Category: The Frugal Girl

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, […]

Hi guys! Happy Monday to you! We’re gonna do a little miscellany to start off the week. I’m a lid influencer I’m doing influencing in real life. 😉 In an unplanned and sporadic campaign, I have been spreading the word on my hospital unit about the silicone Sophico lids for Pyrex containers. I told a […]

I eased my way back into a more regular diet this week. Yay! What I Spent I spent: So, $105. You know what I didn’t buy at Aldi? These ice cubes, even though they were on clearance. 😉 I guess they’re some type of super pure ice that people use for cocktails. But even if […]

This week, I am thankful: that my digestive system is feeling better Whatever bug I had (I don’t think it was cyclosporiasis) was slow-moving, and it’s taken a while to get back to anything resembling normal. I figured some probiotics might be a good idea I still don’t feel like my appetite is quite back […]

If you’re not in a bad marriage, you probably will not join my Patreon (which is totally fine! I never ever want anyone to feel pressure to join there. I would probably write posts there even if no one joined, mainly because my writing there helps me process what happened to me.)  But some of […]

1. I mended a mouse A catnip mouse, to be specific. Both of our cats love these catnip mice, which is funny because they are such a low-tech toy. Both cats chase them around like they are alive, though. 😉 This one had come apart so I did a quick hand sew to put it […]

In a recent post, I mentioned in passing that it would be easy for me to view my frugality-during-marriage efforts as a waste, given that I paid so many thousands of dollars to get divorced ($36,000, to be precise), and that financial assets got split down the middle. No matter how well divorce goes, it […]

Hello, friends! I have been down with a GI bug, so my “what I spent, what I ate” report would be very boring. I spent very little. I ate very little. And honestly, although I am on the mend, I really do not want to think about food right now. The most substantial things I’ve […]