CATALINA: A coupon you get with your receipt at the register; usually triggered by a specific item that you purchased Now that you have mastered Grocery Store Catalinas, let's move on to Walgreens. Catalinas at Walgreens are called Register Rewards. A Register Reward (RR) prints when you purchase either a certain dollar amount of product or group of participating products or a certain number of products and is good for a certain dollar amount off your next purchase. Register Rewards print and function just like Grocery Store Catalinas, but, like everything Walgreens, is a bit... funkier. These deals are usually promoted in the weekly ad, Keep Reading

CATALINA: A coupon you get with your receipt at the register; usually triggered by a specific item that you purchased This is when couponing in the Northwest gets fun. Catalinas, named after the company that manufacturers and maintains the machines, are the reason we score on groceries and household items. Catalinas print from the box-sized machine that sits either right next to the register (Safeway, Fred Meyer, Target, Walgreens) or on the counter right behind the cashier (Albertsons). WinCo and Walmart do not have Catalina machines. There are three types of Catalina (cat) coupons: An advertisement (Jiffy Lube, a website, etc.) A Keep Reading

OK, I'm the queen of procrastinators, so this post is for me! If you're looking for a way to fill your kid's stockings with as little out-of-pocket as possible, just hit your stockpile closet (or bin or shelf)! Here's a list of 10 items you can grab from your couponing stockpile that can be used as stocking stuffers on Christmas morning. 1. School Supplies -- Do you have leftovers from your summer buying adventures? School supplies play the part of art supplies for younger children (crayons, glue sticks, watercolors, colored pencils). School aged children would also love for new school supplies to replace the used ones. 2. Band-Aids -- What kid Keep Reading

Now that the Black Friday and Cyber Monday buying frenzy has passed, we can think about something other than online deals for a moment! Actually, I think I needed that more than any of you... While getting the things we want and need for really cheap is fun, sometimes we do spend money on the things we absolutely love. Over the next two weeks, the gals behind Frugal Living NW are going to share our "favorite things" with you in the form of the Frugal Living NW Christmas Gift Guide -- Emily called it her "Oprah list." Each day, we will highlight the items and experiences that, while we could absolutely could do without, we'd rather not. We're Keep Reading