Is one of your New Year’s resolutions for 2014 to cut your budget and lower your spending? It’s the start of a New Year and many of us are looking at our budgets much more closely this year, especially after the busy holiday season. That’s a goal my husband and I have, too, to get back on track with closely tracking our spending & really staying on budget to save big this year.
If you want to trim your budget, you’ll definitely want to look first at your grocery budget as this is often one of the highest areas of your household budget, but the good news is that it’s also one of the best places to make significant cuts.
One of the easiest ways we’ve found is with the new free Favado Grocery Savings mobile App which was released back in October. This is definitely my favorite app from 2013 as it makes it so much easier to find ways to save at the grocery & drugstores, as well as Costco, Target, & more. This is the perfect tool to help you save as you can use it as much or as little as you want & still save no matter what.
What is Favado?
Personalized just for you, the Favado money-saving app will help you keep your resolution to save on groceries this year with step-by-step weekly goals from the best money-saving brains in the business. You can also sign up to get notified when your favorite brands go on sale so you don’t overspend. It’s the solution to keeping your 2014 resolution!
Thrifty NW Mom is part of a team of bloggers who work together to select all of the sales and coupons for each store to show you the best deals of the week, plus any advertised & unadvertised sales. By using Favado on your mobile device to easily search your store’s deals, you can save up to 50 – 70% on your groceries! You can read more about the Favado app here.
How do I get the Favado App on my phone or iPod Touch?
The Favado app will work with iPhones, iPod Touch, or Android devices.
1) Enter your information at Favado.com to create an account.
2) Next head to the Android or iTunes store to download the app
3) Use the login information you used for Favado to sign in to your new account on the app
Giveaway – $250 Visa Gift Card
We have teamed up with Favado to provide 1 winner with a $250 Visa Gift Card to help you get your spending back on track in 2014! This will definitely be a nice jumpstart!
This giveaway will end on Monday January 20th at 1pm pst.
The winners will be drawn using “And the Winner Is” plugin and announced on the blog. We will also email the winners. The winner will have 24 hours to contact me, otherwise a new winner will be drawn. US residents only & you must be 18 yrs or older to enter the giveaway. This giveaway is not affiliated with Facebook in any way.
Here’s how to enter this giveaway::
1st Entry (required entry): Sign up for the Favado App. Once you’ve signed up, come back & let us know your opinion of the app.
Extra Entries : (make sure these are all separate comments, with a comment for each entry)
2) Subscribe to the Thrifty NW Mom email (must be verified)
3) Share this post – either on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest to let your friends know about the new Favado app. Comment below to let us know you shared & where.
4) Pin the top image to Pinterest (hover over the image & a “Pin it” button will appear) or Repin this pin HERE
Disclosure: This giveaway is sponsored by Favado & Savings.com. The opinions are 100% mine.
It looks interesting. I’m not much for driving all around to grocery shop, so I’m not sure how helpful it will be.
Jess – That’s just one feature to compare between stores if you happen to want to shop at a different store for the week based on their meat prices for example; it also just features all the coupon matchups for your favorite store, too. Another feature is you can have them notify you when your favorite brands go on sale at your favorite store, so you don’t miss stocking up.
I downloaded the Favado App. I love how you can compare the different stores on prices of things you actually use. It is so much easier than scouring through the ads.
I subscribe to the emails…and I love them! They help me catch things that may have gotten lost on Facebook.
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I downloaded Favado! I like that I don’t have to hand write lists anymore. Time saves is nice:-).
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I love that i can compare prices and it has costco
signed up, downloaded app to my tablet, and the app is nice. i like that it can alert you to discounts of things you like and use.
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I downloaded the app and I like that it shows me the sale items at my favorite stores, so I don’t have to search online or in the newspaper.
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I signed up for the app and I really like how useful it is! I love to coupon so this would be an asset to my daily life especially with match ups.
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Signed up for Favado, looks like a cool app
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I’ve had the app on my phone for a while but haven’t had a chance to really dig into it. It looks quite helpful though.
i signed up and love it
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I signed up and it looks pretty helpful!
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I signed up for the favado app. I dont know how much I will use it because I tend to forget. I like how I can compare prices for different stores.
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i just signed up with favado, using same email
tweeted about it and the link is in the website section :)
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i downloaded teh app. I like it because I can see all the matchups in one place. and it has almost all my stores I go to.
I have the app. I like that it has coupon match ups but wish it had Safeway as a store.
