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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Frugal Family Fun: Orchard Outings

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"You cannot sell a blemished apple in the supermarket, but you can sell a tasteless one provided it is shiny, smooth, even, uniform and bright." - Elspeth Huxley This is a re-post from a previous year. Leave those shiny, tasteless apples in the supermarket and head straight to the source instead : your local orchard, produce stand, or farmers market. The fruit is local and in-season so the prices should be competitively priced, if not significantly lower, than what you will currently find in the grocery stores. Plus, you get the added bonus of directly supporting a local grower. My family lives just east of Portland, but every fall we make at Keep Reading

Penzeys Spices: How to get high-quality spices for less!

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I have been shopping at Penzeys Spices in Clackamas (there are three stores in the Portland area and one in Seattle -- find a location near you here) for years, and I am one happy customer. At first, the store is easy to miss. The one on SE 82nd Avenue in Clackamas, Oregon is tucked in an unappealing little strip mall with a nail salon on one side and WinCo's shadow on the other. Don't let the outside fool you, though. The store is very clean & nicely organized, the employees are incredibly friendly and helpful, and the spices... Oh, the spices. They are arranged in alphabetical order so you start out sniffing jars of ground anise or cloves and Keep Reading

Exploring Portland with the Getaround app + get a FREE $50 credit

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Getaround has recently re-launched in Portland and asked me to try the app out the next time I ventured into Portland and let you all know how it went. First off, what is Getaround? Getaround is a peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace, which is a smart way of saying "you can rent someone's car by the hour with an app." So, you want to rent a car for an hour or the afternoon? Reserve an available car with the Getaround app (<-- you can get a $50 credit for signing up through that link), unlock the car through the app, and start driving! Everything, including the payment, insurance, rental and return instructions, is handled through the app. Keep Reading

*HOT* $20 worth of fireworks at TNT for $10

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Here's a fantastic deal on fireworks! Get $20 worth of fireworks at a participating TNT Fireworks Stands, Tents, and Retail location for just $10. The Groupon is valid through July 4, 2015 but the Groupon is only available through tonight (7/1). Make sure you check the TNT website to find a participating stand near you (I searched in the Portland area and there are about one million). Head to Groupon to get $20 worth of TNT Fireworks for $10! Keep Reading

Get 8 oil changes + $10 Amazon Gift Card for $59 (9 Portland Metro locations + Puget Sound options!)

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I'm so excited to offer this awesome deal again -- they just added a bunch of new Portland Metro shops! Looking for an easy way to save big on your car maintenance? Frugal Living NW has teamed up with America's Best Car Care Program to offer EIGHT full-service oil changes at a local auto shop for just $59! This makes each oil change less than $7.50 plus you get tons of additional services on your car for FREE with our special Oil Change Card. Each Oil Change Card includes the following: Eight full-service oil changes Two of each of the following: tire rotations, air-conditioning inspections and recharges, brake inspections, and Keep Reading

All About Blueberries: Recipes, nutritional benefits + picking tips!

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This is a re-post from a previous year. Blueberies will be ripe soon! Make a plan to visit a farm near you in the coming weeks! Along with our first heat wave of the summer... blueberry season has arrived! My sister and I headed to Jay's Blueberries in Oregon City today. This is our third year picking here. The bushes are huge and loaded with sweet berries. We walked away with 34 pounds in about two hours. At $1.20 per pound, the price is hard to beat. I called several other local farms; many early varieties are ready this week. If you are looking for a blueberry field in your area, check out these sites: Oregon and Washington. The Keep Reading

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