Five Frugal Things | With 0 photos
I had this post halfway written yesterday but never finished it! So I’m preempting my grocery post to publish this instead. Apologies for the photo-less …
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Aldi vs. Costco: Are they worth a drive?
In the comments on a recent post, a reader who lives near Costco was wondering if it made sense to make a slightly farther drive …
A small update
Hey there, guys! I thought I’d pop in for a sec and give a quick update on Miss Lisey. She did indeed get her tonsils …
What I’m Into (March and April rolled into one!)
I completely missed doing one of these posts in March, and by the time I had a moment to write the post, it was mid-April. …
ePantry is now Grove Collaborative. And there are $30 of freebies for you!
ePantry, a green products home delivery company (which I’ve blogged about lots of times before!) has recently changed their name to Grove Collaborative. I’m still …
So yeah. I’m doing a freezer challenge.
The freezer below my refrigerator was getting a little…full. So, I took everything out, thoroughly wiped the freezer down, and took stock of what I …
A Question About Social Media
Hey Kristen, I wondered if you would maybe do a post on the various social medias and the benefits of each for those of us …
Squirrels ate my wires, MSRPs are meaningless, and more.
Every other Thursday, I write a miscellany post, full of things just a bit too small to warrant their own post. In this week’s edition, …
A pizza cheese tip
I’ve just got a short post for you today, because I spent my weekend blogging time updating my deep dish/pan pizza post with less terrible …
Top Ten Ways to Save Money
(A reader wrote asking what my tip-top money-saving advice would be, so I put together a little list for her. And you.) 1. Don’t turn …
The Top Five FG Posts from 2015
In recent years, I’ve dug through my analytics at the end of the year to see which 2015 posts ended up being the most popular. …
Why Blue Apron/Hello Fresh don’t tempt me
In the last year or so, several ingredients-in-a-box services have been popping up (I see them on blogs, in ads, and so on.) When I …
Oh, Christmas tree, oh, Christmas tree…
I realized I hadn’t shared a picture of our tree this year (except on Instagram, where I was freaking out over the fabulous way that …
Two days left. Dear me.
I know lots of readers are out of town and out of their regular blog-reading routine, and I’ve got plenty to keep me busy in …
Well, hi! I kinda took a day off yesterday.
(crustless pumpkin pie, in case you were wondering) I stayed home almost the entire day (save for a doctor appointment), watched another Jane Austen movie …