It does have Safeway! Maybe it’s not located close enough to your location for it to find?
I downloaded it about 3 weeks ago. I love that it tells you when there are matching coupons to make the sale price even better!
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I have been using this app since you first posted it. I miss the Costco grocer. It is no longer showing me Costco ads
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I love Thrifty NW Mom on Facebook. I recommend it to everyone. Such great tips. I’m not sure I’m saving money though, I seem to be spending money on all the great deals I find. I’m not complaining at all. :)
I definitely shared it with my Facebook friends. Again, love the great advice and tips.
Just started using it!
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I have downloaded the app…well got an account. I have a Windows Phone though so going to have to figure something out. Hoping I can get the deals via email perhaps.
I have signed up for your daily newsletter. I just recently moved to Utah…wish I had found your site sooner as I lived in the Seattle area previously.
Signed up. I like that it gives me the coupon matchups from my store and it lets me know when my favorite products go on sale
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I signed up. Seems like it will save me time and money.
Looks pretty easy to use…love being able to compare prices at multiple stores!
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I signed up & I think the app is very convenient and helpful.
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I downloaded the app and I really love it. I like that it can match coupons with sales at my stores I shop at! So easy to use.
Thank you for the chance to win this!
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Love that you can compare several store at once & make your list at the same time.
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I downloaded the app. I really don’t have time to go to multiples stores so I like the idea of comparing stores then choosing which store to shop at that week.
signed up for app and like that it makes it easier to find deals
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I downloaded, and love that you can search for a specific item you’re looking for. It makes it so much easier than manually looking through 4 different sale ads
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I signed up and downloaded the I love how helpful it with my store sale ads right there. I’m going to continue to check it out. But that is my favorite part so far.
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I have the app. I like that it lets you select the stores that you already go to.
I’m already subscribed to the emails.
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Just downloaded the app and I love it! Love how it matches the sales with coupons! This is going to make my life a little easier
I downloaded and signed up for the app. I love how easy it is to compare the prices for the stores in my area!
Thanks for the chance to win!
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I LOVE the app! I downloaded it! I love how it has a paper clip representing a coupon for that sale item!
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I’ve signed up – looks easy to use though haven’t gotten the chance to really delve into it yet
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Anything that helps do the work!
I’m excited to see how much I use it ‘actively’ versus virtually. Ya know?
I love this app, its much easier to work with then the local blogs I was using to see sales
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I am so glad I found this app, I think it will definitely save time and help me organize and save money. I love that I can save my favorite brands to be notified when they go on sale!
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This is a great app! I sometimes use coupons but with this app I won’t have to go looking for coupons cause it’s all right there in the palm of my hand and it’s free! It has so many local stores. It was also a fast download. Doesn’t get any better!
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I have signed up and love the app. I use it to see all the deals in my area.
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I love Favado
I downloaded the app and I love it! Seeing the weekly grocery specials is great but I particularly love the inclusion of Costco! I have a hard time keeping up with the Costco coupon books so this will be an easy way for me to do so! Thanks for the recommendation!
It is nice to see in one pace, but do not think it is very helpful.
Love the app! What a good idea!
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I love it when I’m out and about and haven’t planned on shopping. Even if I don’t have coupons, I know which items are the best deals and which ones I should wait on and make another stop later.
I signed up and downloaded the app and I like the price comparison feature!
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I’ve downloaded the app….I love that I can add to a grocery list and enter my own items even if not on sale!
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I signed up and it looks like a lot of fun =)
I subscribed also =)
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I also pinned this giveaway soo excited =)
I’m signed up using POKERGRL8 at gmail.com and I think its a quick and easy way to save money!
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already subscribe to the e-mails and love them. I referenced you to my husband last night, pretty funny!
with a 1 year old i think i already have enough going on at the grocery store so bringing an app with me is not something i see myself doing. I like coupons and sales but still only buy what i need and use and don’t go hunting for a good deal unless its already on my list
I signed up and love it.
Just downloaded the app and liking it so far.
I downloaded the app. I really like it because I am not good at couponing. The app provides coupon matchups.
Subscribed to your emails. Thanks to you and Favado.
I DL the Favado App.
I really like how it will alert you whenever your favorite groceries are on sale. This is a really cool app, because I am really bad at finding coupons.
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Thank you for the chance to win. This would help me a lot.
I think the app is awesome! It will help me save lots of money.
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