-store Athleta purchase, ripped as I unloaded my groceries. When a bag is mendable, I will always take the time to do a repair. But this one was made of […]

This week, I am thankful: for flowers that I didn’t have to plant  Sometimes I choose to take a walk in the historic downtown area instead of on a wooded trail, and when I do, I always enjoy seeing the lovely flower-filled plants people put together. I’m not much of a plant-person myself, but I’m […]

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 together called The Finance Girlies, and they asked if I would be a guest. I always feel like I’m a little better at communicating by typing than talking (You can […]

1. I bought some jeans on clearance I have (somewhat reluctantly) accepted that skinny jeans look a little dated in this, the year of our Lord, 2025. from back in the 2010s! I haven’t worn any skinny jeans at all for the past year, but this has required frequent laundry loads because my non-skinny-jean stock […]

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 vent!” post, here we are. This post will be filled with terrible faces from me I have two things to complain about today.  The washing machine saga So. I FINALLY […]