Thoughts

Do you ever wonder what your friends might say about you? How would they categorize your view on life, your outlook on the world and the choices and decisions you make on a daily basis? Well I can’t say for certain, but I think my friends would say that I strive to recognize the blessings … Read more

This morning my husband and I read over and signed paperwork on our dining room table. The table is typically used to collect the junk piles that collect in our home. It’s the first place I store the mail after I open it and the first place I put down heavy cardboard boxes delivered by … Read more

Last week an anonymous reader left a comment questioning my frugality. He/she seemed rather fed up by my recent expenses and let me know that he/she would no longer be reading One Frugal Girl. Now I wonder if that anonymous ex-reader thinks I’m not frugal or not frugal enough. My wealthy great aunt used to … Read more

How do you find time in life for the things that really matter? *Bummer. I just realized I deleted the meat of this post. I had two posts with the same title and I guess I deleted the wrong one. Funny enough I scheduled the post so I didn’t check the contents until today. Oh … Read more

Weekend before last I bought a beautiful new dress for an upcoming wedding. I fell in love with it immediately. I brought it into the dressing room just for kicks, assuming it wouldn’t fit, wouldn’t look right and would end up right back on the rack where I originally found it. Instead, much to my … Read more

Every so often I pull out my iPhone and quietly listen to a series of guided meditation mp3s. I keep a journal beside the place where I sit and when I’m finished I write down the first thoughts that come to mind. Here are today’s thoughts. I took the long way home yesterday afternoon with … Read more

Earlier this week, I wrote a post called Do Women Still Want to Marry for Money? Many women weighed in on the topic. Some suggested that men prefer to be the primary provider for their families. Men Are Providers Men are providers, but do they want to be? While it’s true that many men make more money … Read more

When a friend of the family announced her engagement, my mom remarked that the bride was marrying well. “Was she marrying for money?” I asked my mom. “I don’t think so,” my mom said. “She just happens to be marrying a guy that makes a lot of money.” Marrying for Money As my mom and … Read more