stream of consciousness (yep, again!)
Another Wednesday, another, “let’s see what comes out when Kristen sits down to type” post. 😉 The good news is: by the time next Wednesday …
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Five Frugal Things | a viral Snoopy flip
1. I bought and flipped a stuffed Snoopy A few weeks back, I saw a news article about how a Snoopy plush from CVS was …
A clean-the-inbox Q&A
My inbox is a bona fide disaster right now. In the best of times, when my schedule is fairly free, I often get behind on …
WIS, WWA | no prizes awarded here
What I Spent It’s December, guys! As you may imagine, it was not a week of prize-winning kitchen endeavors. I spent: $4 at Safeway $83 …
Thankful Thursday | I found a policeman
This week, I am thankful: that my headlight saga is over! The officer who informed me about my burnt-out bulb told me that once I …
stream of (foggy) consciousness
I’ve been sitting here at my keyboard for a while this morning, trying to decide what I want to write about. Nothing cohesive has come …
Five Frugal Things | I fixed it, Officer!
1. I fixed my burnt-out headlight bulb Remember how I got pulled over for having a dead headlight bulb? (I had no idea it was …
Meet a Reader | Megan from California
Megan emailed me a little nervously because she and her husband are not super-duper frugal. But this is “Meet A Reader” not, “Meet Only Super …
WIS, WWA | Black Friday
I kind of hate Black Friday because I dislike crowds and limited-quantity offers. So typically, the only brick-and-mortar store I go to the day after …
Thankful Thursday | on Thanksgiving
When we started doing Thankful Thursdays back in 2020, I didn’t really think about the fact that our American Thanksgiving holiday always falls on Thursdays. …
How do you handle tipping?
Bee wrote in, wanting to pick the collective brain of the Frugal Girl community about tipping! Here’s what she said: I am curious how you …
Five (small) Frugal Things
Probably for now, my FFT are all going to be of the small variety. I don’t have time for anything very impressive right now! (Except …
Meet a Reader | Kim from Iowa
Today we’re meeting a Midwestern reader who only occasionally masquerades as Mrs. Potato Head. 🙂 1. Tell us a little about yourself I’m a married …
How to make No-Bake Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments
When I was a kid, a friend of mine gave me a cinnamon applesauce heart, and I remember keeping it as one of my special …
WIS, WWA | a tidy $100
What I Spent This week I spent: $80 at Sam’s Club $20 at Chick-fil-A So, a tidy $100 for me this week. I have some …