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Giving Coupons to a Random Shopper

Last updated on February 2, 2012 by One Frugal Girl (5 Comments)

During my lunch break I headed out to Rite-Aid to buy two boxes of cereal. I saw an ad on the front of the weekly sales circular for Lucky Charms and knew I had to buy some. I haven’t eaten the stuff in ages, but as soon as I saw the ad I began to…

Day Ten & Eleven: Reusable Grocery Bags & Bridesmaid Dresses

Last updated on October 22, 2020 by One Frugal Girl (4 Comments)

My husband thinks I should stop blogging about the 29 day giving challenge and get back to blogging about personal finance, so I’m combining days ten and eleven here. My tenth gift was a gift to the environment. For the first time ever, I used all four of my reusable totes on a trip to…

Day Nine: Birthday Gifts for My Mother-in-Law

Last updated on February 2, 2012 by One Frugal Girl (2 Comments)

It just so happens that May 31st is my mother-in-laws birthday, so yesterday’s gift was a birthday present for my mother-in-law. I bought a very cute serving tray that can be used to serve chips and dip. As usual I put off the shopping trip until the last possible second. Not only did I wait…

Day Eight: More Time with My Mom

Last updated on February 2, 2012 by One Frugal Girl (Leave a Comment)

My mom is a whiz at the daily jumble, so I found an online version of the game and played with her for over an hour. The jumble provides four scrambled words that must be unscrambled by rearranging the letters. As a kid my mom and I played this game together on Saturday mornings and…

Day Seven: Dinner for My Family

Last updated on July 17, 2019 by One Frugal Girl (Leave a Comment)

For my seventh gift, of the 29 day giving challenge, I prepared baked ziti, a large garden salad, grilled chicken and freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. I shared the meal with my parents, in-laws, close family friends, and my husband. It wasn’t anything too special, but it was a really tasty meal.