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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Earn Bonus My Starbucks Rewards Star

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We had so much fun with all the Starbucks codes last week that when the fun was over I was a little sad. Never fear, you can earn one more Starbucks star! It takes a bit of work (maybe 5 minutes) but it's earns you a free star. Here's how to do it: Sign in to your account Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click 'Start Now' Complete the task and enter your email address (my task was downloading a report from Starbucks) You will then receive an email with your bonus star code. Then apply the code to your account. Enjoy! Keep Reading

Curvy Chic Closet Plus-Size Consignment Event coming April 24-27 + enter to win a $25 gift certificate (Beaverton)

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Curvy Chic Closet, the Northwest's Premiere Plus-Size Consignment Event, is coming back to the Portland Metro area this month! This twice-yearly event specializes in women's clothing sizes 14-32, shoes, accessories, home decor, CDs, DVDs, and books. You will find an unmatched selection of the latest clothing, shoes, and accessories for the discerning curvy shopper all in one convenient location. Curvy Chic Closet April 24-27 Beaverton Town Square Beaverton, Oregon PREVIEW SALE ($5 or 3 non-perishable food items for donation at the door): Thursday (4/24), 11 am - 1 pm OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SALE: Thursday (4/24), 1 - 8 pm Friday (4/25), 10 am - 8 Keep Reading

FREE online crafting classes from Craftsy (quilting, baking, cooking, sewing + more!)

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Craftsy, an online educational resource to learn new crafting and homemaking skills, is offering a FREE Color Theory class right now. Join quilting instructors Amy Walsh and Janine Burke as you say goodbye to color confusion. Learn how to choose inspired color combinations for captivating quilts! Start with color theory basics and discover accessible techniques for combining colors. Create a soothing, low-contrast look with analogous colors, or an energetic, high-contrast effect using complementary colors. Add emotion to your designs with warm and cool colors, make your piecing pop with hexadic color schemes and create contrast with value. The class Keep Reading

*Expired* Starbucks Rewards Members: New 5 Star Code

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Codes are no longer working A new 5 FREE bonus stars Starbucks Rewards code just printed out for me at Safeway. The code is widely available to everyone as a new Starbucks promotion. Enter the code MCATALINL  in your My Starbucks Rewards account to have the 5 stars added to your account. Offer code expires 6/30/2014 and can only be entered once. There are two other codes circulating around: MCATALINH MCATALINM MCATALINK *NEW* If you are not a Starbucks Rewards member you can create an account for free here. When you create the account you'll get a free drink on your birthday. Thanks for the extra codes, Hip2Save! Keep Reading

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