Five Frugal Things

I am currently working on learning four chapters’ worth of material for a regular exam (#8 for the semester) which I need to take this …

Howdy guys! It’s Tuesday and you know what that means: a fresh Five Frugal Things list. 1. I got some Safeway app deals I installed …

1. I stored my black nylons in a Ziploc bag I had a funeral to go to on Saturday (I wrote a little about it …

1. I submitted an $80 contact lens rebate This is always an annoying process since you have to upload photos of your receipt + all …

Some weeks, I have a running list of interesting frugal things I’ve done (such as trash-picking a cool glass vase). On such weeks, I have …

1. I trash-picked a pitcher/vase for Sonia When Mr. FG and I were out for our walk on trash/recycling day, I spied an interesting piece …

I haven’t been to Goodwill in such a long time, but Zoe and her friend wanted to go thrifting, and neither of them can drive …

We’re kicking off this week’s round of Five Frugal Things with me doing something not-so-sensible: 1. I bought some boxes of bruised apples Does it …

1. I bought an anatomy coloring book on eBay Sonia came across a highly rated anatomy coloring book on Amazon, and when she sent me …

1. I got a $10 Starbucks voucher for $5 I haven’t bought a Groupon in eons, but they sent me an email with a user-specific …

This is going to be a challenge because in the week since the last Five Frugal Things post, I was out of town with my …

1. I ordered makeup-removing cloths Sonia told me about these and I was intrigued. They’re a type of microfiber cloth that promises to remove makeup …

You will see that there are only four items in the title, but that’s because I couldn’t think of an “s” word to use for#4, …

1. Mr. FG’s costume finally sold Remember how we did an Alice in Wonderland theme in 2019? Well, normally I sell our costumes the following …

I sat here for several minutes trying to figure out if I phrased that title right. “A” doesn’t sound quite right, but, “an” also seems …