Category: The Frugal Girl

Hello, everyone! And a happy Friday to you. What I Spent I spent: So, the last three weeks have been $80, $75, and $90. I cautiously anticipate a stock-up week at some point soon. Ha. What We Ate Saturday I worked, ate a late packed lunch (chicken lo mein), and then had some yogurt with […]

This week, I am thankful: for Chiquita’s fuzzy tummy Zoe took this picture of her the other night, and I think it is so cute! Also, her short back legs make me giggle. She’s licking the yoga mat because she loves things with that type of texture for my car Sorry, not sorry, I am […]

Today, I have a request for you. List for me, in the comments, some of the behaviors you categorize as cheap rather than frugal. (And here I mean “cheap” with all of its negative connotations. We’re in the neighborhood of things like “miserly”, “skinflint”, and “scrooge”, ok?) penny pinching, obviously 😉 My theory has long […]

1. I got some black scrub pants on eBay My most comfortable pair of scrub pants is from a store called Scrubs and Beyond. Unfortunately, they are the pants I accidentally bleached at work. I have been making do by scribbling the bleached area with a Sharpie before a shift, but I really wanted another […]

A reader recently emailed: It seems like you still fit in gym visits and walks, and of course you’ve outsourced your lawn mowing – a huge win! But I’m wondering how you keep your house clean, or clean enough, I should say. I’m finding it tough to fit in even spot cleaning at times, and […]

Hello, everyone! And a happy Friday to you. I’ll be at work today, but this photo is from a day off earlier in the week, when the weather was PERFECT. Lucky me! An FYI: my trusty tech guys at my hosting company fixed the code that was keeping the recipe print button from working. Yay! […]

This week, I am thankful: for the gift of sight This week, I was sitting at my desk, looking out at the grass and trees, under the sunny sky, and I thought about what a gift it is to see. So often I take it for granted, but how amazing is it that our eyes […]

At some point in your life, you’ve probably found some expired medications in your cabinet. Or you may have stopped taking a prescription, but you’ve got leftover medication, and you’re not sure what to safely do with it. Soo, I’m here to help (with some evidence-based suggestions, OF COURSE.) Do medications actually expire? Based on […]

1. I ate down my fridge This was kinda-sorta accidental, but…I did a fairly minimal grocery shopping trip last week, which meant that I was forced to eat down my fridge. You know how that is…when you don’t have new and interesting produce, you end up finally eating that apple in the back of the […]

This recipe has been on repeat for me recently, mainly because it’s pretty quick and because it makes a great packed lunch with some rice. I also like that it uses chicken thighs, which hold up better than breasts for reheating purposes. Basically, it’s charred chicken with a creamy tomato-based sauce, and if you wanna […]