Kathleen O'Malley

LATEST ARTICLES ( 437 )

• Big News: We Are Moving

  

  Frugal Portland has been acquired by Living on the Cheap, a network of local frugal living websites. That means that the information you’ve grown to depend on... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2018 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Resolve to Get to Know Portland Better – Part Three: Events and Activities

  Get into the Portland groove by enjoying its abundance of events and activities. The city is a hotspot for festivals, films, concerts, outdoor activities, and... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2018 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Resolve to Get to Know Portland Better – Part Two: Books, Films, and Tunes

  One of the ways you can get better acquainted with Portland in 2018 is by enjoying the many faces of the city revealed in print, on screen, and in music. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2018 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Hot Dates on Cold Nights for Frugal Lovers

  

  Hello to you, lovers old and new. Here we are in the quiet moment between the stress of the holidays and the inevitable dashed hopes of Valentine’s Day. (Just... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2018 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Advance Your Life – With a Retreat at the Trappist Abbey

  

  The beginning of a new year is as good a time as any (some would say the best time) to take stock of our lives, to look at where we are – and where we would lik... Read more

  Posted on 11 January 2018 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Resolve to Get to Know Portland Better (Part One)

  

  It is traditional to begin the new year with a flurry of resolutions you probably won’t keep. Instead of bothering with the charade of self-abnegation, try... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2018 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Frugal Portland Yoga

  

  Need yoga on a budget? You’re in the right city. Portland is fortunate to have yoga studios across a range of areas and styles that share a desire to make yoga... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2017 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Beyond Soy Sauce: 7 Reasons to Shop at Asian Markets

  

  Visiting an Asian market is a little like immersing yourself in another, fascinating culture. Photo by Tesan Warncke. You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2017 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Five Ways to Avoid Cabin Fever in Portland

  If you hadn’t noticed, Portland’s rainy (alternating with numbing cold) season is here – to stay. I spent my first winter in Portland hibernating in my nice coz... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2017 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Finding Frugal Holiday Fun in PDX

  If the thought of yet another lap through the mall fills you with existential dread, be not afraid. Frugal Portland fixed a gimlet eye on PDX’s holiday... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2017 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Tips for Enjoying Crafty Wonderland

  I’m not the world’s most enthusiastic shopper, but I really dig finding the perfect Christmas gift for someone I love. And my favorite way to find that item is... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2017 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Five Ways to Handle Holiday Hyperconsumerism

  CrassMess. Forgive me if I use this alternate name for the period between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. I mean no disrespect. But, according to ample research,... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2017 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Buy Nothing Day Is Coming!

  

  Image Courtesy of Adbusters. Every year on the day after Thanksgiving, millions of North Americans descend en masse on the chain stores and malls of this great... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2017 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Accessories You ACTUALLY Need for Biking in Portland

  

  So, you’ve managed to lay your hands on a velocipede and you’re raring to go pedaling around Bridgetown. Awesome! Besides common sense, possibly a bike map, a... Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2017 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• 5 Portland Women Writers Well Worth Reading

  

  In an era where you can read yourself blind online without spending a penny, buying books is an act of enlightened frugality. Magazines and newspapers get... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2017 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Frugal Deals on Portland Marijuana Dispensaries

  Portland is one of the US of A’s most weed-friendly cities; you’ll even hear it referred to as New Amsterdam. Since recreational marijuana was legalized on Oct. Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2017 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Six Spooky, Frugal Portland Halloween Activities

  

  If you’re a Big Halloween Fan, you’re probably already celebrating this annual homage to all-things-eerie. But if you’re just now getting your ghoul on, don’t... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2017 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Tips from Top PDX Photographers, Part 2: People & Street Scenes

  

  Portland is a city rich in life: kids skating in Waterfront Park, browsers cradling books at Powell’s, friends drinking beer in low-lit bars, folks queuing for ... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2017 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• Beyond Voodoo: 5 Delicious Donuts in Portland

  

  Who doesn’t love donuts? It’s the box, isn’t it? That iconic pink box, that ultimate symbol of hipsterdom, that’s what keeps you standing in a line for three... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2017 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE

• 5 Reasons to Daytrip to Fort Nisqually, Washington

  

  I LOVE history. When I get a chance to go to a history museum – or simply a destination with an intriguing backstory – I’m a happy camper. When I discovered tha... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2017 FINANCE, LIFESTYLE