Category: The Frugal Girl

Zoe snapped this photo of Chiquita, and it was so cute I had to share it! What I Spent I spent: $30 on a Hungry Harvest box $21 at Aldi $14 at Safeway That makes $65 for me…still pretty low, and that’s probably because most of my proteins were from my freezer. What We Ate […]

This week, I am thankful: for fall weather!!! It’s been slightly chilly this week, and I am so, so, so, so happy. Even though it’s been cloudy and rainy, I don’t even care. I’m just so freaking happy that it’s not hot out. And the forecast has exactly zero days with highs in the 80s. […]

Hi, Frugal Girl readers! I’m Elisabeth and I’m thrilled to be guest posting for Kristen today! (Some of you might remember me from my Meet a Reader interview back in 2024, and I also popped by to talk about my gradual transition from pessimism to something approximating optimism!)  In that Meet a Reader interview, one […]

1. I made an ugly grilled cheese sandwich The two heels from our loaf of 100% whole wheat sandwich bread were left, and they were skinny! I used both of them to make an unaesthetic grilled cheese sandwich, which was still delicious. ugly on both sides! I shook the crumbs out of the empty bag, […]

You know the drill; first I’m gonna update you on how I did with last week’s items, and then I’ll give myself a new assignment. Here’s what I tasked myself with this week: I ate all of the applesauce, and it was great timing because I got a cold last week, and the chilly applesauce […]

Chiquita was watching me through the curtains while I blogged. 😉 What I Spent I spent: That makes $27 for me, which is pretty dang low. What We Ate Saturday I worked, and I ate my chili/rice lunch. Sunday I came down with a cold, so Zoe picked up some Panera for us after her […]

I am going to get to gratefulness, but I’m going to share a complaint, to give some context. I currently find myself in the midst of clinical certification requirements for the class next semester that requires 45 clinical hours. My last day of RN clinicals, in 2025. I was not in a complainy mood. This […]

I hadn’t heard the term “hypermiler” for many years, but a reader sent me a NY Times article about it! Hypermilers are people who go to great lengths to maximize their gas mileage, and this practice always brings in some new followers when gas prices rise. Sooo, it makes sense that this is trending again. […]

More on the berry bowl in item number five! 1. We got Zoe’s windshield fixed When I went to install her E-ZPass transponder, I noticed something on her windshield. At first, I thought it was a blob of sap, but when I got out to look at it, I saw it was a good sized […]

Allllrighty. Last Monday, I rummaged through my kitchen freezer to find all the odds and ends that needed to be used up. So, today I’m here with an update on my progress. Let’s start with this little group photo first: I did use up some of the corn by making chili/rice bowls for my lunches. […]