Thinking of renting a movie...check out your local library first!

A huge amount of great movies are available at you local library. Books on tape (disc), magazines and newspapers along with a billion books of course. In Eugene we can simply book any movie on line and receive an email when it is available. But you can also just walk in and find something worth watching.
We don't have TV reception at our house and have saved tons of money by using the Eugene library.
The newest buzz  is Library2Go, a website that you can use with your library card. Lots of media is available and more is added daily.

Looking for a great wine at a great price?

Go to the Grocery Outletware on River road in Eugene!
They have a wine guru"  there named Andy who used to work in Seattle in a very fancy wine shop. He is knowledgeable, very nice and happy to help. The prices are great but the true quest for the frugal wine shopper is the best quality for the best price. Andy knows his trade and can help you find the perfect wine for any occasion for the perfect price. Right now we are testing a variety of Merlots with the assistance of Andy. You can also ask to be put on Andy's mailing list and receive a newsletter with all the latest news in the wine department.
When you find one that you like, rush back because some wines are in short supply. We ended up buying a whole case of one that we enjoyed at a price under $5. The original price per bottle was $15.
Grocery Outlet has tons of other great deals for the frugal shopper. Many luxury items like fancy cheeses, crackers and frozen dishes. Dairy products, vegetables, fruit and nuts are plentyful, fresh and affordable. A fun place to shop and also, they have a drawing every week. You can win  the amount that you ended up saving at the cash register. Enjoy your shopping.

Hunting for treasures....

...and Goodwill is one of the greatest places to find them. My husband and I probably spend too much time roaming the isles of the second hand stores in Eugene and Junction city but to find the best stuff you have to have patience and use creativity. Building supplies, light bulbs, electronics, kitchen tools.....

Our french doors and some of our windows in our house was found at Goodwill! 

The trick is to not buy stuff just because it's there...and that it might come in handy... sometime in the future.

And also, to donate stuff that you don't want any more back to the store!!!! 

I guess we keep the circle going. Donate-buy-donate back....Good for the environment (re-use,recycle) and for the Goodwill organization and people who work there.

However, look out for high prices! Some stores seem to think their "stuff" is worth  more than when it was new.

They should remember- it was DONATED in the first place.

Give us frugal people a great price and we'll keep coming back for more treasures...

"Costco is God!"

Talking about saving big bucks and getting cash back in the end of the year~" Costco is God" as a friend said to us on one of our trips this summer. He referred to the amazing price of a already cooked chicken, (under $5.00) for when unexpected company arrive...

My favorite part is the 4% cash-back on the gas when you use their AMEX and their lattes for $1.00!

My husband's favorite is the hot-dog with a soda -deal, $1.50!

Lunch is always great, the pharmacy cheaper than most places, big packs of things you really need a lot of (paper products, coffee beans, ink....) and Costcos return policy is amazing. Bought a printer there last year and it started to have problems recently. I called Costco, they took it back, no questions asked and gave me cash in hand! With that kind of policy it was worth going back to the electronics department and replace it right away. What did I have to loose?

High quality,consistently but beware, stick to your shopping list and don't get sidetracked. 

Any food that you end up throwing away is the same as throwing dollar bills in the trash- something we frequently have to remind ourselves of when we go to Costco. What doesn't fit in our bellies/fridge/freezer gets to stay on the shelf.

So the big question, is it worth the yearly membership?

We think so. Many options for different memberships makes it work well for any family.

Their services for small businesses are also worth checking out... meanwhile  your very large, delicious cheese pizza for $9.99 is being cooked and ready for pick up in a few minutes...

Did we mention, Costco is God.....