May’s Happiness Habit, plus what I’m trying in June
In 2019, I’m trying one new habit per month that A) promise to increase my happiness levels and B) costs little to nothing. In May, …
Five Frugal Things | homeschool books, taco truck sauce, and more
1. I sold Zoe’s school books. She finished school last week and I listed, sold, and shipped her non-consumable textbooks. Yay! (The nice thing about …
Tuesday Tip | Make disposable products inconvenient.
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Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
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What I Spent, What We Ate | It’s starting to feel like summer!
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What am I going to do with an empty nest?
Kristen, Gosh, time has flown by! Just read your post about having two HS grads— I think I started reading your Frugal Girl when everyone …
Vintage fashion, a cereal bag reuse, and more!
Time for Five Frugal Things, people. 1. I used a cereal bag to freeze turkey. I saved the enormous plastic bag from a Costco-sized box …
Is a Southwest card the best option for airline miles?
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Hot Fudge Pudding Cake
Today’s recipe is not at all healthy. Not in the slightest. So, if you are the sort of person who shuns all things unhealthy, you …
What I Spent, What We Ate | I am a marinating fail.
See Thursday’s meal for my fail. Also, thank you all so much for your helpful comments on yesterday’s post. Maria has so many good ideas …
Ask the Readers | What can you do without dental insurance?
Hi Kristen! I’m Marie, also a mom of four kids (13, 10, 4, and 2). We’re homeschoolers too and my husband is self employed so …
Progress is almost never dramatic.
Big wins, sudden breakthroughs, and “aha!” moments are what we’d all love to experience. But in my experience (ha), those happen really, really rarely. In …
Get 5% back on Aldi gift cards with Sixth Continent (a reader tip!)
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A really quick Five Frugal Things
It’s been a good Monday morning so far…I worked out, showered, took Sonia to her tutorial, went to Aldi and another store, and did some …
What I Spent, What We Ate | dance week!
What I Spent I’ve been busy attending end-of-year dance stuff with Zoe…but I’ve also been grocery shopping and cooking. 😉 I spent $166 at the …