1. I fixed my burnt-out headlight bulb Remember how I got pulled over for having a dead headlight bulb? (I had no idea it was …

Megan emailed me a little nervously because she and her husband are not super-duper frugal. But this is “Meet A Reader” not, “Meet Only Super …

I kind of hate Black Friday because I dislike crowds and limited-quantity offers.  So typically, the only brick-and-mortar store I go to the day after …

When we started doing Thankful Thursdays back in 2020, I didn’t really think about the fact that our American Thanksgiving holiday always falls on Thursdays. …

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 …

Probably for now, my FFT are all going to be of the small variety. I don’t have time for anything very impressive right now! (Except …

Today we’re meeting a Midwestern reader who only occasionally masquerades as Mrs. Potato Head. 🙂 1. Tell us a little about yourself I’m a married …

When I was a kid, a friend of mine gave me a cinnamon applesauce heart, and I remember keeping it as one of my special …

What I Spent This week I spent: $80 at Sam’s Club $20 at Chick-fil-A So, a tidy $100 for me this week. I have some …

This week I am thankful: to have my student nurse badge back Somehow on my walk to school on Sunday, my badge fell off. I …

That question is the title of an article that popped up on my phone the other day and I saved it because I thought it …

1. I packed my lunch and my coffee for my weekend clinicals This past weekend, our “clinicals” were just at college, doing simulation and paperwork. …

Today, we’re meeting a reader who has managed to live for 2.5 years with no car (and two small kids!). I am so impressed by …

What I Spent This week, I spent: $32 on a Hungry Harvest box $40 on a Dinnerly box (Dinnerly is like Blue Apron, but cheaper) …

This week, I am thankful: that my friend passed her NCLEX! Remember my friend Mia? I knew her from church, and while we both are …