Category: The Frugal Girl

When I put this post together, I realized I ate sandwiches three nights in a row. That’s pretty classic for me. 😉 But before we get to that, some cat pictures. Shelley had a checkup this week, which is not her favorite thing. I held her while we were waiting for the vet, in an […]

This week, I am thankful: for fall weather!! I am so freaking happy that the summer weather appears to be entirely in the rearview mirror. Yay!!! I really, really appreciate the less-sweaty existence that fall affords me. that I work on a hospital unit with windows Even on rainy days, I appreciate being able to […]

We haven’t had one of these in a minute, sooooo, buckle up for some randomness. 🙂 Another one bites the dust I still have a few regular Pyrex lids hanging around, and this week, my last 7-cup round lid bit the dust. It was so brittle, it cracked into three pieces, and this despite being […]

I’m gonna be struggling to come up with five, because my last four work shifts were pretty close together, which means I have not happened to do a whole lot of frugal things. 1. I cooked some fruit salad This sounds weird, I know, but hang with me. I had brought a big fruit salad […]

Hello! I am here with yet another freezer challenge update. Here’s what I started with last week. Peaches I made a smoothie. And another smoothie. And another smoothie. By this time, I had run out of spinach So, I made it through all of the peaches. Yay me! Ground meat I used this to make […]

I was leaving for the gym the other morning, and I felt some eyes staring at me. 😉 Lisey used to have a T-shirt with a black cat peeking around a corner, and it was perfect because our black cat is forever peeking around corners. Chiquita is much less stealthy. 😉 What I Spent I […]

This week, I’m thankful: that Lisey did make it here! She was flying standby through her company, and of course that is always a little bit iffy. But she made her flight here and back without a hitch. Whew! It was a super quick visit (less than 48 hours), but we took a little road […]

A reader who teaches online classes left a comment that I now cannot find (I tried!), asking if I could share exactly what has been so frustrating for me at my BSN school. She’s wanting to know so that she can give her students a less aggravating experience. So, for her and for anyone else […]

1. I snagged some Safeway savings I needed to pop in for a few things, but I opened the app at home first and discovered a $10 coupon for an online order. I added items to my cart, and then I realized there’s a $3.95 fee for orders under $30. That eats up a lot […]

I have a freezer loss to share this week, and it’s the worst kind: meat. Before we get to that, here’s the group of freezer stuff I started with a week ago: I’ll get the loss outta the way first: the chicken. I opened it and thought, “Hmm, the texture on the surface of the […]