Category: The Frugal Girl

I got on a roll of cashing out all my credits and rewards. 😉 1. I ordered a Panera gift card on sale You’ve seen me do this lots of times before! I have a Citi credit card that I use exclusively for groceries because it gives me 5% back. Then I use my points […]

Or can it be both innate and learned? These are questions sparked by a trip down memory lane inside my brain! At no time in my life from birth through age 19 (when I got married) did I experience financial instability, but as I look back, I can see a pattern of interest in thrift […]

Breaking news: the much ballyhooed ice cubes at Aldi have been marked down again. There were only three boxes left, and I opted to leave them for someone else. 😉 I kinda wish I’d bought a box, though, just so I could try them and give you a review! What I Spent I spent: $45 […]

This week, I am thankful: that after today, we’re down to two weeks! Yup, I only have two more weeks of full-time nursing. And for both of those weeks, my shifts are split up a bit, so this is actually my last week of three shifts in a row. (Three shifts in a row is […]

Lisey and I were on the phone the other day, and she was telling me about a pair of shoes she bought on Depop, a secondhand fashion site. Of course, I told her about the shoes I just bought from eBay. And then we got to talking about how great it is when you can […]

1. I bought work shoes on eBay As you know, I like my wide-toe-box Altras for my hospital work shifts. My current pair has logged a LOT of miles, and is ready for retirement. Please admire the shaped-like-a-foot design Unfortunately, Altras are pretty pricey. So, I hopped onto eBay, found a very gently used pair, […]

In an effort to repopulate the good bacteria in my gut, I’ve been faithfully drinking kombucha. It’s not the most delicious beverage in the world, but it has been shown to be benficial for digestive systems, so I figure it’s worth trying. Because my system took a whooping when I got sick! What I Spent […]

This week, I am thankful: that my countdown is at three weeks! After tomorrow’s shift, I only have three more weeks left of full-time work. And after I make two more discussion post replies, I have three weeks left in this class. (Nothing terribly exciting happens after this class finishes; another class starts the next […]

I’ve been collecting these for a bit! 1. A gentler alarm sound After many months of being jarred into consciousness by an obnoxious alarm sound, it occurred to me that I could change it. I selected a peaceful little piano alarm sound, and now my work days are starting on a gentler note (quite literally!) […]

1. I earned a $20 reward I have a GAP-branded Mastercard that I rarely use, but occasionally they send me offers like this one: I know they’re trying to hook me into using this as my daily credit card, but I prefer my other ones. Still, a $20 return is too good to pass up, […]