Five Frugal Things

1. I got a small Christmas tree With the way the semester end is bumping up so close to Christmas, I got a very late …

Mannnn, these are always hard when it gets down to finals week! I feel like I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel. 1. I used …

1. I got some cat freebies on Buy Nothing Someone was giving away a few cat toys, and since Chiquita is very good at playing …

1. I mended my duvet cover A bit of the seam at one end started to fray. And we all know what happens if we …

1. I got some free fluorescent bulbs Someone in my Buy Nothing group was offering some new in the box, so I picked them up. …

1. I got some marked-down novelty earrings You know how I’ve been wearing novelty earrings (borrowed from Zoe) to my pediatric rotations? And how I …

1. I car-pooled with my clinical group My clinical group for peds is going to a hospital that charges $25/day for parking. None of us …

1. I mended a potholder I have a couple of these black potholders, which are showing some signs of wear here and there. And that …

1. I re-crisped some cat cookies The last of the Trader Joe’s chocolate cat cookies had gotten a little soggy when we had that string …

1. I got some free nail polish When I lived with Sonia, I used to just borrow some from her extensive collection when I wanted …

Guys, I promise that one day in the future, I will have a little more time and space for interesting frugal things. For now, I …

1. I signed up for the student discount at Safeway I was walking through Safeway the other night and an announcement came on the loudspeaker …

Boy. I feel like I have been doing almost nothing besides attending lectures, doing clinicals, studying, doing homework, doing school projects…I am managing to keep …

On Sunday afternoon, I put my earbuds in, set my phone to play the audio version of a chapter in my book (Caring for the …

1. I bought some marked-down chicken I needed some chicken for my string of chicken salads, and I was in a bit of a hurry …