What’s up with Sixth Continent?
Hi Kristen, I was wondering if you have any current information on Sixth Continent? I know they’ve been a mix of good and bad, so …
On Right-Size Buying (plus, 3 questions to ask before you buy)
Last week, I was filling out a set of interview questions (the emailed sort, which are my favorite. So much easier to answer written questions …
WIS, WWA | Not a stellar cooking week
What I Spent It was a week of serious randomness with our food spending. And it wasn’t a blue ribbon week for my cooking either! …
Thankful Thursday | Lisey moved again
This week, I am thankful: for Lisey’s new housing arrangement Lisey moved in with my aunt and uncle! There were several little kids in the …
6 More Ways to Handle Food Price Inflation
If you’ve been paying attention at all while you shop for food, you’ve probably noticed that grocery prices have been going up in the last …
Five Frugal Things | The Mad Hatter sold!
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 …
Meet a UK Reader | Joanne
Time to meet another reader! Joanne lives in the UK, so as I edited this post, I imagined hearing it with a British accent. 🙂 …
On being kind (inspired by Below Stairs)
Some months ago, I mentioned that I’d been reading Below Stairs, a memoir written by a British kitchen maid/cook.I loved it, and I found it …
WIS, WWA | Thumbs up to Local Flavor
See Saturday’s eats for my thoughts about Local Flavor. What I Spent I did not get a Hungry Harvest box even though it was my …
Thankful Thursday | a comment fix is coming!
This week, I am thankful: that Mediavine is going to fix a comment problem! A number of you have had a weird problem where, only …
Q&A | Unorthodox + 3 more reader questions
It’s been a minute since we did a Q&A! So I rounded up a few from my inbox for today. I’d love to hear what …
Five Frugal Things | an Oui yogurt pot upcycle
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 …
Meet a Reader | WilliamB
WilliamB is one of the most faithful commenters here and thus, was one of the top-most-requested readers for this feature. But WilliamB is also one …
The Vitamix One winner!
Hey everyone- Just a super quick announcement to let you know that reader Jaimee D. is the winner of the Vitamix One. Congrats, Jaimee! You …
On humility, grace, and frugality
I’ve been thinking about how a lot of us here in the FG community are probably natural-born savers. I definitely count myself as one…I’ve never …