My husband Ed is in a league all his own when it comes to saving energy and living frugally.  If I had known that Living with Ed was reality show material, I would have called Hollywood years ago. Looks like I missed the boat on that one. So I'll just give you a little peek into my own little reality show instead: Ed turns off our furnace and water heater when we leave town. For two days. He unscrews random light bulbs throughout the house to save energy. And yes, they are all CFL so that's a savings of roughly 60¢ a year. Per bulb. Pop cans are important to Ed, and are collected at work or in the ditch. Doesn't matter. I often have to talk him Keep Reading

Each week, I read posts from a handful of my favorite money saving blogs. Every now and then, I'll stumble on a line that goes something like this, "This month I ended up with $128.36 left in my grocery envelope." Gulp. Seriously? I get excited if I have $2.83 left at the end of the month. And odds are that I will splurge and buy a bag of Sunchips with it. Preferably French Onion. Kudos to those of you who have extra change rattling around in your grocery budget. I am seriously impressed. More often than not, when the end of the month rolls around, I have zip left in the ol' grocery envelope, and we eat pancakes for dinner. It's not for lack of Keep Reading

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

We need your help! Every Monday, we post a menu plan to help get you all inspired to make some great meals at home. We'd LOVE to feature more of our reader's weekly plans. We're looking for every type of diet to be represented (including the traditional American menu), so whatever you enjoy serving your family is what we'd like to share! Go here to find instructions on how to submit your plan and have it published on Frugal Living NW! Keep Reading