Frugal Living NW

Helping you live well on a budget in the Pacific Northwest.

Welcome to Frugal Living NW!

I'm Angela Davis, a PNW native, mom of lots of kids, and I love saving money. I'm here to help you live well on a budget by making every penny count. You'll find deals at your local stores, ways to save online, recipes, and frugal living tips and inspiration.

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Yogurt and Fruit Parfait Snacks #BeSnacksational

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As we plow through the end of winter and enter the home stretch of the school year, I'm starting to run out of after-school snack ideas. Luckily, General Mills has a bunch of great products that help make after-school snacking easy. I hit up my local Safeway to grab ingredients for a filling snack for the kids that can be easily customized to fit their individual tastes (without a bunch of work from me!). I found the perfect recipe -- Yogurt and Fruit Parfaits! And I thought it would be fun to have the kids to make their own parfaits by offering a number of ingredients in a buffet. Here's what I included in the Yogurt and Fruit Keep Reading

Walgreens Deals for March 13 – 19

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Here are the best deals at Walgreens this upcoming week. The Walgreens ad runs Sunday-Saturday in the Pacific Northwest. Find the full list of this week's Walgreens deals, including a printable list feature, here. Kellogg's Cereal (11.4 - 18.2 oz) on sale $2.50 Buy 2, Get 2,000 Balance Reward Points ($2) Buy 2 Use $1/2 coupon or here Pay $4, Get 2,000 Balance Reward Points ($2) $1 each after coupon and points Colgate 360 Clean Toothbrush on sale $3.50 Buy 2, Get 3,000 Balance Reward Points ($3) Use (2) $1/1 coupons from 3/6 SS insert Pay $5, Get 3,000 Balance Reward Points ($3) $1 each after coupons and points Colgate Total Advanced Keep Reading

Target Deals for March 13 – 19

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Here are the best deals at Target this week. Target prices vary by store and region. Some deals are unadvertised and may or may not be found in your store. Find the full list of this week's Target deals, including a printable list feature, here. Starburst Jelly Beans (14 oz) on sale $2 Buy 2 Use $1/2 coupon or from 3/13 RP insert Use $1/2 Target coupon $1 each after coupons Scott 1000 Sheet Bathroom Tissue (15 pk) on sale $9.99 Buy 2, Get $5 Target Gift Card Buy 4 Use (4) $.75/1 coupons from 3/6 SS insert Use $3/4 Target coupon or from 3/6 SS insert Pay $33.96, Get $5 Target Gift Card $5.99 each after coupons and gift card Degree Keep Reading

Coupons coming in this Sunday’s newspaper (3/13/16)

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It looks like we are getting up to 3 coupon inserts in this Sunday's newspaper. 2 Red Plum 1 SmartSource Looking for a sweet deal on your local paper? I have exclusive offers for the following Northwest newspapers: The Oregonian — absolutely fantastic (get up to 5 papers delivered for less than 1 in the store!) The Tacoma News Tribune The Olympian Be sure to search for coupons using the Frugal Living NW Coupon Database. The number of inserts, coupons and coupon values vary by region and by individual paper. We won't know for sure until the early editions are released on Saturday morning. Keep Reading

What is a Postpartum Doula?

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Postpartum Doulas Way back in 2012, I wrote a series of posts that explained why I chose to give birth at home with all five of my kids. We thought it would be interesting to build on those posts by sharing additional, and often unknown, ways of doing the whole baby thing. Today we asked Kimberly Bepler of ABC Doula to help us understand the purpose and function of a postpartum doula. Labor doulas are very popular for supporting pregnancy and birth, however postpartum doulas seem to still need quite a bit of explanation, as illustrated by the many people who ask what it is that actually I do. Having now been a postpartum doula for 15 years, I Keep Reading

Whole Foods Market Deals for March 9 – 15

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Here are the best deals at Whole Foods Market this week. The Whole Foods Market ad runs Wednesday-Tuesday in the Pacific Northwest. Find the full list of this week’s Whole Foods Market deals, including a printable list feature, here. Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Milk (64 oz) on sale $2.50 Use $1/1 coupon from 1/17 SS insert $1.50 after coupon Neocell Beauty Supplements on sale 25% Off Use $2/1 coupon or here Price varies after coupon Nature's Path Organic Frozen Waffles (7 - 8 oz) on sale $2.50 Boneless Pork Loin Chops on sale $5.99/lb Asparagus on sale $1.99/lb Organic Strawberries (16 oz) on sale $3.33 New to couponing?  Check Keep Reading

Albertsons Deals for March 9 – 15

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Here are the best deals at Albertsons this week. The Albertsons ad runs Wednesday-Tuesday in the Pacific Northwest. Find the full list of this week's Albertsons deals, including a printable list feature, here. DiGiorno Pizza (27.2 - 33.3 oz) on sale $5 Buy 1, Get $2 Ibotta Rebate Pay $5, Get $2 Ibotta Rebate $3 after rebate Mix & Match Promotion: Buy 5 participating items, Save $5 instantly. Price listed reflects the promotion discount. Check the ad for additional participating items. French's Bold n' Spicy Brown Mustard (12 oz) on sale $2.29 Use $.50/1 coupon $.79 after coupon when you buy 5 participating items Skippy Peanut Keep Reading

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