To my Concerned Readers: I do have cloth bags.
Since a lot of you were alarmed at the number of plastic bags in my grocery picture yesterday, I just want all of you to …
Green and Frugal
Something very exciting happened here in July.
Well, it was exciting to me at least. Over a year after I started composting, my first bin was finally ready to use! I haven’t …
Green Purchasing-What is Best?
This is a guest post (the first ever on The Frugal Girl!) by my friend Katy, who writes The Non-Consumer Advocate. She and many others …
Local, Organic Buying vs. Frugality
This topic has come up several times recently in the comments, and so I thought perhaps devoting a post to it would be a good …
Monday Q&A-Memorial Day Edition
It’s a three-day weekend here, but since I love you all so much, I’m still going to post today. 🙂 I’ve got three questions to …
Want to see my new black nightstands?
I’m finally finished painting the two nightstands that I bought at Goodwill recently, so I thought I’d share pictures. First, here’s what our old Ikea …
The type of thing I obsess over.
or, The Saga of The Pink Laundry Basket (As a disclaimer, I should say that this sort of minutiae is not terribly important in the …
Whee! A sweet freecycle find!
So, back in July I posted about a little nightstand that I’d painted white for Zoe’s room. I was pretty happy with how well it …
How Freecycle Works
Someone asked me quite a while ago if I’d explain a little more about Freecycle, but I forgot until just now. Ahem. I’m sure many …
Don’t throw away your calendar!
I buy an Ansel Adams calendar every year (after Christmas, of course, when they’re 50% off!) and this past Christmas, as I was getting ready …
How to make cloth gift bags from old clothes
I first read about making cloth gift bags a few years ago in The Complete Tightwad Gazette, so the credit goes to Amy Dacyzyn. They …
My children are not “new-stuff” snobs.
And I’m so happy about that! Inspired by Katy, I decided to stop at the new Goodwill on Saturday. I wasn’t looking for anything in …
Easy $6 Composting
Since I’ve mentioned composting here and there in my posts, I thought I should maybe share exactly how I compost. I don’t have any special …
I finally went to Aldi!
I know…I am embarrassed that it’s taken me this long! Most frugal people worth their salt(and who have an Aldi in their area) shop there …
It’s kind of a financially depressing time…
It seems like the last few days have been filled with nothing but terrible financial and economic news. And honestly, I don’t understand all of …