Category: The Frugal Girl

This week, I am thankful: for all the encouragement you guys offered to me By the time I publish a post like Monday’s, I have calmed down from the initial writing, and then I always feel slightly silly for publishing it. But I’m glad I did, both because you all encouraged me, and because some […]

You guys. Apparently, there is a notion going around on social media (TikTok, I hear!) that says we all need to replace our underwear every six months. Like…throwing out the “old” ones and buying a whole new set. When I heard this, I was like…”What???” Because I have never in my life come even close […]

It’s me. I’m the crappy mender. 1. I hand-sewed a potholder This terry cloth potholder came with some very wide stitches, and unsurprisingly, they started to come out not long after I bought it. The potholder is really too thick to fit in my sewing machine, so I hand-sewed it, which was also a little […]

(Usually, I write about this kind of thing on my Patreon, but this one is money-related, so I’m gonna keep it here. I’m being a little vulnerable because I hope it will help someone else.) I’m starting this draft on a day when I looked at my hospital 403b plan (basically a non-profit version of […]

First, one of you asked what recipe I used for the chicken lo mein that I packed in my lunches last week: I used this one from Chef Savvy. I mainly follow the recipe, except I use more chicken and veggies and fewer noodles. What I Spent I spent: $90 at Aldi $35 on our […]

This week, I am thankful: for all the green outside my hospital The trees have almost completely obscured the streets and buildings out there now! I love working on a unit with windows. that my work schedule is much less heavy right now From the 5th-12th, I had a very heavy schedule, but from the […]

I had to get dressed up several times recently, and I was reminded that a scrubs wardrobe is a simple wardrobe! 1. I sewed my button back on I wore these pants to the nursing conference I attended with Brittany, and I noticed the threads on one side of the button were starting to come […]

I haven’t made a Sam’s Club run in ages. But I needed to bring a very large fruit salad to work for a coworker’s going-away party, so I popped in and spent a fair bit of money! (Obviously, I bought more than just fruit. Ha.) What I Spent I spent: $155 at Sam’s Club $70 […]

This week, I am thankful: that only one essay stands between me and the end of this class I have to write a 3-4 page paper about how this class has helped me grow and how it has improved my writing. Ahahaha. I don’t think it has helped me very much, so this essay is […]

I think I mentioned recently that I had a meeting scheduled with my BSN program advisor. Well…the outcome of the meeting was a slightly gloomy Kristen. I had dearly hoped I could finish my program by December (oh, how I want to be done!!!), but sadly, it’s not really possible without jam-packing my summer with […]