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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Safeway Deals for March 29 – April 4 {DOUBLE COUPON DEALS}

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Here are the best deals at Safeway this week. The Safeway ad runs Wednesday-Tuesday in the Pacific Northwest. Find the full list of this week's Safeway deals, including a printable list feature, here. Please note that at this time, the list does not include double coupons. Red Seedless Grapes on sale $.99/lb Boneless Beef Bottom Round, Sirloin Tip or Chuck Pot Roast on sale $3.79/lb Boneless Center Cut Pork Loin Roasts on sale $1.89/lb Lucerne Medium Cheddar Cheese (2 lbs) on sale $4.99 -- limit 4 Green Giant Veggie Tots on sale $3 Buy 1, Get $.25 Ibotta offer Use $1/1 coupon from 3/12 RP or SS insert or here Use Safeway double Keep Reading

3 things that are working for my budget right now

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Here are three things that are working for our family's budget this month (you can watch the Facebook Live video I did on this same topic HERE): 1. Designating money for family fun. Every month we set aside a certain amount of money for family stuff: dates, going out to dinner, special outings, movies, etc. Since we're heading into spring break, I'm checking my "family" envelope to see what activities we can do during the week. Right now I have $80 (that's how much we have left for the rest of the month) so I know exactly what things we can afford and I'm never in danger of accidentally spending money on fun (a non-essential) that was supposed Keep Reading

*HOT* Zaycon Fresh: $20 off meat (valid through 3/24)

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Zaycon Fresh, a Northwest company that sells larger quantity boxes of fresh meat and vegetables at a volume discount has an incredible deal running this week: Get $20 off a $100 order when you use the code DEAL20 at checkout. You can use the code to purchase anything available on Zaycon Fresh's website right now, including some of my favorite deals: Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts ($1.89/lb) 90/10 Ground Turkey ($2.19/lb) Premium Hickory Smoked Bacon ($3.79/lb) All-Beef Hot Dogs ($2.99/lb) Fresh 93/7 Super Lean Ground Beef ($3.79/lb) Zaycon Fresh's current prices are pretty good, but add the $20 off code and you're looking at a Keep Reading

Safeway Deals for March 22-28 {DOUBLE COUPON DEALS}

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Here are the best deals at Safeway this week. The Safeway ad runs Wednesday-Tuesday in the Pacific Northwest. Find the full list of this week's Safeway deals, including a printable list feature, here. Please note that at this time, the list does not include double coupons. Hey, Safeway friends! Brittany, our long-time Safeway contributor, has decided to blog full-time at her amazing site, Paper Trial Design and is no longer working on Frugal Living NW. I am also out-of-town right so I can't cover the weekly match-ups right now. While I work to find a solution to our "who is going to do our Safeway posts," I invite all of you to comment on Keep Reading

Safeway Deals for March 15-21 {DOUBLE COUPON DEALS}

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Here are the best deals at Safeway this week. The Safeway ad runs Wednesday-Tuesday in the Pacific Northwest. Find the full list of this week's Safeway deals, including a printable list feature, here. Please note that at this time, the list does not include double coupons. Hey, Safeway friends! Brittany, our long-time Safeway contributor, has decided to blog full-time at her amazing site, Paper Trial Design and is no longer working on Frugal Living NW. I am also out-of-town right now so I can't cover the weekly match-ups right now. While I work to find a solution to our "who is going to do our Safeway posts," I invite all of you to comment Keep Reading

Safeway Deals for March 8-14 {DOUBLE COUPON DEALS}

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Here are the best deals at Safeway this week. The Safeway ad runs Wednesday-Tuesday in the Pacific Northwest. Find the full list of this week's Safeway deals, including a printable list feature, here. Please note that at this time, the list does not include double coupons. Hey, Safeway friends! Brittany, our long-time Safeway contributor, has decided to blog full-time at her amazing site, Paper Trial Designs and is no longer working on Frugal Living NW. I am also out-of-town right now so I can't cover the weekly match-ups right now. While I work to find a solution to our "who is going to do our Safeway posts," I invite all of you to comment Keep Reading

How to save at the grocery store WITHOUT coupons

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Coupons are a great way to save money at the grocery store -- who doesn't love lower prices, right? But using coupons does require some work -- collecting the coupons, planning your trip, and then remembering to actually use them. If you don't have the time or energy to devote to using coupons, never fear. You can still save a ton of money by using these savings strategies: 1. Stock-up on sale items. Take a cue from couponers -- when items your family regularly uses go on terrific store sales, stock-up. Even without using a coupon, you're typically going to pay less on a name-brand item on a grocery store's loss leader sale than buying Keep Reading

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