Category: The Frugal Girl

I went into work yesterday in the middle of the day for a coworker’s bridal shower, and woo, the parking garage is so crazy packed at that time! I’m used to arriving very early, and at that hour, there are lots of spots. However, four levels up, I saw this spot, and I was like, […]

This week, I am thankful: for some cooler, drier days! You guys, we got some weather this week that was a hint of early fall, and my humidity-weary heart was SO HAPPY. I love, love, love it when the air does not feel sticky. I even opened my windows briefly, and Chiquita was gratified. I […]

I emailed the reader who had sent in the plea for feedback about her very hard situation with her parents and their finances because I wondered if she’d like to send in an anonymous response to all of your feedback. Here’s what she sent in as an update: First of all, we have stuck to […]

1. I got some grocery markdowns I always check out the meat and dairy markdowns at this store and this time around, I got a package of boneless, skinless chicken thighs: And also some fancy individual yogurts, which I rarely buy. I tend to stick with my homemade yogurt (no yogurt is more affordable than […]

For the past two years, reader PD has kindly organized an in-person gathering for Frugal Girl readers. She and I have both been busy with school this summer, so we’re a little late getting around to it…which means we’re having a fall gathering instead of a summer gathering. Our first gathering! And you can see […]

My dad had a birthday this week, so I made him some pecan sticky buns, using his mom’s recipe. I’ve posted my grandma’s sweet roll recipe before with the apricot and cinnamon variations, but I don’t think I’d ever even made her caramel nut variation. But I am happy to say my first effort turned […]

This week, I am thankful: that my countdown is done! (almost) I have one more shift tomorrow, and then I will officially be living the part-time life. Yay! And my class officially finishes on Sunday, but I am done with my work, so that class is over for me. that the rest of August is […]

Central California Artist Jana (who blogs at Cabin Art) wrote to me to suggest that it would be fun to have a roundup of all the blogs written by Frugal Girl readers. She mentioned the old-school blogrolls that we all used to have in our sidebars, and now sidebars are barely even a thing anymore […]

This does actually make sense: hear me out. My problem is that I originally bought two very big bags of plain Promix protein powder before realizing that I don’t really like it. (Unflavored is not the same as “has no flavor”, I discovered.) However, when I make my overnight oats for work, I can use […]

A reader left this comment recently: I’d like to read more about the routine you have to write the blog. How do you do it? I mean, do you keep notes? How do you have your writing space set up? Etc. It amazes me how consistent you are. You know, my “routine” for blog writing […]