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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Reader Report: A beginner’s first coupon trip (plus upcoming FREE web classes)

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We just received this email from our reader, Juliann: I just wanted to say thank you for your free web class on couponing! I did my first deals this weekend and got all the things in the attached picture for $16. We just recently bought our first house and I've been looking for ways to cut costs. I just wanted you to know know much my family and I appreciated your class! I love it! If you're ready to start saving big with coupons like Juliann, we have two more classes scheduled for this week: Monday, January 27 at 8:00 PM PST (TONIGHT!) Tuesday, January 28 at 8:00 PM PST Ready to sign up? Just head to our registration page! Keep Reading

Welcome HuffPost LIVE viewers!

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Welcome HuffPost LIVE viewers! Read more about our reusable cloth toilet paper journey here: Why we tried out using reusable cloth toilet paper The reasons why one might use reusable cloth toilet paper Reusable cloth toilet paper FAQ If you missed the segment, you can see it here. Keep Reading

10 ways to reuse newspaper

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Deals on multiple Sunday newspaper subscriptions are great for bringing more coupons into your home, but it also means there’s a lot of newspaper that goes straight into the recycling. How about squeezing out another use for them? Here are 10 ways to reuse newspaper! Gift Wrap – Save the comics section from the newspaper and you’ll never need to buy wrapping paper again! Seed Starters -- Make your own seed starters from newspaper. Once planted, the newspaper will deteriorate and allow the roots to grow deep. You can also put sheets of newspaper between plants in your garden to help keep the weeds down. Odor Absorber -- Newspaper is great at Keep Reading

Saving Money on Printing Coupons

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As you embark on this crazy couponing adventure, your computer printing costs will inevitably increase as you print coupons. Here are some ways to save money when you print coupons off your computer: Set the default setting on your printer to "draft quality" and "black & white" or "grayscale" printing to save ink. You will most likely have to go into the control panel to do this (just Google for your computer's directions). As long as the coupon scans at the store, you're good. Use recycled paper to print. It's totally okay to have printing on the other side. Use your own, take home paper from work (make sure it's okay first. You need a Keep Reading

Ibotta: $2 sign-up bonus for new users + deal scenarios from local stores

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Ibotta $2 Sign-Up Bonus Ibotta, a smartphone app that pays you up to $40 every time you shop at local retailers like Costco, Walmart, Target, Safeway, Fred Meyer, QFC, Rite Aid, WinCo, and Walgreens, is now offering a $2 sign-up bonus to new users when you sign up through this link and redeem just one offer within the first 10 days. The absolute easiest offer to redeem is the 50¢ bonus when you purchase any brand of white milk before January 26, 2014. Just purchase milk at any participating retailer (which is most stores in the Pacific Northwest), take a photo of your receipt with the Ibotta app, and get 50¢ plus your $2 sign-up bonus (sounds like Keep Reading

FREE $5 credit to thredUP when you sign up for the new Handbag Shop

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thredUP, one of our favorite secondhand clothing resale sites, is about to launch a new handbag shop. Get a $5 sign-up credit when you sign up to be on the launch list through this link. thredUP is also accepting gently used handbags for their upcoming launch. After you sign-up, you can start sharing your referral link (just like the one above) and get a $5 credit for each friend who signs up through your link. Free handbags for all! Head to thredUP and grab your $5 Handbag Shop credit! Thanks, Money Saving Mom! Keep Reading

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