This is a guest review by my husband, Will. My daily driver is a 2005 Kia Optima LX so it will be impossible for me to review this car without it being a direct comparison. And to be honest, I love that 2005 so the cards are stacked against the 2013 from the get go. Here's my review of the 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid. The Look Kia has apparently either hired or kidnapped the design team from Audi because the new look seriously turns some heads; whereas whoever designed the 2005 has most likely been shot on site because that thing is hideous. Some strangers in the parking lot at Albertsons gawked and congratulated me on the 2013, “Nice car.” This Keep Reading
2013 Kia Optima Hybrid review
2013 Kia Sorento review
This is a guest review written by my husband, Will. It’s hard to imagine a scenario where test driving a brand new 2013 Kia Sorento with a free tank of gas for a week could result in anything less than rave reviews. Let the raving begin… First things first: this well-apportioned vehicle was delivered to our front door with a full tank of gas and perfectly clean – that is, no sticky sugar residue, empty Starbucks cups, or cold French fries as is typical in our 2004 Mazda MPV. Absent also was the musty odor of smoke with each new rain as is found in my new-to-me 2005 Kia Optima. First impression: 5 out of 5 stars in my undefined grading Keep Reading
Safeway: Fun recipes, drink pairings and a $50 Safeway Gift Card giveaway!
Looking for some fun baking recipes for you and your troops this New Years Eve? Check out Safeway's Pinterest boards for some sweet inspiration. I found a fun Sugar Cookie Pop recipe and Nate and I went to work making the dough. The rest of the kids helped with the decorating. Safeway has a great resource for your parties with a list of dessert and cocktail pairings as well as the Safeway Beverage Calculator, designed to help you determine the right amount of bevies to purchase for your New Year's party. Visit Safeway on Pinterest for holiday inspiration and recipes for holiday meals, sides, baking, and dessert and drink Keep Reading
Last minute Christmas gift ideas
If you're still looking to pick up a few Christmas gifts, here's a list of deals still available: $100 MasterCard Gift Card for $90.95 at Safeway through January 5 $60 in iTunes Gift Cards for just $36 at Safeway through December 25 -- the coupon is no longer available, but you can still do the deal if you loaded it to your Club Card. Up to 70% off magazine subscriptions (including subscription to American Girl Magazine for $17.60) $10 Starbucks eGift Card + 20% off Starbucks purchase through December for $10 Get 4 unlimited video game cards plus large cheese pizza at Wilsonville Family Fun Center for $10 Get 2 movie tickets and a large drink or Keep Reading
Monster list of the best Amazon Christmas deals
This list will remain at the top of the site for the time being. Scroll down for more recent posts. Friday (12/21) at 4 pm Pacific is the deadline to order items in time for Christmas with FREE Amazon Prime shipping (remember to have them shipped to where you will be on Christmas Eve just in case). You can sign up for a FREE one-month trial of Amazon Prime and enjoy FREE two-day shipping for the next 30 days. Here's a list of the best deals we've found over the last few days (we will be updating this list over the next two days, so be sure to bookmark it for future reference!): TOYS FOR TODDLERS & PRESCHOOLERS *NEW* Fisher-Price Dora The Keep Reading
A compilation of Our Favorite Things for Christmas 2012
We've been posting a bunch of Christmas gift ideas over the past couple of weeks. As the shopping season winds down, I thought it would be fun to highlight some the Frugal Living NW's favorite things. Mini Kick and Maxi Kick Scooters Settlers of Catan Board Game 10 Must-Have Kitchen Utensils What's in the Bible? DVDs for Kids Hobo Lauren Wallet Top 10 Cookbooks Buff Original Headwear French Rolling Pin OK to Wake! Children's Alarm Clocks Breville Juice Fountain Plus Richard Scarry Busytown Game Scarves: The Perfect Accessory Giro Me2 Infant Toddler Bike Keep Reading
Great Value refrigerated cinnamon rolls and cookie dough: Party recap and recipe
Last week, I had the opportunity to bake with Great Value refrigerated cinnamon rolls and cookie dough. Read this post for more details about my party plans and the Great Value products I used to pull it off. My Project Playdate friends and their kids arrived as planned on Friday morning. My husband, who was also home that morning, was chomping at the bit for breakfast. We had already worked out a deal: breakfast in exchange for help in wrangling the kids. I would've made him breakfast and he would have helped me out anyway, but sometimes we like to pretend that we're driving a hard bargain. Marriage is funny like that, but hey, whatever works. Keep Reading