What do you do when you’re tired of cooking?
The other day Jana left this comment in response to another reader: “Tired of cooking at this point” really resonates with me. Why doesn’t Kristen …
Ask The Readers
Ask the Readers | Second Careers
Hi Kristen! Have you ever done a general Q&A post about second careers? Your stories about nursing school have me wondering what other careers people …
Do you have money dysmorphia?
Reader Reese posted this Yahoo article in the Frugal Girl Facebook group yesterday, and I thought it would be fun to discuss here. (Thanks, Reese!) …
Ask the Readers | What do you DO in retirement?
Reader Michelle sent me this question asking for your help: My idea/request for a post is your readers’ ideas for starting retirement. Hint/tips/discussions.. do this …
Hoarding vs. Minimalism
Edit: It will be confusing at this point if I edit the whole post, but I wish I’d thought to change this to “maximalist vs. minimalist” …
What’s your superpower?
On Friday, I shared that one of my special talents is the ability to kill even an air plant. Ha. In the comments on that …
When is it inappropriate to bargain?
WilliamB sent me this as a prompt for a discussion here: At what level of income or wealth do you think it’s inappropriate to try …
How I keep my pantry and fridge stocked (as a two-person household)
I have a general question I thought you or a reader could help me with. Since you eat most of your meals at home and …
Should Rebekah buy a new oven? Or repair the one she has?
Yesterday, Rebekah (who comments as Rebekah in SoCal) sent me a question she wants some help with! My husband and I are facing …
Ask the Readers: What’s your favorite family recipe?
I am currently drowning in first week of school tasks, plus my mental state is super distracted because we are all waiting for our math …
What are your plans for the “don’t need to be frugal” stage?
We discussed this topic briefly in the last Tightwad Gazette post because Amy wrote an essay about the possibilities that open up when you don’t …
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 …
Have you tweaked one of my recipes?
My friend Polly suggested to me that we should have a discussion about tweaking the recipes that I’ve posted, and I think this is a …
Cooking for 2-3 People? 6 Tips to Help!
We met Kaitlin, a Minnesota medical mama, in her Meet a Reader post. Since then, she’s been thrown into single mom life, and she left …
How do you budget? And what digital tools do you use?
Reese sent this question in December: Kristen, could we get a post about starting up some things for the new year, financially speaking? I’m just …