About Kristen

I know, we always do Five Frugal Things on Tuesdays. But last week I did one on Wednesday and now I’m doing on on Monday. …

What I Spent I cut open an avocado earlier in the week, and it was just perfect. But the next one I cut open? SO …

This week, I am thankful: that my exam grade was not as bad as I anticipated I got 20/25, which is 80%. That’s my lowest …

I know…I’m a day late with the Five Frugal Things this week. My friend left on Monday night, and then on Tuesday morning, I had …

Hey there! Today we are meeting a reader from my neck of the woods over here in the Mid-Atlantic. 🙂 Readers get multiple questions to …

What I Spent I know it’s not relevant to today’s post, but…I passed all of my competencies yesterday! WHEW. I am so happy and relieved. …

This week, I am thankful: that there’s lots of sun in the forecast coming up It was so gloomy out all day yesterday, I was …

Zoe loves to build Lego kits, and she didn’t have much of a place to store some of her bigger pieces.  So, I told her …

I did not plan this to be themed, but today’s Five Frugal Things is gonna be all food-related! It’s basically a tour through my adventures …

Hello! We’re meeting an Arkansas reader today and initially, I thought she was the first one! But then I realized that we’d met Jane before, …

What I Spent I did get a Hungry Harvest box and I made a small trip to Aldi, but I haven’t done an honest-to-goodness grocery …

You know how yesterday I was talking about the Guardian article on the topic of joy? And how one of the challenges was to take …

I’ve got a couple of relevant articles to share with you guys today…and I’m throwing in a reader question too. Should you wash your clothes …

1. I got 50% off a Starbucks coffee When I landed in a cold Chicago airport after a night of zero sleep, I thought a …

Hello, everyone! Today we’re meeting a reader who is an artist, a homeschooler, a boy-mom, and a renter by choice. Here’s Karen: 1. Tell us …