Category: The Frugal Girl

Breakfast prep changes my life when I am doing my work shifts. I often make egg bites, but I also switch it up by making overnight oats, and you guys have been asking me for my method. Sooo, I’m here to share! I like this carrot version because hey, getting a raw carrot in first […]

I have done a shockingly terrible job of redeeming birthday freebies this year, largely due to a lack of time. And that’s how we know I truly am crazy busy. Ha. Me? Missing out on freebies? That’s unheard of. 1. I got my free Starbucks coffee This one was an easy one to remember to […]

On this day, 48 years ago, I made my entrance into this world. 😉 So, I’m gonna do some navel-gazing. You’ve been alerted, ok?? When I made my first “About Me” page for this blog, I distinctly remember typing, “I am a 29-year-old (yikes!) mom of four” and the “yikes” was because I saw 30 […]

I didn’t do a great job of photographing my meals this week, but here is a VIP employee at my hospital for your enjoyment: His job is to cheer patients up, and his skills are pretty elite. 😉 What I Spent I spent: $64 at Aldi $12 at Safeway $30 on a Hungry Harvest box […]

This is gonna be a little brief because I’m short on time, but this week, I am thankful: for three days of bestie time at work Yesterday, my pal Brittany and I got patient assignments right next to each other, which means we share a nurse’s station. We also discovered that we are working the […]

I’m on track to get my BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) in about a year, and as long as all goes according to plan, I will walk away with my four-year degree and no student loans. If you’ve been following along with my journey this whole time, you already know allllll about my path! […]

Before we get to today’s Five Frugal Things, an update: my basil seeds have started sprouting! The other morning, I was doing dishes, and I glanced over. Was that something green I saw? I picked up the pot and SURE ENOUGH! Baby basil plants! So, if you have some geriatric basil seeds, this is your […]

You all have seen me pack this for my work lunches lots of times! I used Margin Making Mom’s original recipe, but I’ve tweaked it a little bit, mainly to make it more veggie-heavy. This is no criticism of Margin Making Mom’s version; hers is quite faithful to the Aldi original! But I am always […]

Wellllll….3/7 of my dinner meals were breakfast this week (four if I stick with my plan for pancakes tonight!) It’s a good thing I shared some of my lunch meals with you this week, just so you don’t think I subsist solely on eggs and cereal. Ha. What I Spent I spent: $102 at Aldi […]

This week, I am thankful: that I didn’t catch Covid from my patient I took care of a patient one day, and all was well. But the next day, the patient developed a cough and a low-grade fever. not how we test for COVID in the hospital. Ha. I messaged the doctor to ask for […]