Preparing for My Inevitable Layoff

As the weeks until my inevitable layoff dwindle I’ve begun hard core preparations for my soon-to-be life without a job. I’m a planner by nature so it certainly helped for me to put a plan in place and start checking off the list of things to do. First, I logged on to all of our … Read more

Sunday Night Link Love

A few posts I really enjoyed this week: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Frugal: Battling My Anti-Frugal Personality (Frugal Dad) The Danger of Neglecting Time Alone (Becoming Minimalist) Extreme Couponing Fuzzy Math (Consumerism Commentary) What To Do When You Hate Your Job (Thousandaire) 75 Reminders for Tough Times (marc and angel)

The Gem I Found Inside My Own Home

If you are a long time reader of One Frugal Girl you know that I am a bit of a neat fanatic and extremely opposed to clutter. I try to limit the number of things in our house and purge unwanted items on a regular basis to ensure things stay neat and orderly. Now that … Read more

How Long Do I Intend to Stay Home?

I received an email this afternoon asking me how long I intend to stay home after the baby is born. The honest answer is that I’m not quite sure. My employer will provide me with a severance package that is set to begin right around the time the baby is born. (That’s one nice thing … Read more

The Best Thing I Spent Money on In a Very Long Time

I can’t sleep. My mind is racing with a million different thoughts. Between trying to find a new doctor, preparing for my soon-to-be job loss, researching and interviewing for new jobs and preparing for the little one my brain has a tough time quieting itself when the nighttime hours arrive. My to-do list is shrinking, … Read more

Saturday Night Link Love

It has been a ridiculously long time since I last wrote a link love post. Between preparing for the baby and my soon-to-be unemployment I’ve had very little time to devote to checking out the stories in my RSS reader. I took a little time to catch up on all of the articles I’ve highlighted … Read more

Worth It?

I realize that I’ve been writing a lot about baby stuff these days, but what can I say with our first little one on the way it’s hard to think about much else! I was wondering if anyone had thoughts on the value of baby care and/or birthing classes. Everyone I know seems to say … Read more

A $3000 Baby Registry!

Yesterday my husband and I decided to head to the store to start a baby registry. Being both a minimalist and unbelievably frugal I could not believe the prices of the items I saw. How can something so tiny require items that cost so much? Despite my price shock we walked around the store with … Read more

Did I Say I Wouldn’t Stock Up on Diapers?

I didn’t intend to stock up on diapers so quickly, but the truth is that recent sales have been too good to resist. Between Rite Aid and CVS I’ve been able to acquire twelve packages in the last two months for less than $1 each. Every time I visited a Rite Aid store in the … Read more